Named characters

Major entities (proper, common)

FAC

124 home
50 the house/The house/the House
47 the room/The room
38 there/There
35 here
34 the church/The church
31 the convent/The convent
29 the Great Hall/the great Hall/The Great Hall
27 the Hermitage/the hermitage/The hermitage
25 the terrace

GPE

19 town/Town
7 there
6 the country
5 this place/This place
4 the village
4 the place
3 the parish
3 the great city
2 the towns
2 the Hermitage

LOC

112 the world/The world
32 the sea
25 the moor
24 the river/The river
18 the valley
18 the lake/The lake
13 heaven/Heaven
11 the stream/The stream
11 the waters/The waters
10 the water/The water

PER

144 the artist/The artist
138 the Earl/The Earl
115 the Countess/The Countess
98 my father/My father
94 her father/Her father
84 the Duke/The Duke
61 his friend/His friend
51 men/Men
48 his daughter/His daughter
46 the lady/The lady/the Lady

ORG

2 an institution
2 the society
2 the party/The party
2 the Committee of Public Safety
1 the Guild
1 the French Government
1 a great firm in Paris
1 the same college
1 the regular army
1 a public school

VEH

21 the carriage/The carriage
20 the boat
8 the train/The train
8 the lifeboat/The lifeboat
6 the vessel/The vessel
5 a carriage/A carriage
4 a boat
3 a ship
3 a cab
2 the railway

Text

[The train]_{595-the train} had been rushing westward for hours , and [the genius of [the steam - kettle who drove it along]_{597-the steam - kettle who drove it along}]_{596-the genius of the steam - kettle who drove it along} was plainly intent neither on the landscapes that in momentary glimpses might be seen from the carriage - windows , nor on the babble of conversation which , in fitful gusts , rose and fell among [the company [it]_{595-the train} was bearing to [their]_599-their several destinies]_{598-the company it was bearing to their several destinies} . All that [the scientific , yet not time - keeping , demon cared for]_{600-the scientific , yet not time - keeping , demon cared for} was to reach [[his]_{597-the steam - kettle who drove it along} last station]_{601-his last station} by the shortest route . Nevertheless , glimpses of scenery caught in this way from [the train]_{595-the train} have an extraordinary fascination , sometimes giving [a whole country - side]_{603-a whole country - side} in one vivid sheet of lightning , where every line is fixed as in a daguerreotype and can never be forgotten . And what confessional or ear of [Dionysius]_{238-dionysius} can gather up such confidences as may be heard among [chance people in railway travelling]_{604-chance people in railway travelling} ? It would seem that [the silent Briton , fenced round about with reserve as with Arctic icebergs]_{605-the silent briton , fenced round about with reserve as with arctic icebergs} , fancies [himself]_{605-the silent briton , fenced round about with reserve as with arctic icebergs} stranded on [a desert island]_{606-a desert island} with [the companion who has got into [[his]_{605-the silent briton , fenced round about with reserve as with arctic icebergs} compartment at [Basingstoke]_{1-basingstoke} or [Rugby]_2-rugby]_{608-his compartment at basingstoke or rugby}]_{607-the companion who has got into his compartment at basingstoke or rugby} . Certain it is that [he]_{605-the silent briton , fenced round about with reserve as with arctic icebergs} is apt , after exhibiting the most profound indifference for [his]_{605-the silent briton , fenced round about with reserve as with arctic icebergs} vis - à - vis , to unbosom [himself]_{605-the silent briton , fenced round about with reserve as with arctic icebergs} under such circumstances , as [Robinson Crusoe]_{239-robinson crusoe} would have done to [the first Englishman landing on [Juan Fernandez]_{3-juan fernandez}]_{609-the first englishman landing on juan fernandez} . And , as it fell out , the spirit of the steam , or [any other]_{610-any other} , might have witnessed a scene of this kind , had [he]_{605-the silent briton , fenced round about with reserve as with arctic icebergs} crept into [a certain first - class carriage]_{611-a certain first - class carriage} and lain snug in a corner thereof , watching until [a couple of young men who were [its occupants]_{613-its occupants}]_{612-a couple of young men who were its occupants} should awake from [their]_{612-a couple of young men who were its occupants} slumbers . [Each]_614-each had taken [his]_614-each ticket at [the same ticket - office]_{615-the same ticket - office} ; [each]_614-each had made for [the same compartment]_{617-the same compartment} , and had established [himself]_614-each in a corner diagonally as regarded [the other]_{618-the other} . [Each]_614-each had veiled [his]_614-each features behind a newspaper , and tried [his]_614-each best to imagine that [the impudent fellow who shared [his]_614-each solitude]_{620-the impudent fellow who shared his solitude} did not exist . And [each]_614-each hoped to see [the other]_{618-the other} take [himself]_614-each off when [the train]_{595-the train} stopped . But in vain ; it was not to be . [One station]_{624-one station} after another was left behind ; [the country]_{625-the country} grew more countrified ; [the towns]_{626-the towns} became of less account ; the clouds began to move slowly towards the west , as though summoned to attend the last moments of [a dying king who would shroud [his]_{627-a dying king who would shroud his head in their splendours} head in [their]_628-their splendours]_{627-a dying king who would shroud his head in their splendours} ; the hours drew out to twice [their]_628-their length , as [they]_628-their will do in travelling , and still no sign appeared of [these unwilling companions]_{629-these unwilling companions} parting from [one another]_{630-one another} . When [they]_628-their had studied [their]_628-their fill of the daily wisdom purchased at the [London]_4-london bookstall , [each]_614-each glared out of [his]_614-each window , noted what seemed notable along the line , fixed [his]_614-each eyes steadily — upon nothing , and at last , drawing back [his]_614-each head , fell into uneasy sleep . And [the train]_{595-the train} rushed on . [[Its]_{595-the train} genius]_{633-its genius} might have fallen asleep too , and have been travelling in [his]_{633-its genius} dreams , for all the tokens of life in [this compartment]_{634-this compartment} . Then the sun 's light came more slanting , and [the train]_{595-the train} seemed to be moving ever more and more into its pathway , as if in time it would leave [the solid earth]_{636-the solid earth} behind and on its wings of white vapour float into the sunset and be there transfigured among the cloud - splendours . And as the light filled [[their]_628-their compartment]_{637-their compartment} , [both young men]_{638-both young men} woke up . [That one of [them]_628-their who had been sitting by the dark windows of [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} , away from the sun]_{639-that one of them who had been sitting by the dark windows of the carriage , away from the sun} , changed [his]_{639-that one of them who had been sitting by the dark windows of the carriage , away from the sun} corner , and came and sat opposite [the other]_{618-the other} . [He]_{639-that one of them who had been sitting by the dark windows of the carriage , away from the sun} was desirous , apparently , of catching a glimpse of [the sea]_{642-the sea} , which for more then an hour [the train]_{595-the train} had been nearing , as the dull thunder of waves on [a shingly beach]_{644-a shingly beach} , somewhere below , had testified . Being in [such close neighbourhood]_{645-such close neighbourhood} , with only a foot or so of space between [them]_628-their , it would have been incumbent on [any except British railway - travellers]_{646-any except british railway - travellers} to exchange some civil speeches . Perhaps that may have been the reason why one of [them]_628-their , who did not look entirely English , at last , after some hesitation , opened [his]_{639-that one of them who had been sitting by the dark windows of the carriage , away from the sun} lips and said ( but still with the haughty indifference which [young Englishmen]_{647-young englishmen} assume towards those to whom [they]_{647-young englishmen} have not been introduced ) , ' Is [the next station [Yalden]_5-yalden]_{5656-the next station yalden} ? '_{[639-that one of them who had been sitting by the dark windows of the carriage , away from the sun]} ' No ; the next but one , '_{[639-that one of them who had been sitting by the dark windows of the carriage , away from the sun]} answered [his]_{639-that one of them who had been sitting by the dark windows of the carriage , away from the sun} vis - à - vis , sinking thereupon into stony or , as [a Greek]_{648-a greek} might express it , adamantine silence . [The next station]_{649-the next station} appeared , paused a moment , vanished , and a reach of [wild country]_{650-wild country} came flying at the carriage - windows . [The first speaker]_{651-the first speaker} looked at [his]_{651-the first speaker} watch , and began again . ' [The train]_{595-the train} is due at [Yalden]_5-yalden now , '_{[651-the first speaker]} [he]_{651-the first speaker} said ; ' [we]_5658-we are late . '_{[651-the first speaker]} ' Yes , '_{[618-the other]} said [the other]_{618-the other} , ' nearly half an hour late ; [trains]_5659-trains always are on this part of the line . '_{[618-the other]} The ice was broken , or rather , part of the iceberg gave way . A remark about [Bradshaw]_240-bradshaw , another to the effect that the tide was coming in , a third suggesting that it would be a stormy night to judge by the clouds , led to [the first speaker]_{651-the first speaker} 's asking , as [he]_{651-the first speaker} looked once more out of the carriage - window , ' Do [you]_{618-the other} know whether [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} is [far from [Yalden]_5-yalden]_{5660-far from yalden} ? '_{[651-the first speaker]} Now was the time for [any hidden , curiosity - loving sprite in [the down train]_{655-the down train}]_{654-any hidden , curiosity - loving sprite in the down train} to prick up [his]_{651-the first speaker} ears and listen . ' [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} ? '_{[618-the other]} said [the other]_{618-the other} in an inquiring tone . ' Why , about six miles if [one]_5661-one is [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} ; under six , a good deal , taking the short cut by [St. Mirian]_{241-st. mirian} . '_{[618-the other]} And as [he]_{651-the first speaker} looked across at [[his]_{651-the first speaker} companion]_{657-his companion} with more attention than before an idea seemed to strike [him]_{651-the first speaker} as possible , which in a moment or two must have grown from possible to probable , for [he]_{651-the first speaker} said : ' Excuse [me]_{651-the first speaker} , [sir]_5663-sir , perhaps [you]_{618-the other} are going to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . '_{[651-the first speaker]} ' Yes , '_{[618-the other]} answered [the other]_{618-the other} ; ' that is [my]_{618-the other} journey 's end . '_{[618-the other]} ' And [mine]_{659-his questioner} , '_{[659-his questioner]} said [[his]_{651-the first speaker} questioner]_{659-his questioner} . ' How very odd ! '_{[651-the first speaker]} [He]_{651-the first speaker} added , after a pause , and with considerable diffidence , ' [I]_{651-the first speaker} am very likely going to ask an absurd question , but [I]_{651-the first speaker} happened to see a portrait in this year 's Academy of which [you]_{651-the first speaker} strongly remind [me]_{651-the first speaker} , and [[my]_{651-the first speaker} cousin]_{5664-my cousin} pointed it out as — '_{[651-the first speaker]} [The first speaker]_{651-the first speaker} interrupted [him]_{651-the first speaker} courteously . ' [My]_{651-the first speaker} name , '_{[651-the first speaker]} [he]_{651-the first speaker} said , ' is [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , and a portrait of [me]_{651-the first speaker} there certainly was , hung rather too near the sky - line , on those much - enduring walls . But [you]_{651-the first speaker} must have observed it closely to see a likeness between it and [a chance traveller]_{5665-a chance traveller} on [the railway]_{5666-the railway} . '_{[651-the first speaker]} ' [I]_{618-the other} was about to remark , '_{[618-the other]} said [the other]_{618-the other} , ' that [[my]_{618-the other} cousin]_{5664-my cousin} pointed it out as that of [the artist who was coming down to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to paint [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall}]_{5668-the artist who was coming down to trelingham to paint the great hall} . Else , [I]_{618-the other} know so little of art matters that [I]_{618-the other} should hardly have remembered it . '_{[618-the other]} ' [[Your]_242-rupert cousin]_{5670-your cousin} said so , did [he]_{5670-your cousin} ? '_[242-rupert] asked [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert with an accent of surprise . ' [I]_242-rupert thought [no one]_{5671-no one} — '_[242-rupert] ' It was not [he]_{5670-your cousin} , '_{[618-the other]} said [the other]_{618-the other} , laughing ; ' it was [she]_{5670-your cousin} . Not [[my]_{618-the other} cousin]_{5664-my cousin} , [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , but [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who was inspecting the pictures that afternoon with [other young ladies]_{5674-other young ladies} , and made [some of [us]_5676-us [fellows]_5677-fellows]_{5675-some of us fellows} walk in [[her]_{5670-your cousin} train]_{5678-her train} . '_{[618-the other]} ' Ah , '_[242-rupert] said [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [I]_242-rupert have never met [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} ; and [I]_242-rupert thought , [I]_242-rupert imagined , that only [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} knew what was proposed . Until [I]_242-rupert have seen [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , and heard [his]_{243-trelingham} plans more in detail , [I]_242-rupert can not tell whether anything will come of it , so far as [I]_242-rupert am concerned . That is why [I]_242-rupert am now on [my]_242-rupert way to [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} . '_[242-rupert] ' Oh , '_{[663-the earl]} said [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's cousin]_{664-the earl 's cousin} , or [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's cousin,—but [I]_0-i think [[Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's cousin]_{665-lady may 's cousin} sounds the prettier , the more sentimental , as introducing [this young gentleman]_{666-this young gentleman} ( [he]_{666-this young gentleman} seemed about twenty ) , who should of course , were [mine]_0-i not a story of real life , be [our]_667-our first or second lover , and devoted to [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's [daughter,—'my cousin]_{670-daughter,—'my cousin}]_{669-the earl 's daughter,—'my cousin} made no secret of it , and [I]_0-i suppose [[her]_{670-daughter,—'my cousin} father]_{671-her father} made none . And though [I]_0-i am such an ignoramus that [I]_0-i do n't know one style of painting from another , [I]_0-i remembered [your]_672-your portrait all the more because a great deal was said about [you]_672-your manner — is n't that the word ? If [I]_0-i understood [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , it is quite unlike what [they]_673-they supposed [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} would have chosen . [They]_673-they were all loud in its praise ; but [they]_673-they seemed to agree , or all except [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , that [you,—that]_{674-you,—that} , in short , there was a deal of Paganism in [your]_672-your pictures . Is that so ? ' '_[0-i] Quite , [I]_0-i should fancy , ' said [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , much amused at the courteous bluntness , or blunt courtesy , of [this young man , to whom painting was clearly a far - off mystery , like Chinese chess]_{5680-this young man , to whom painting was clearly a far - off mystery , like chinese chess} . '_[0-i] Paganism would be the word for it in [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's entourage]_{676-the earl 's entourage} . For [he]_{243-trelingham} [himself]_{243-trelingham} is by no means [a Pagan]_{677-a pagan} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i should think not , ' said [the other]_{618-the other} emphatically ; '_[0-i] not at all a pagan , unless [Ritualists]_{678-ritualists} are [Pagans]_679-pagans . But that was the wonder . For , of course , [he]_{243-trelingham} will not want painting all round [him]_{243-trelingham} in which [he]_{243-trelingham} can not believe . ' '_{[243-trelingham]} That is just it , ' replied [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_[0-i] [you]_0-i have hit the nail on the head . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} does not want pictures in which [he]_{243-trelingham} can not believe . [He]_{243-trelingham} is [no artist]_{680-no artist} ; but of [all the men [I]_0-i have come across]_{681-all the men i have come across} [he]_{243-trelingham} has the finest sense of what is genuine art and what is mere make - up and pretence . [He]_{243-trelingham} went to [certain well - known masters]_{682-certain well - known masters} and asked [them]_{682-certain well - known masters} how [they]_{682-certain well - known masters} would paint the Epic of [king Arthur]_{245-king arthur} ; and [they]_{682-certain well - known masters} designed , [every man of [them]_{682-certain well - known masters}]_{683-every man of them} , and impossible boudoir idyll , a medieval dream , in the style of [Tennyson]_246-tennyson . [He]_{243-trelingham} looked round for [some one that professed , at all events , to paint realities]_{684-some one that professed , at all events , to paint realities} ; and [I]_0-i know how astonished [he]_{243-trelingham} was on finding the " paganism " of [my]_0-i canvases more real than the " dim rich " Christianity of [Launcelot]_{247-launcelot} and [Guinevere]_{248-guinevere} in the Laureate 's blank verse . So [we]_685-we are going to make trial whether [I]_0-i can paint the Arthurian history as it must have happened , if it happened at all . ' To this learned speech [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's cousin]_{664-the earl 's cousin} made no reply , perhaps because [he]_{664-the earl 's cousin} did not understand it . About epics , classical or medieval , Homeric or Arthurian , [he]_{243-trelingham} never had troubled [himself]_{243-trelingham} since [he]_{243-trelingham} left [school]_5684-school ; and there [he]_{243-trelingham} cared only for the fighting in the Iliad , in which [he]_{243-trelingham} would have liked to join . Poetry meant less to [him]_{243-trelingham} even than painting ; but [he]_{243-trelingham} did not lack brains , and [he]_{243-trelingham} said by and by : '_{[243-trelingham]} [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} is fond of art , but [I]_0-i always fancied [he]_{243-trelingham} mixed it up with religion . [He]_{243-trelingham} is ever so [High Church]_{8-high church} , and such [a Tory]_{686-a tory} that [I]_0-i heard [him]_{243-trelingham} say once there were none left but [himself]_{243-trelingham} and [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} . Shall [you]_0-i put all that into [your]_0-i King [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} ? For unless [you]_0-i do , [he]_{243-trelingham} will not know what to make of it . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i may , ' said [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_[0-i] who knows ? ' And [he]_242-rupert laughed as if the suggestion had roused [his]_242-rupert fancy . '_[0-i] [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} was certainly [High Church]_{8-high church} , and the Round Table [a brotherhood of [Tory knights]_{688-tory knights}]_{687-a brotherhood of tory knights} . But [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} is many things besides [a Ritualist]_{689-a ritualist} . [He]_{243-trelingham} is [an excellent art - critic]_{690-an excellent art - critic} ; and when [he]_{243-trelingham} came to [[my]_0-i studio]_{691-my studio} [he]_{243-trelingham} talked much of colouring and gradation of tone , without a syllable of religion . ' '_{[243-trelingham]} [He]_{243-trelingham} is certainly , as [you]_0-i remark , ' said [the other]_{618-the other} , '_{[243-trelingham]} [not one man]_{692-not one man} , but several — half a dozen , perhaps . For instance , when [you]_0-i see [him]_{243-trelingham} at [home]_693-home , [you]_0-i will take [him]_{243-trelingham} by [his]_{243-trelingham} dress for — what do [you]_0-i think ? ' [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert could not say . '_[0-i] No , of course , [no one]_{5671-no one} could guess . But with [his]_{243-trelingham} long velvet coat reaching below [his]_{243-trelingham} knees , [his]_{243-trelingham} skullcap , and flowing white beard , [he]_{243-trelingham} might very well pass in a play for [some sort of astrologer]_{695-some sort of astrologer} . And the curious thing , as [you]_0-i will find , is that [he]_{243-trelingham} has been given that way , and practises now occasionally . ' '_{[243-trelingham]} Astrology and Ritualism,—a strange mixture ! ' said [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_{[243-trelingham]} how does [he]_{243-trelingham} reconcile [them]_696-them ? ' '_{[243-trelingham]} Beyond [me]_0-i to say , ' replied [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's cousin]_{664-the earl 's cousin} ; '_{[243-trelingham]} but [he]_{243-trelingham} does . [He]_{243-trelingham} will probably draw [your]_0-i horoscope if [you]_0-i can tell [him]_{243-trelingham} the day , hour , and minute when [you]_0-i were born , and whether [the room in which [you]_0-i first saw the light , as [he]_{243-trelingham} calls it]_{697-the room in which you first saw the light , as he calls it} , looked east or west . ' [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's lip curled scornfully . '_{[243-trelingham]} [He]_{243-trelingham} will not draw [my]_0-i horoscope , ' [he]_0-i said ; '_{[243-trelingham]} has [he]_{243-trelingham} drawn [yours]_0-i ? ' '_{[243-trelingham]} [I]_0-i believe so , ' answered [the other]_{618-the other} ; '_{[243-trelingham]} but what is to befall [the unlucky Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} nobody knows , for it is apparently something too terrible , and [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} has locked up the prediction and never speaks of it . ' A pity if anything should befall [him]_{250-tom davenant} , let [me]_251-apollo tell [the reader]_{5689-the reader} , for [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , as [he]_{250-tom davenant} sat there with the fun breaking out at the corners of [his]_{250-tom davenant} mouth , was [a marvellously good - looking fellow , well - made in every limb , tall and broad - shouldered , with a face so clear and open that to see [him]_{250-tom davenant}]_{5690-a marvellously good - looking fellow , well - made in every limb , tall and broad - shouldered , with a face so clear and open that to see him} was to like [him]_{250-tom davenant} . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} , since [their]_5692-their conversation began , had been scanning with [his]_{5691-the artist} practised eye the almost too delicate features of [this young English Apollo]_{5693-this young english apollo} , meaning hereafter to translate [him]_{5693-this young english apollo} into [his]_{5693-this young english apollo} own realm of paganism , putting a little more mind into the great blue eyes ( there was enough in the mobile lips ) , and surrounding [him]_{5693-this young english apollo} with the graceful Hellenic forms to which , in spite of [his]_{5693-this young english apollo} modern garb , [he]_{5693-this young english apollo} was manifestly akin . '_[251-apollo] An [Apollo]_251-apollo , ' said [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert to [himself]_242-rupert , '_[251-apollo] much exercised at the silver bow — that is to say , in slaying birds and beasts , fox - hunting and hare - hunting , but destitute of lute and learning , and very shy of [the Muses]_{699-the muses} . ' And [he]_{5693-this young english apollo} went on with [his]_{5693-this young english apollo} mental portraiture . [I]_{700-an astrologer in a play} wonder what [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} would have made of these reflections had [[his]_{250-tom davenant} companion]_{657-his companion} uttered them . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was not conscious in the least of the beauty Nature had given [him]_{250-tom davenant} , and thought fishing , hunting , and boating were the only business [a man]_{5695-a man} had in life , with smoking for a relaxation . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was [a perfectly beautiful , healthy , guileless , and good - tempered youth , fond of every beast [he]_{250-tom davenant} did not kill]_{5696-a perfectly beautiful , healthy , guileless , and good - tempered youth , fond of every beast he did not kill} . But as for [Apollo]_251-apollo and [his]_251-apollo lute , [he]_{5693-this young english apollo} preferred a good fowlingpiece to all the lutes in [the world]_{5697-the world} . And [he]_{5693-this young english apollo} was not exactly shy of [the Muses]_{699-the muses} , if [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert meant thereby feminine society ; but [he]_{5693-this young english apollo} thought [them]_{699-the muses} uninteresting . Whether [he]_{5693-this young english apollo} cared for [Lady]_5699-lady May the uneven tenor of this chronicle must show . [The train]_{595-the train} was stopping at [Yalden]_5-yalden , [a steep , scrambling , irregular village]_{5701-a steep , scrambling , irregular village} that came stumbling down [the red sandstone cliff]_{5702-the red sandstone cliff} as though [it]_5703-it had meant , in a frenzied or heroic mood , to plunge straight into [the sea]_{642-the sea} , but had been pulled up at the last moment and was now unable to get back again . But [the sea]_{642-the sea} dealt kindly with it , not suffering trees to grow indeed , and often sending great sheets of spray high up into its face , yet tempering the air and encouraging the fuchsias and rhododendrons to flourish plenteously in the open , so that when [[our]_5706-our travellers]_{5707-our travellers} arrived [the village]_{5708-the village} was all colour , fragrance , freshness , [[its]_{5708-the village} houses]_{5709-its houses} embowered in the exquisite long creeping plants which knew how to shield themselves from the sea - wind , and the red sandstone glowing , as the rays of sunset kindled it , like a heavy purple cloak flung carelessly on the ground . The waters were restless under a freshening breeze , thin lines of foam stretching themselves along and curling back as they touched the sands , which at this point make a shelly , narrow , and undulating beach . A little way beyond [the village]_{5708-the village} , where the sandstone yielded to some harder and more primitive rock , might be seen [a tiny creek hemmed in by huge cliffs]_{5711-a tiny creek hemmed in by huge cliffs} , under which , brawling and defiant , rushed one of those short , swift rivers that delight in quarrelling with every stone [they]_5712-they meet and fall into [the sea]_{642-the sea} all foam and trouble . It was [the Yale]_{53-the yale} , from which [Yalden]_5-yalden takes [its]_5-yalden name ; and [its]_5-yalden brief journey began on [the moor above]_{5714-the moor above} . There , too , [the railway]_{5666-the railway} paused , shareholders not being in love with steep gradients and preferring to economise [their]_{5666-the railway} resources , while [the one or two small inns of [Yalden]_5-yalden]_{5716-the one or two small inns of yalden} added to [theirs]_{5716-the one or two small inns of yalden} by sending flys to meet [passengers on alighting]_{5717-passengers on alighting} . [Mr. Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} had telegraphed that [he]_{250-tom davenant} might be looked for by such [a train]_{5718-a train} , and as [he]_{250-tom davenant} and [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert leaped on [the platform]_{5719-the platform} [they]_5712-they saw [the Earl]_{252-the earl} 's brougham awaiting [them]_5712-they . With windows down and [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} going at a good pace over [the moor]_{5721-the moor} , it was a pleasant evening drive ; though [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} would have preferred riding , which was to [him]_{250-tom davenant} , as to an [Usbeg Tartar]_{11-usbeg tartar} , the natural way of getting from [one place]_{5722-one place} to another . [He]_{250-tom davenant} had talked a great deal for [him]_{250-tom davenant} , being of a silent and self - contained disposition , in the last half - hour of [their]_5712-they journey ; and [he]_{250-tom davenant} was not sorry that [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert left [him]_{250-tom davenant} to [his]_242-rupert thoughts as [they]_5712-they drove along . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} , indeed , was no more inclined to speak than [the hunting - man by [his]_{5691-the artist} side]_{5724-the hunting - man by his side} . [He]_{5691-the artist} was all eye , gazing out upon [the rolling moor]_{5725-the rolling moor} which unfolded itself before [them]_5712-they , now up , now down , seemingly boundless , except in one direction where the sky bent over [it]_{5725-the rolling moor} to [the western waters]_{5726-the western waters} , fringing it in this light with a golden line that never wavered , while on [the wide waste]_{5727-the wide waste} there lay a stillness , intensified by the dying murmur of [the sea]_{642-the sea} [they]_5712-they were leaving behind . And here again [the red sandstone]_{5729-the red sandstone} glowed purple , the heather looked glorious as the rain of sunshine fell upon [it]_{5729-the red sandstone} , the clouds grew more solemn and appeared to be drawing together , trailing after [them]_5712-they fiery streamers , and leaving wide spaces of tender pale green vapour , which would melt later on into the dark blue of the evening sky and make room for the stars . Strange , too , it was to see the lonely boulders , each like a ghost standing in [his]_{5691-the artist} place on [the moor]_{5721-the moor} , brought thither in the long past time when a river of ice travelled over [it]_{5725-the rolling moor} , [one]_5661-one knows not how , [one]_5661-one can not reckon when , grinding its slow way onward till it slipped into [the ocean]_{5733-the ocean} , leaving these tokens that once it had been . There were [dips full of verdure]_{5734-dips full of verdure} and flowering shrubs , [reaches of bare sand]_{5735-reaches of bare sand} , and , as [the road]_{5736-the road} bent down and away from [the sea]_{642-the sea} , a dark copse or two , sheltered , as on [a lee shore]_{5738-a lee shore} , by [the higher ground , to whose sides [they]_5712-they clung timorously]_{5739-the higher ground , to whose sides they clung timorously} . As [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} turned a steep corner and began to ascend again , [Glanville]_242-rupert perceived that [they]_5712-they were entering [a narrow valley]_{5741-a narrow valley} , which widened as it went up to [the moor]_{5721-the moor} by easy steps , and was clothed to the right with underwood which the sun had now ceased to illuminate , while to the left all was heath and furze . [They]_5712-they were entering [the Park]_{5743-the park} . [They]_5712-they passed one gate and then another ; above the trees , which [here found no difficulty in growing]_{5744-here found no difficulty in growing} , came out the turrets of [a great house]_{5745-a great house} . A few more minutes brought [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} to the broad gravel sweep of a terrace facing south - west , along which ran [the massive undecorated front of [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court}]_{5747-the massive undecorated front of trelingham court} ; and [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} [himself]_{663-the earl} , who was walking to and fro as if in expectation of [[his]_{663-the earl} guests]_{5750-his guests}]_{5749-the earl himself , who was walking to and fro as if in expectation of his guests} , came forward to meet [them]_5712-they . [He]_{663-the earl} gave [each]_614-each a hand , and bade [the artist]_{5691-the artist} welcome . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} certainly bore out [[his]_{243-trelingham} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} 's half - mocking description of [him]_{243-trelingham} as '_{[700-an astrologer in a play]} [an astrologer in a play]_{700-an astrologer in a play} ' ; neither white beard , nor velvet gown , nor skull - cap was wanting . [He]_{243-trelingham} wore on [his]_{243-trelingham} little finger an amethyst inscribed with [Solomon]_253-solomon 's seal ; and [his]_{243-trelingham} wrinkled , tawny face , dim eyes , and lean , tremulous figure heightened the effect , making [him]_{243-trelingham} altogether like [a man who had stepped down out of a picture and was taking]_{5754-a man who had stepped down out of a picture and was taking} [his]_{243-trelingham} evening walk , regardless of the fact that [he]_{243-trelingham} had been buried and [his]_{243-trelingham} portrait counted among [the family heirlooms for a couple of centuries]_{5755-the family heirlooms for a couple of centuries} . [He]_{243-trelingham} was not so tall as [[his]_{243-trelingham} young cousin]_{5756-his young cousin} , but had an air of dignity which softened to the utmost good - nature when the shyness or embarrassment of [others]_5757-others called it forth . As [he]_{243-trelingham} stood on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , enjoying the prospect and pointing out the way [they]_5759-they had come to [Glanville]_242-rupert , [the artist]_{5691-the artist} could not help admiring [the beautiful old man]_{5761-the beautiful old man} , and asking [himself]_{5691-the artist} whether immense wealth and high rank always did spoil human goodness , as is commonly said . Here was [an unspoiled rich man]_{5762-an unspoiled rich man} , one of [the great ones of [the earth]_{5764-the earth}]_{5763-the great ones of the earth} , yet so gentle and unaffected that to live with [him]_{5762-an unspoiled rich man} would imply neither time - serving nor ceremonious posture - making . It might , however , involve superstitious practices , if [the Earl]_{663-the earl} were bent on winning [disciples]_{5766-disciples} to astrology . And [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had a lively fancy , began to smile at a [Burke]_254-burke 's Peerage recorded in the stars . [They]_5759-they went in , passing through [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} which was to be the scene of [Glanville]_242-rupert 's achievements . It was [a magnificent room]_{5768-a magnificent room} , opening straight on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , and designed for the solemn banquets of former days , when [a man]_{5695-a man} feasted [[his]_{5695-a man} tenants]_{5771-his tenants} and [neighbours]_{5772-neighbours} at the same tables and counted [[his]_{5695-a man} guests]_{5750-his guests} by the hundred . It was lighted from above , but at the farther end an immense window reaching from floor to ceiling gave a view of [the inner court]_{5774-the inner court} , with [its]_{5774-the inner court} lawn and fountain now in shadow , and a screen of dark foliage , the beginning of [an extensive plantation]_{5775-an extensive plantation} . [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} was built in collegiate fashion , sheltering [[its]_{6-trelingham court} woods from [the sea]_{642-the sea}]_{5776-its woods from the sea} , and sheltered by then in turn from [the north - east]_{5778-the north - east} . '_{[700-an astrologer in a play]} In half an hour . ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} ; '_{[700-an astrologer in a play]} [we]_701-we shall dine , but in [a less formal dining - room]_{702-a less formal dining - room} ; ' and [he]_{663-the earl} left [Glanville]_242-rupert in [the butler]_{5780-the butler} 's charge . [That stately gentleman]_{5781-that stately gentleman} , it is needless to observe , was though perfectly well - bred , much more ceremonious than [[his]_{5781-that stately gentleman} master]_{5782-his master} . [He]_{5781-that stately gentleman} perpetuated in a lower sphere what one has heard of the manners of la vieille cour , that Versailles the graces of which must have been hopelessly lost during the French Revolution but for such fortunate survivals . In this diginfied way [Glanville]_242-rupert was shown to [an apartment overlooking [the front terrace]_{5784-the front terrace}]_{5783-an apartment overlooking the front terrace} , and giving views of [the broken and rock - strewn line of coast]_{5785-the broken and rock - strewn line of coast} , beyond which the waters spread out in a golden sheet . The sun was sinking , clear and ruddy , on their extreme edge . It was an hour to muse or write verses rather than to dine . But [the great British evenign sacrifice]_{5786-the great british evenign sacrifice} called for its votary , and [Glanville]_242-rupert proceeded to attire [himself]_242-rupert in the garb of blackness appropriate thereto . On entering [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} [he]_242-rupert found [some ten or twelve persons]_{5788-some ten or twelve persons} , of whom [he]_242-rupert knew none but [[his]_242-rupert host]_{5789-his host} , standing about in the mournful way which seems to have been prescribed by [a Plutonian master of ceremonies]_{5790-a plutonian master of ceremonies} for the minutes preceding dinner . [Every one]_{5791-every one} was hungry , and even [the ladies]_{5792-the ladies} looked pensive or distracted , for the hour was late . [Glanville]_242-rupert had no gift of taking in [a company]_{5793-a company} at a glance ; [he]_242-rupert was led forward blindly , introduced to [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} , who presided over [[[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} 's household]_{5795-her father 's household} ( for [the Earl]_{663-the earl} was [a widower]_{5797-a widower} ) , and whose face , as [she]_{244-lady may} was standing with [her]_{244-lady may} back to the light , [he]_242-rupert could scarcely see,—bowed submissively to [another lady whose name [he]_242-rupert did not catch , but to whom [he]_242-rupert offered [his]_242-rupert arm with the readiness required of [him]_242-rupert]_{5798-another lady whose name he did not catch , but to whom he offered his arm with the readiness required of him} , dinner being that instant announced ; and moved on to [the dining - room]_{5799-the dining - room} not unwillingly , for all the romantic scene of lights upon [the sea]_{642-the sea} which curtains now shut out and the flowers and subdued lamps of a dinner - table replaced . Dazzled though [he]_242-rupert often was on coming into [a room]_{5801-a room} , [Glanville]_242-rupert had quick eyes and ears . When , in Homeric phrase , [his]_242-rupert mind was getting the better of its desire of meat and drink,—in other words , when an excellent soup and a glass of old sherry left [him]_242-rupert philosophically calm and capable of observation,—he looked across the ferns and surveyed [the assembled guests]_{5802-the assembled guests} at [his]_242-rupert leisure . [Mr. Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , who had followed [him]_242-rupert into [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} , was now sitting opposite by the side of [a clerical - looking lady whose partner in life was not far to seek]_{5804-a clerical - looking lady whose partner in life was not far to seek} ; for the only clergyman present ( [he]_{250-tom davenant} had said grace , but of course [Glanville]_242-rupert did not hear [him]_{250-tom davenant} ) at that moment drew all eyes by remarking in a cheerful voice to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} that [his]_{663-the earl} two volumes of the Life of [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} would be out to - morrow . [Glanville]_242-rupert , a little alarmed at the announcement , earnestly scrutinised [the speker]_{5806-the speker} 's countenance . It was a bright , good humoured face , betokening no malice , and made veneable by the crown of white hair which set off a noble - looking head . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , however , replied that [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} 's work could not have appeared at a better time ; it would no doubt help [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert to more vividly reproduce the local colouring which [their]_5807-their frescoes in [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} would demand . [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} was [the clergyman of [the parish]_{5810-the parish}]_{5809-the clergyman of the parish} , expressly invited to meet [the artist]_{5691-the artist} on the ground of [his]_242-rupert being learned beyond all others in British antiquities , and already famous by [his]_242-rupert great book on [the holy wells of [Cornwall]_13-cornwall and [Cumbria]_14-cumbria]_{5812-the holy wells of cornwall and cumbria} . [Glanville]_242-rupert received this piece of news with a polite air , but inwardly began to chafe at the appearance of [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} and British antiquities during dinner . [No one]_{5671-no one} could be more sensitive , or less given to the jargon of [his]_242-rupert trade than [he]_242-rupert . So sensitive , indeed , was [the man]_{5814-the man} , that [he]_242-rupert had not yet overcome [his]_242-rupert vexation on hearing from [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} that [the Earl]_{663-the earl} had spoken of [him]_242-rupert as '_{[700-an astrologer in a play]} [the artist who was to paint [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall}]_{703-the artist who was to paint the great hall} . ' [He]_242-rupert did not know that [he]_242-rupert should paint it . One thing was certain : if [he]_242-rupert undertook the design [he]_242-rupert must be left to [his]_242-rupert own inspirations , or it would be a failure . [He]_242-rupert had hoped to come down as [an invited guest with no preliminary flourish of trumpets]_{5816-an invited guest with no preliminary flourish of trumpets} , to meditate upon the work in solitude , alone with [Art]_{245-king arthur} , [[his]_242-rupert unseen mistress]_{5817-his unseen mistress} ; and here was a whole dinner - table ready perhaps to ask [him]_242-rupert , '_{[703-the artist who was to paint the great hall]} What were [his]_{703-the artist who was to paint the great hall} ideas ? ' or , worse still , to brings out [their]_5818-their own by way of suggestion . [Glanville]_242-rupert was a fiery , shy , unmanageable spirit , quite beyond [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's comprehension . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} could not have dreamt what thoughts were passing through [his]_242-rupert mind at the mention of [Mr. truscombe]_{5820-mr. truscombe} 's King Arthur and the short discussion to which it gave rise . For an instant the design which had brought [Glanville]_242-rupert from [London]_4-london was in danger . [He]_242-rupert had more than once started at the shadow of interference and flung [his]_242-rupert work aside . Could [he]_242-rupert but have done so now ! [Innocent Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} would then have proved [himself]_242-rupert [the Deus ex machina]_{5821-the deus ex machina} , the divine agency that cuts an otherwise insoluble knot and gives the tragic story a happy ending,—or rather , in this case , the tragedy would never have begun . But no , [the personages of the play]_{5822-the personages of the play} , on the very point of falling asunder and going out by [their]_{5822-the personages of the play} several exits , were drawn once more by invisible threads into [a fated group]_{5823-a fated group} . [Glanville]_242-rupert mastered , though not without an effort , the spasm of rage that had seized upon [him]_242-rupert . At clever evasions [he]_242-rupert was skilful ; and , while [he]_242-rupert took care that there should be no talk of [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} that evening , so far as [he]_242-rupert was concerned , only [a very keen observer]_{5824-a very keen observer} would have known how angry the allusion had made [him]_242-rupert . It was an evil omen . Instead of the '_{[703-the artist who was to paint the great hall]} auspicious bird ' with which [he]_242-rupert had hoped to begin , [he]_242-rupert felt as if a raven or [other illboding visitant]_{5825-other illboding visitant} were flapping its wings over the painted scene in which already [his]_242-rupert imagination was roving . Conversation at [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's end of the table floated to a fresh topic . Another voice struck in , that of [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} , [one of [[his]_242-rupert oldest friends]_{5828-his oldest friends} , and , like [himself]_{249-lord hallamshire} , devoted to the interests of [the catholicising party in [the Church of England]_{5830-the church of england}]_{5829-the catholicising party in the church of england}]_{5827-one of his oldest friends , and , like himself , devoted to the interests of the catholicising party in the church of england} . [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} presided at meeting innumerable for the adoption , defence , or further strengthening of the eastward position ; visited [the confessors of the faith]_{5831-the confessors of the faith} in [prison]_5832-prison ; subscribed handsomely to missionary efforts for explaining to [the natives of [the Andaman and neighbouring islands]_{5834-the andaman and neighbouring islands}]_{5833-the natives of the andaman and neighbouring islands} the exact difference between a cope and [a chasuble]_{5835-a chasuble} ; and was [a large , good , dull man , with heavy brows and an immovable countenance]_{5836-a large , good , dull man , with heavy brows and an immovable countenance} . [His]_242-rupert enormous nose , as [I]_{5840-the catholicus of babylon} have often observed in persons of [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} 's type , indicated solidity rather than sagacity , and a firm grasp of the prosaic side of things . [He]_242-rupert was now , after some floundering about , holding straight on in an account of what had been acccomplished by [the Guild of [St. Austell]_{15-st. austell}]_{5837-the guild of st. austell} to get the orders of [the English]_{5838-the english} [Church]_16-church fully recognised by [[their]_{5837-the guild of st. austell} Eastern brethren]_{5839-their eastern brethren} . [Their]_{5837-the guild of st. austell} success with [the Catholicus of babylon]_{5840-the catholicus of babylon} , so far , had been all [they]_{5837-the guild of st. austell} could wish . '_{[5840-the catholicus of babylon]} [The Catholicus of [Babylon]_17-babylon]_{5840-the catholicus of babylon} ! ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had recovered [his]_242-rupert good - humour ; '_{[5840-the catholicus of babylon]} is that the same as [the Pope of [Rome]_18-rome]_{706-the pope of rome} ? ' [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} looked at [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and broke into a very pleasant smile . But [Lord Trelingham , who had no sense of the ludicrous]_{243-trelingham} , replied with much gravity , '_{[706-the pope of rome]} The same as [the Pope of [Rome]_18-rome]_{706-the pope of rome} ! Oh dear , no ! [I]_0-i see [your]_708-your mistake , which was quite natural . It is true that [St. Peter]_{256-st. peter} dates an epistle from [Babylon]_17-babylon which [[our]_709-our brethren of the Western Obedience]_{710-our brethren of the western obedience} interpret as [Rome]_18-rome . But [the Catholicus]_{257-the catholicus} is independent of [Rome]_18-rome , like [[our]_709-our own archbishop]_{711-our own archbishop} . [He]_{257-the catholicus} sits in [the place of [St.]_{256-st. peter}]_{712-the place of st.} — ' [He]_0-i hesitated , trying to remember the name . '_{[256-st. peter]} [St. Daniel]_258-daniel ? ' inquired [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's consternation , who became yet more confused and quite at a loss . [The young man]_{5843-the young man} continued innocently , '_[258-daniel] [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i learnt some poetry at school about [Babylon]_17-babylon where [Daniel]_258-daniel comes in as a sort of [bishop]_713-bishop . It began — " ' [Belshazzar]_{259-belshazzar} gave a feast at [Babylon]_17-babylon in [[his]_{259-belshazzar} hall]_{5844-his hall} . '_[258-daniel] " ' Be quiet , [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , '_[242-rupert] said lady May , from the end of the table . ' [You]_{250-tom davenant} might at least quote accurately . [You]_{250-tom davenant} have spoilt the rhythm of the verse . '_[242-rupert] Then , turning to [[her]_714-her father]_{671-her father} , ' [St. Paphnutius]_{260-st. paphnutius} is the name , '_[714-her] [she]_714-her said . [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had not observed [Lady May]_{716-lady may} hitherto , looked at [her]_714-her in amazement . It was rude , but how could [he]_242-rupert help it ? Was [she]_714-her an embodied dictionary of ecclesiastical worthies,—a blue - stocking , thus to hand [[her]_714-her father]_{671-her father} a name like [Paphnutius]_{260-st. paphnutius} as unconcerned and gracefully as though it were a cup of tea ? What was [her]_714-her age ? [She]_714-her seemed six or seven - and - twenty ; yes , it was the period when [ladies]_718-ladies began to do these things . [He]_242-rupert disliked [learned women]_{719-learned women} ; [they]_{719-learned women} seemed to [him]_242-rupert unfeminine , the most beautiful thing in [the world]_{5697-the world} spoilt . And so [he]_242-rupert looked too steadfastly at [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} [She]_714-her might have noticed , had not [the younger lady whom [Glanville]_{261-glanville} had taken into dinner]_{721-the younger lady whom glanville had taken into dinner} , and who had been hitherto very quiet , added to the bizarre effect of [Daniel]_258-daniel and [Belshazzar]_{259-belshazzar} by remarking , ' [[My]_{721-the younger lady whom glanville had taken into dinner} dear]_{5845-my dear} May , [I]_{721-the younger lady whom glanville had taken into dinner} met [this very Catholicus of [Babylon]_17-babylon , who has said such civil things of [[your]_{5845-my dear} church]_{5847-your church} , last week in [Paris]_19-paris , at [Madame de Mont - Bazeille]_{262-madame de mont - bazeille} 's]_{5846-this very catholicus of babylon , who has said such civil things of your church , last week in paris , at madame de mont - bazeille 's} . [An extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} . [He]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} has a face like a statue , and the darkest of dark eyes . But [his]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} beard was not so long as [I]_{721-the younger lady whom glanville had taken into dinner} expected . [His]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} costume was splendid,—a kind of Oriental satin , of which even [Worth]_263-worth does not know the name , for [I]_{721-the younger lady whom glanville had taken into dinner} asked [him]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} . And charmingly made up with a ruche , [you]_{5845-my dear} know , of strange old lace . [I]_{721-the younger lady whom glanville had taken into dinner} daresay it cost a fortune . [Monseigneur Sidarlik]_{264-monseigneur sidarlik} [they]_5849-they called [him]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} . '_{[721-the younger lady whom glanville had taken into dinner]} ' That is the name , '_{[249-lord hallamshire]} said [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} ; ' it is odd [you]_{5845-my dear} should have met [him]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} in [Paris]_19-paris . [His]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} letter to [the Guild]_{5850-the guild} was dated [Constantinople]_{20-constantinople} . '_{[249-lord hallamshire]} ' Oh , [he]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} came on account of the slave - trade , '_{[722-the lady]} said [the lady]_{722-the lady} . ' [I]_{722-the lady} heard why , but it has gone out of [my]_{722-the lady} head . '_{[722-the lady]} ' Doubtless , '_{[243-trelingham]} said [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} in [his]_{243-trelingham} gentle voice , ' it was to ask [the French Government]_{5851-the french government} whether [they]_{5851-the french government} could not stop the importation of [slaves]_5852-slaves into [Syria]_21-syria . [I]_{243-trelingham} hope [he]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} succeeded in [his]_{5848-an extraordinarily handsome man , of about thirty - six} benevolent mission . '_{[243-trelingham]} ' [I]_{723-the young lady} remember now , '_{[723-the young lady]} said [the young lady]_{723-the young lady} ; ' no , it was very amusing . [Monseigneur Sidarlik]_{264-monseigneur sidarlik} came to consult [a great firm in [Paris]_19-paris]_{5853-a great firm in paris} which gives [young girls]_{5854-young girls} a dot , — what are [they]_725-they called ? Ah , yes , the Prix [Montyon de l '_{[723-the young lady]} Orient]_{22-montyon de l ' orient} ; [they]_724-they send [them]_725-they to [the East]_{23-the east} , and by way of [Armenia]_24-armenia to [Russia]_25-russia , where [they]_725-they marry into [the households of [[our]_727-our great nobles]_{728-our great nobles}]_{726-the households of our great nobles} . [The Catholicus]_{729-the catholicus} is [[their]_724-they agent]_{730-their agent} in [[his]_{729-the catholicus} part of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{731-his part of the world} ; and the number exported had fallen off , and [he]_{729-the catholicus} came to make fresh arrangements . [We]_727-our were all so much amused at the idea of going to [Asia]_26-asia for [a husband]_{733-a husband} . ' [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} looked aghast . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , ' [he]_{243-trelingham} said , '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} [you]_{265-the countess lutenieff} must be mistaken . This is dreadful . [The Catholicus]_{257-the catholicus} would never engage in such proceedings ; [he]_{729-the catholicus} is perfectly orthodox . [You]_{265-the countess lutenieff} must have heard the wrong story . ' [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} thought so too . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} shrugged [her]_{5855-the countess} shoulders and did not argue the point ; but [she]_{5855-the countess} held [her]_{5855-the countess} own opinion . Whether , indeed , [she]_{5855-the countess} were maligning [a blameless prelate]_{5856-a blameless prelate} , or casting a powerful side - light on the manners and customs of [Babylonian Christians]_{266-christians} , in any case , the subject became too difficult to dwell upon . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} inquired of [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} what [he]_{250-tom davenant} had been doing . [He]_{250-tom davenant} bethought [himself]_{250-tom davenant} of the remarkable meeting with [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , and drew [the artist]_{5691-the artist} into the conversation ; and [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} , though [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} sentences were brief , and [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} guided [their]_5860-their talk rather than shared in it , kept [them]_5860-their off the dangerous themes of painting and religion . [Her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} expression , while [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} thus fulfilled the duties of [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} place , was somewhat fatigued . [She]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} wore an air of listlessness . But [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} lips were proud and firm ; and [Glanville]_{261-glanville} found [himself]_{261-glanville} comparing [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} voice to the sound of a harp . It was a rich contralto , full of depth and resonance , which gave the commonest words a feeling . What [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} spoke was not trivial , but it could not be intimate , uttered across a dining - table ; yet there was something,—there was a story to make out , [Glanville]_{261-glanville} fancied , though [he]_{250-tom davenant} could not have said why . If [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} were a blue - stocking , then blue - stockings might be wonderfully impressive . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} rose , and [the gentlemen]_{5861-the gentlemen} fell into politics when [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} were left to [themselves]_{5861-the gentlemen} . [But Glanville]_{261-glanville} sat considering . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was haunted by the look and still more by the voice of [[his]_{250-tom davenant} hostess]_{5862-his hostess} . [She]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} was not exactly beautiful — or was [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} ? The features were regular , the eyes dark and full ; cheek and throat of a ruddy brown , and hair as black as night . There was intelligence in the forehead , and a proud decision in [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} movements . Yet in those dark eyes was a far - off look , uncertain , questioning , in the closed lips a habit of self - repression . Could it be that [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} was unhappy ? passionate [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} seemed by temperament , inclinning to despise those about [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} . And the voice again,—'fire and sweetness , '_[735-he] [he]_735-he said to [himself]_735-he . ' Am [I]_735-he falling in love ? '_[735-he] [he]_735-he concluded , with and inward smile . But [he]_735-he was glad when [the Earl]_{663-the earl} invited [them]_737-them to join [the ladies]_{5792-the ladies} . [He]_735-he wanted to hear the harp - like tones , to study the character a little more . [He]_735-he was fortunate . The windows of [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} opened on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} ; and a mild evening , with the moon making daylight all over [the land]_{741-the land} and shimmering softly out at [sea]_742-sea , drew [them]_737-them into the open air . It was not a formal party . Except [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , [they]_737-them were [all old acquaintance]_{743-all old acquaintance} ; and [Mr.]_744-mr. and [Mrs. Truscombe]_{267-mrs. truscombe} were , that night , staying like the rest at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} went away to smoke with [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} ; [the others]_{746-the others} fell into little groups ; and [lady May]_{244-lady may} , in [her]_{244-lady may} quality of [hostess]_747-hostess , came to [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert where [he]_242-rupert stood with [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , and inquired whether [he]_242-rupert found [[his]_242-rupert room]_{749-his room} comfortable . [[Her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} turned to [her]_{244-lady may} , ' Thank [you]_{244-lady may} so much , [[my]_{671-her father} dear]_{5845-my dear} , '_{[671-her father]} [he]_{671-her father} said , ' for helping [me]_{671-her father} to the name of [St. Paphnutius]_{260-st. paphnutius} . What a wonderful memory [you]_{244-lady may} have ! [I]_{671-her father} can not remember names at all , and it gets [one]_5661-one into such difficulties when [one]_5661-one has to make a speech . But [you]_{244-lady may} never forget them . '_{[671-her father]} ' It is easier , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} gently , ' to remember a name for [you]_{671-her father} , [papa]_5866-papa , even if it is so out of the way as [Paphnutius]_{260-st. paphnutius} than to see [you]_{671-her father} in trouble over it . '_{[244-lady may]} ' So , '_[242-rupert] thought [Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{722-the lady} is not [a church dictionary]_{5867-a church dictionary} after all ; [she]_{722-the lady} is only [an affectionate daughter]_{5868-an affectionate daughter} . [I]_242-rupert am glad of it . '_[242-rupert] Just then [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was called away . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} found [himself]_{5691-the artist} alone with [the lady]_{722-the lady} , and was not a little surprised when , after a pause of a moment or two , [she]_{722-the lady} began , ' [I]_{722-the lady} fear [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} 's new book will not be so agreeable to [you]_{671-her father} as to [the good man]_{5869-the good man} [himself]_{5869-the good man} . It is a pity the publication should occur just whem [you]_{671-her father} are designing [your]_{671-her father} plans for [the great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} . '_{[722-the lady]} [Glanville]_242-rupert could only say in some confusion , ' Really , [I]_{722-the lady} do n't know . Why do [you]_{722-the lady} think so ? Perhaps [I]_{722-the lady} did not show sufficient interest in the Life of [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} . [I]_{722-the lady} hope [I]_{722-the lady} was not in any way rude to [Mr. truscombe]_{5871-mr. truscombe} ? '_{[722-the lady]} ' Oh no , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' but there was something [you]_{671-her father} did not like . [[My]_{244-lady may} father]_{5872-my father} is the most considerate of [men]_5873-men , and admires art and [artists]_5874-artists . But [he]_{5872-my father} does not quite , [I]_{244-lady may} think , enter into the nture of [their]_5874-artists work ; [he]_{5872-my father} does not know that inspiration is easily checked . [He]_{5872-my father} would fancy that [you]_{671-her father} and [mr . Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} might , to some extent , combine [your]_{671-her father} gifts in the decoration on which [he]_{5872-my father} has set [his]_{5872-my father} heart . But if [I]_{244-lady may} understand — perhaps [I]_{244-lady may} do not — the quality of [your]_{671-her father} painting , [I]_{244-lady may} should think it impossible for [you]_{671-her father} to do so . And [I]_{244-lady may} saw [you]_{671-her father} were annoyed . '_{[244-lady may]} ' Well , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , half ashamed of [himself]_242-rupert , ' [I]_242-rupert was . [I]_242-rupert may not have any inspiration to boast of ; and no doubt [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} could teach [me]_242-rupert about the local colour . But [I]_242-rupert have always worked alone , and [a partner]_{5875-a partner} would be unendurable to [me]_242-rupert . At least , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert continued , with a sort of laugh , ' there is only one from whom [I]_242-rupert ask advice , and [I]_242-rupert seldom take it then . '_[242-rupert] ' [He]_{5691-the artist} must be [a man of genius]_{5876-a man of genius} , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , not sarcastically , but as if [she]_{244-lady may} really thought so , ' for [your]_{5691-the artist} painting has so much that is peculiar . [I]_{244-lady may} can not imagine [two minds , much less two pairs of hands]_{5877-two minds , much less two pairs of hands} , engaged in it . '_{[244-lady may]} [The artist]_{5691-the artist} felt astonished ; had [this lady]_{754-this lady} studied [his]_{5691-the artist} works closely ? And why was [her]_{754-this lady} admiration so unreserved ? [He]_{5691-the artist} answered : ' [[My]_{5691-the artist} friend]_{5878-my friend} does not paint , but [he]_{5878-my friend} knows all that has been done in painting , and everything else , [I]_{5691-the artist} think . [His]_{5878-my friend} advice , like that of [the demon of [Socrates]_268-socrates]_{5879-the demon of socrates} , is chiefly negative . But it is the serverest criticism ; it takes down the studio walls and lets in the sun . '_{[5691-the artist]} ' How very interesting ! '_{[244-lady may]} cried [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' and is [he]_{5878-my friend} known ? Has [he]_{5878-my friend} written anything ? '_{[244-lady may]} ' Not a line . [He]_{5878-my friend} is quite unknown , and will never be famous . '_[755-we] [They]_755-we fell into silence . [The Earl]_{252-the earl} did not return . [[His]_{252-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , as if absorbed in thought , looked out over [the moor]_{5721-the moor} towards the distant sparkle of the waves . At last [she]_{5673-his daughter} said again , ' [I]_{5673-his daughter} wonder by what secret association it is that one thinks of rain and storm on such an evening as this ? There is not a cloud to be seen . '_{[5673-his daughter]} ' And are [you]_{5691-the artist} thinking of rain and storm ? '_{[5691-the artist]} said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . ' [My]_{5673-his daughter} imagination , [I]_{5673-his daughter} suppose [I]_{5673-his daughter} must call it , has been whispering to [me]_{5673-his daughter} of rain since [we]_755-we came on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} . Rain , coming down soft and steady , without a moment 's pause ; and the wind sighing through it , yet not blowing it away . It is strange that fancy should play these tricks . What is the association with a still landscape and radiant moon ? '_{[5673-his daughter]} ' Contrast , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert ; ' if [we]_755-we only knew why contrasts suggest each other , or why extremes meet . It is too deep a philosophy . But , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert went on slowly , ' there is something in [your]_{244-lady may} description of dark rain and wind that reminds [me]_242-rupert of [I]_242-rupert know not what [musician]_{5881-musician} ; of [some one who has put into [his]_{5882-some one who has put into his composition the voice of a long - continued , hopeless , weeping tempest , which sobs as though it would fain hush itself to sleep and could not} composition the voice of a long - continued , hopeless , weeping tempest , which sobs as though it would fain hush itself to sleep and could not]_{5882-some one who has put into his composition the voice of a long - continued , hopeless , weeping tempest , which sobs as though it would fain hush itself to sleep and could not} . '_[242-rupert] ' Oh , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , looking pleased , ' have [you]_242-rupert those feelings when [you]_242-rupert hear music ? Do [you]_242-rupert translate it into figures of [people]_5883-people moving , scenery , a sense that [you]_242-rupert are journeying on and on into [unknown lands]_{5884-unknown lands} ? [I]_{244-lady may} am constantly doing so . '_{[244-lady may]} ' And [I]_242-rupert , too , '_[242-rupert] replied [he]_242-rupert ; ' but in [my]_242-rupert fanciful accompaniment there are always battles . mighty conflicts upon which the fate of [the world]_{5697-the world} seems to hanf . Yes , it was a movement of [Chopin]_269-chopin 's that [you]_242-rupert described , the very spirit of the rain moaning to itself secretly . Do [you]_242-rupert play ? [You]_242-rupert may have the music . '_[242-rupert] ' Yes , [I]_{722-the lady} play , '_{[722-the lady]} said [the lady]_{722-the lady} , ' and there are many of [Chopin]_269-chopin 's works in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} . '_{[722-the lady]} [She]_{722-the lady} turned and looked towards it . No lights were visible . The moon made a great square of silver where it shone in at the long windows opening to the ground . ' Then , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , ' let [me]_242-rupert ask [you]_242-rupert to lay the rain - spirit with [Chopin]_269-chopin 's nocturne . Let it weep itself to death on the piano . '_[242-rupert] [They]_760-they walked towards the entrance ; and as [they]_760-they were going in the [Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} joined [them]_760-they . ' [May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} said , ' are [you]_{244-lady may} going to play ? [I]_{265-the countess lutenieff} want [you]_{244-lady may} to choose something that will take the moonlight out of [my]_{265-the countess lutenieff} eyes . It has made [me]_{265-the countess lutenieff} quite sleepy ; and [you]_{244-lady may} must wake [me]_{265-the countess lutenieff} up . '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} And [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} threw [herself]_{265-the countess lutenieff} with the look of [a tired child]_{761-a tired child} on a sofa near the open window . ' No , [karina]_270-karina , '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} replied [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' [I]_{244-lady may} shall send [you]_{244-lady may} to sleep now . [You]_{244-lady may} can wake up afterwards . '_{[244-lady may]} [Glanville]_242-rupert lit the wax candles in a pair of antique sconces which adorned the piano . Their feeble light left a deep shadow in the centre of [the room]_{762-the room} . The moon looked in at the window ; on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} outside nothing stirred . It was a lovely scene , hushed in silence ; a world all fresh , calm , and beautiful , lifted up into night and poesy . The music , found as soon as looked for , was opened ; [Glanville]_242-rupert stood by , to turn over the leaves ; and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , seating [herself]_{244-lady may} , struck the opening chords . A few bars of sad , slow meditation , passing into lament , into longing , expectancy , disappointment ; and then the sighing music seemed to gather the winds out of heaven , and breathe all its sorrow into them and send [them]_764-them wandering abroad ; and by and by , as [the listner]_{765-the listner} fancied , the skies had turned to rain , and all round were the falling showers , soft , steady , unbroken , as they had been pictured to [him]_{765-the listner} , every moment more sombre , blotting out the light . [He]_{765-the listner} seemed to hear the thunderous harmonies with their muffed , threatening roll ; and fire came into the rain and struck through it ; and the music grew shrill and weird , only to sink down again into faint monotonous sobbing . All at once , as it seemed coming to an end , there rose up as from the heart of the spent storm a human voice . With not unlike cadence and alternation of feeling , now proudly defiant , now self - accusing and full of regret , now fainting to utter weariness , it in some way repeated and intensified the passionate throbbings of [Chopin]_269-chopin 's nocturne . [Glanville]_242-rupert started from [his]_242-rupert reverie . It was [lady May]_{244-lady may} , improvising as in subtle reminiscence of the notes before [her]_{244-lady may} a chant in some southern tongue , that recalled the phases of the strange composition and put upon them a definite and heart - shaking meaning . The words were foreign to [Glanville]_242-rupert 's ear ; the accents of grief were not ; and [he]_242-rupert stood motionless and embarrassed , like [one who witnesses an outbreak of unsuspected wildness where all has hitherto been self - control]_{766-one who witnesses an outbreak of unsuspected wildness where all has hitherto been self - control} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} took no heed of [him]_242-rupert ; [she]_{244-lady may} had forgotten [his]_242-rupert existence it seemed , and [she]_{244-lady may} went on shaping , as [he]_242-rupert could not doubt , [her]_{244-lady may} words to the music , until in the gentlest whisperings of resignation they became softer and softer , and at last went out in silence . It was like seeing the curtain fall on a tragedy . ' Oh , [May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[5855-the countess]} cried [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , starting up , ' do [you]_{244-lady may} call that playing [me]_{244-lady may} to sleep ? [I]_{244-lady may} am trembling all over . Where did [you]_{244-lady may} find that horrible piece of music ? It was enough to curdle the blood in [one]_5661-one 's veins . Do [you]_{244-lady may} not think , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} said to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , ' that [[my]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{5664-my cousin} ought to be ashamed of frightening [us]_5889-us so ? [I]_{244-lady may} always say [she]_{5664-my cousin} has the voice of [a Medea]_{271-a medea} , or [a stage - murderess]_{5890-a stage - murderess} . Do n't [you]_{244-lady may} agree with [me]_{244-lady may} ? '_{[244-lady may]} [Glanville]_242-rupert muttered dissent of acquiescence , it would be impossible to say which , and could not take [his]_242-rupert eyes off [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} What sort of temperament was it that broke loose in such perilous fashion ? Was it only te genius of [an actress , metamorphosed by fate]_{769-an actress , metamorphosed by fate} into [[an earl]_{770-an earl} 's daughter]_{771-an earl 's daughter} , yet unable to subdue its natural longings and in this way satisfying [them]_772-them ? [A Medea]_{271-a medea} ! There could be no question of it . Were that untamable disposition to be roused , it would , while the frenzy lasted , be as little capable of pity as [the tigress]_{773-the tigress} . And yet how tender had some passages of the improvisation sounded ! [He]_242-rupert was at a loss ; [he]_242-rupert could not tell what to think , except that in [this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady]_{774-this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady} there were unknown possibilities of good and evil . [She]_{774-this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady} met [his]_242-rupert glance , and said , with a shade of diffidence , ' [I]_{774-this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady} learned to improvise when [I]_{774-this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady} was [a child]_{5891-a child} in [Italy]_27-italy ; and the pleasure of attempting it is sometimes irresistible . [I]_{774-this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady} hope [you]_242-rupert were not frightened , like [[my]_{774-this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady} cousin]_{5664-my cousin} [Karina]_270-karina . [She]_{5664-my cousin} is terrified at everything . '_{[774-this high - born , delicately - nurtured lady]} ' Indeed , [I]_270-karina am not , '_[270-karina] said [Karina]_270-karina petulantly ; ' but [I]_270-karina never could endure [your]_242-rupert grand style of singing — [you]_242-rupert know [I]_270-karina adore [you]_242-rupert when [you]_242-rupert are quiet — since the day it made [me]_270-karina fall off the steps at [Genoa]_28-genoa with surprise . '_[270-karina] ' [You]_242-rupert were [a silly child]_{5893-a silly child} , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' and [you]_242-rupert fell because [you]_242-rupert would look back and make faces at [me]_{244-lady may} , instead of seeing where [you]_242-rupert were going . '_{[244-lady may]} And [they]_775-they both laughed at the remembrance . [The rest of [the party]_{777-the party}]_{776-the rest of the party} now came in ; tea was handed by [the orthodox ministers that accompanied the urn]_{778-the orthodox ministers that accompanied the urn} ; [Lady May]_{244-lady may} did all that could be required at the hands of [an attentive daughter]_{779-an attentive daughter} and [hostess]_747-hostess ; and [Glanville]_{261-glanville} struggled with an eerie feeling , as if [he]_781-he had seen [her]_{244-lady may} in the form of panther or tigress vanishing in the twilight , which had now succeeded on the moon 's going down . When [he]_781-he retired to [[his]_781-he room]_{749-his room} the feeling was still upon [him]_781-he , uncanny , disagreeable . [He]_781-he was not equal to much railway travelling , and fatigue soon sent [him]_781-he to sleep ; but in the dim caverns of unconsciousness [he]_781-he seemed again and again to hear the falling rain , drip , drip , drip , and the murmurs , fierce or tender , of unassuaged passion , its endless long - drawn sighings , till [he]_781-he sank into depths of slumber where no voice came . When [Glanville]_{261-glanville} awoke , rather late next morning , and glanced out of [his]_781-he window , [he]_781-he found that [his]_781-he dream had not been all a dream . The early hours must have been stormy , for the air had a moist fragrance , and the foliage on every side seemed to be glistening with raindrops . It would be an uncertain , changing day , rather dark than light , and not favourable for painting had [he]_781-he intended it . But the painting of [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} was a long way off . [He]_781-he did not know whether [his]_781-he designs would meet with approval now that [a professed ( and probably ridiculous ) antiquarian]_{784-a professed ( and probably ridiculous ) antiquarian} had come on the scene , to vex [him]_781-he with pedantic theories . [He]_781-he knew that [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had in these matters sound sense and judgement , however little of either [he]_{243-trelingham} might display where the ritual of [his]_{243-trelingham} creed was concerned . But [he]_781-he wanted no [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} to meddle ; and [he]_781-he was resolved to keep [him]_{255-mr. truscombe} at arm 's length . Whilst girding [himself]_781-he up with these and the like fierce thoughts of combat , [he]_781-he heard the breakfast - bell . It was , for a wonder , sweet - toned and musical ; and , as [he]_781-he hurried down , [he]_781-he asked [himself]_781-he whether [Lady May]_{785-lady may} shared [his]_781-he intense dislike of gongs and other such barbaric instruments , and whether it was by [her]_{785-lady may} doing that the first morning - sounds were made pleasant to waking ears . ' [You]_{785-lady may} see , '_[781-he] [he]_781-he said , on wishing [her]_{785-lady may} good - morning , ' it was [your]_{785-lady may} prophetic sense that made [you]_{785-lady may} think of rain . It seems to have come in good earnest . Last night [you]_{785-lady may} must have heard it creeping over [the sea]_{642-the sea} . '_[781-he] ' Then [I]_{244-lady may} am [a prophetess of evil]_{5895-a prophetess of evil} , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' for there has not been such a storm this long while . [I]_{244-lady may} could not sleep for the uproar it made . '_{[244-lady may]} ' No , '_{[250-tom davenant]} said [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , coming in , ' [you]_781-he are too nervous . But have [you]_781-he seen what has happened in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} ? '_[781-he] [The Earl]_{663-the earl} followed [him]_781-he in haste . ' Oh , [my]_781-he dear [May]_{244-lady may} , '_[781-he] [he]_781-he said , ' such a misfortune ! One of the windows in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} blew in during the storm , and has been shattered to pieces . And the portrait of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} is ruined — utterly ruined . '_[781-he] [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} never lost [his]_{243-trelingham} temper at the worst of times . [He]_781-he would have gone to the scaffold with placidity in a good cause . But [he]_781-he looked exceedingly distressed now . ' [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} 's portrait , '_[781-he] [he]_781-he murmured ; ' [I]_781-he should not have cared for any other . '_[781-he] ' Oh , [father]_5898-father , what a pity ! '_{[244-lady may]} said [May]_{244-lady may} in a feeling voice . ' How sorry [you]_5898-father will be ! Did it fall , or what was the accident ? '_{[244-lady may]} [His]_781-he distress instantly called out [her]_{244-lady may} sympathy . ' Ruined , ruined ! '_{[671-her father]} [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} reiterated . ' It was found this morning by [Redwood]_273-redwood lying across some chairs ; the canvas not only scratched , but torn in several places , as if it had been paper , and the face of the portrait damaged worse than all the rest . '_{[671-her father]} ' It must have been struck bodily from the wall , '_{[250-tom davenant]} said [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , ' by the window frame when it was blown in . [You]_5899-you never saw such confusion . Glass , woodwork , and canvas all in a heap together . But can nothing be done ? Here is [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[671-her father]} [he]_{671-her father} went on , turning to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; ' [he]_242-rupert can tell [us]_5900-we better than [any one]_{5901-any one} whether the harm can be put right . '_{[671-her father]} ' [I]_242-rupert am at [lord trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's service , '_[242-rupert] replied [Glanville]_242-rupert ; ' shall [I]_242-rupert go at once and examine the picture ? '_[242-rupert] ' [You]_{5691-the artist} are very kind , '_{[663-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , ' but [you]_{5691-the artist} must not stir till [you]_{5691-the artist} have breakfasted . There is no haste . [The workmen]_{5902-the workmen} have boarded up the window , and laid the picture in a safe place . '_{[663-the earl]} There was a pause , during which , with subdued mien , [the others]_{746-the others} addressed [themselves]_{746-the others} to the duty of breakfasting . But [the Earl]_{663-the earl} could scarcely eat . ' [We]_5900-we shall feel the loss of it , [May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[663-the earl]} [he]_{663-the earl} said to [[his]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} in a husky voice . ' [You]_{5673-his daughter} will feel it . '_{[663-the earl]} ' Never mind [me]_{5673-his daughter} , '_{[5673-his daughter]} [she]_{5673-his daughter} answered ; ' if nothing can be done [I]_{5673-his daughter} shall know how to bear it . But till [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert has said restoration is impossible [we]_5900-we ought to hope . '_{[5673-his daughter]} ' [I]_{663-the earl} have always thought the history was not concluded yet , '_{[663-the earl]} [he]_{663-the earl} murmured as if to [himself]_{663-the earl} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} caught the words . ' No history ever is , '_{[5673-his daughter]} [she]_{5673-his daughter} said . The meal ended [they]_{746-the others} moved to [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} , [a long , narrow apartment on [the first floor]_{795-the first floor} , running half the length of [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} and with an entrance from [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall}]_{794-a long , narrow apartment on the first floor , running half the length of the terrace and with an entrance from the great hall} . There were portraits on one side and windows on the other , with one in addition , that which had blown in during the storm , at the end . Exclamations broke from the lips of all when the havoc met [their]_{746-the others} eyes . Fragments of the casement were lying on the polished floor , and mixed with them were great pieces of the heavy gilt moulding which had been shattered as the picture fell . The canvas , rent in more than one place , was set upright against the wall where the light fell full on it . When [Glanville]_242-rupert came up [the others]_{746-the others} drew back . [He]_242-rupert went close to the picture , and [his]_242-rupert first exclamation was one of intense surprise . ' Why , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried , ' it is a Spanish altar - piece . '_[242-rupert] ' And a family portrait , '_{[663-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . ' [I]_{663-the earl} will tell [you]_{746-the others} , '_{[663-the earl]} [he]_{663-the earl} continued , with some hesitation , ' the history , or what [I]_{663-the earl} can of it , in time — but first examine its condition . '_{[663-the earl]} [Glanville]_242-rupert stepped back to take a general view . The picture had been , undoubtedly , a masterpiece . [He]_242-rupert did not recognise [the painter]_{800-the painter} . But whoever [he]_{800-the painter} may have been , the school to which [he]_{800-the painter} belonged was manifest in the splendour of colouring , the bold design , and the deep religious earnestness that distinguished [his]_{800-the painter} composition . An altar - piece it was , as [the Earl]_{663-the earl} said,—an Assumption of [the Virgin]_{802-the virgin} , but altogether unlike that monotonous repetition which fills [[our]_803-our galleries]_{804-our galleries} from [London]_4-london to [Naples]_29-naples , of a single feminine figure , with a moon beneath [her]_805-her feet shaped to resemble a bent bar of yellow soap , while winged baby - heads float round [her]_805-her on clouds of milliner 's gauze . This picture combined the intense realism in the human forms which is characteristic of Spanish painting , with a transparent depth of air , a vastness of prospect , a visionary glory in the distance ; in seemed to draw out on every side as [the artist]_{5691-the artist} gazed , and to lift [him]_{5691-the artist} into the serene expanse through which the crowned Madonna rose towards [heaven]_807-heaven . [She]_805-her did not float on stationary clouds , as though [her]_805-her journey were ended ; in the upward tending of the hands , in the sweeping forward of [kingly messengers clad in glittering raiment and borne along upon eagles wings]_{808-kingly messengers clad in glittering raiment and borne along upon eagles wings} , as if to herald [her]_805-her coming ; in the whirlwind that seemed to take [her]_805-her waving garments , shot through with gold , as [she]_805-her was rapt away from [this lower world]_{809-this lower world} , and to have caught up with [her]_805-her the attendant saints — [a mighty company]_{810-a mighty company} , in [their]_{810-a mighty company} pure white and crimson,—the sense of a quickening magnetic motion made itself felt , a rushing onward from sphere to sphere , while in the dim and starry distance portals shone half - opened , and round about them an awful faint - toned halo , like a cloud or a rainbow , hiding yet betokening the mystery that should be revealed . A glorious work of genius , but ruined . Yes , it was too true . That which must have been the perfection of the whole , its central glory — the ecstatic countenance of [the Virgin]_{802-the virgin} — was defaced , was almost beyond recognition . The crown , with its jewelled light , could still be made out ; [the Madonna]_{812-the madonna} 's features were gone . ' How very lovely ! '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert after a long pause . ' And how hopeless , [I]_242-rupert fear , to restore it ! Even if the canvas could be joined and the colouring touched again , how could [the most daring painter]_{5903-the most daring painter} reproduce the head of [the Virgin]_{802-the virgin} ? There is nothing to copy from , and , judging by the rest of the figure , it must have been a peculiarly striking and original face . '_[242-rupert] ' Oh , '_{[243-trelingham]} replied [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , ' [we]_5905-we need be at no loss for an original , if the picture were otherwise capable of being restored . [You]_{5691-the artist} have only to look at [[my]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5906-my daughter} , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and [you]_{5691-the artist} will see the face that was vanished . '_{[243-trelingham]} ' Indeed ! What an extraordinary thing ! '_{[5691-the artist]} cried [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , turning from the picture to [the lady , who stood blushing a little]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} and with [her]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} eyes averted . ' [You]_{5691-the artist} were saying that this altar - piece , for such it is , was likewise a family portrait . Did [I]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} hear the name of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} ? And it was like [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} Yes , [I]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} can just fancy , when [I]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} look very closely into it , that there is left even now some shadow of resemblance . But how comes it , if [I]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} may ask ? Do tell [me]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} the story whilst [I]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} go on with [my]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} examination . [I]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} can not decide in a moment how this should be treated . '_{[814-the lady , who stood blushing a little]} There was a pause . [The strangers who were present]_{815-the strangers who were present} silently withdrew , leaving [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} and [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} with [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert . [These three]_{817-these three} sat down in front of the picture . ' [You]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} have a morning 's work cut out for [you]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} , [I]_{250-tom davenant} should think , '_{[250-tom davenant]} said [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} . ' [I]_{250-tom davenant} will go round to [the stables]_{5907-the stables} and come back in an hour or so , in case [you]_{814-the lady , who stood blushing a little} want [me]_{250-tom davenant} . '_{[250-tom davenant]} And [that unromantic youth , in whose ears the family chronicles had been repeated without [their]_819-their making the slightest impression on [his]_{818-that unromantic youth , in whose ears the family chronicles had been repeated without their making the slightest impression on his memory} memory]_{818-that unromantic youth , in whose ears the family chronicles had been repeated without their making the slightest impression on his memory} , went off in [his]_{818-that unromantic youth , in whose ears the family chronicles had been repeated without their making the slightest impression on his memory} careless way with [his]_{818-that unromantic youth , in whose ears the family chronicles had been repeated without their making the slightest impression on his memory} hands in [his]_{818-that unromantic youth , in whose ears the family chronicles had been repeated without their making the slightest impression on his memory} pockets . [[His]_242-rupert cousin]_{5753-his cousin} looked after [him]_{818-that unromantic youth , in whose ears the family chronicles had been repeated without their making the slightest impression on his memory} and smiled a little sarcastically . Then [she]_{5753-his cousin} said , ' Well , [papa]_5866-papa , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert wants [you]_5866-papa to begin . '_{[5753-his cousin]} [[Her]_{5753-his cousin} father]_{671-her father} seemed to be hesitating ; and [one]_5661-one might have fancied that [he]_{671-her father} did not wish to pursue the subject . [He]_{671-her father} said rather hastily , ' May , [[my]_{671-her father} dear]_{5845-my dear} , [I]_{671-her father} am not very good at telling a story . [I]_{671-her father} hardly know where to begin . The portrait came into [my]_{671-her father} hands soon after [[my]_{671-her father} father]_{5872-my father} 's death , during the war of the Spanish succession . '_{[671-her father]} [He]_{671-her father} paused again , and with some agitation turned to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} and laid [his]_{671-her father} hand on [his]_{5691-the artist} shoulder—'My [dear Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [he]_0-i said , '_{[671-her father]} the associations this picture brings up to [me]_0-i are very painful ; much more so than [[my]_0-i daughter]_{5906-my daughter} has reason to suspect . It is years since [I]_0-i spoke of [them]_825-them to [any one]_{5901-any one} . But in the short time of [our]_827-our acquaintance , which , however , should be reckoned since [I]_0-i came to know [your]_242-rupert paintings rather than from the day when [I]_0-i first called at [[your]_242-rupert studio]_{828-your studio} , [I]_0-i have come to think of [you]_242-rupert , if [you]_242-rupert will allow [me]_0-i to say so , as [a friend]_{829-a friend} . It is a sad story . [I]_0-i do not know the whole of it , but [I]_0-i will endeavour to repeat the chief incidents . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert was touched by [the old man]_{5911-the old man} 's simplicity and kindly tone . A soft light came into [his]_{5911-the old man} eyes and [his]_{5911-the old man} swarthy cheek grew ruddier as [he]_{5911-the old man} murmured , '_[242-rupert] [You]_242-rupert are very good to [me]_0-i , [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; [I]_0-i shall be happy to do all in [my]_0-i power . ' And [Lady May]_{5912-lady may} looked pleased , and eager to hear what was coming . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know , ' [she]_{5912-lady may} said to [Glanville]_242-rupert , '_[0-i] the picture is like [[[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's sister]_{831-my father 's sister} , who died before [I]_0-i was born , and [I]_0-i am told it is like [me]_0-i . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} brought it from [Spain]_30-spain . [I]_0-i have often wondered why [he]_{274-colonel valence} gave it to [the family]_{832-the family} when [he]_{274-colonel valence} has never been [a friend of [ours]_{832-the family}]_{833-a friend of ours} . ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} [He]_{274-colonel valence} was [a dear friend of [mine]_{5872-my father}]_{834-a dear friend of mine} once , ' replied [[her]_835-you father]_{671-her father} . '_{[274-colonel valence]} If [he]_{274-colonel valence} was not so later , perhaps [I]_0-i am in a measure to blame . But the past is past , and [we]_{832-the family} can never recall it . Let [me]_0-i tell [you]_835-you the history in a few words , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert . ' [He]_0-i looked down , as if collecting [his]_0-i thoughts , and began in a low meditative voice , like [one who watches the scenes of earlier days emerging into daylight]_{5914-one who watches the scenes of earlier days emerging into daylight} , from the dim recesses where they hide , at [his]_0-i summoning . '_[0-i] [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and [I]_0-i were [boys]_836-boys together ; at [home]_693-home , where [[[his]_{274-colonel valence} father]_{838-his father} 's little estate]_{839-his father 's little estate} joined [Trelingham Chase]_{31-trelingham chase} , as [you]_835-you may see in [your]_835-you ride this afternoon ; at [school]_5684-school , where [he]_{274-colonel valence} was [[my]_0-i senior]_{841-my senior} , and [I]_0-i counted it great good fortune that [I]_0-i was allowed to fag for [him]_{274-colonel valence} ; and at [Cambridge]_32-cambridge , where [he]_{274-colonel valence} was so distinguished and [I]_0-i of so little consequence that to be noticed by [him]_{274-colonel valence} was enough to make one proud . [I]_0-i thought [him]_{274-colonel valence} [the finest fellow in [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{842-the finest fellow in the world} ; [I]_0-i loved and admired [him]_{274-colonel valence} and everything [he]_{274-colonel valence} did , and took [him]_{274-colonel valence} as [[my]_0-i pattern hero]_{844-my pattern hero} . When [he]_{274-colonel valence} came down from [the University]_{845-the university} [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} welcomed [him]_{274-colonel valence} as much for [his]_{274-colonel valence} sake as for [mine]_0-i , and [he]_{274-colonel valence} was looked upon as one of [ourselves]_{847-ourselves} . It was a happy time , and [I]_0-i thought it would last for ever . What a charm there was in [his]_{274-colonel valence} company , [his]_{274-colonel valence} bright fanciful talk , [his]_{274-colonel valence} quick reasoning , [his]_{274-colonel valence} decision and boldness of character ! It enchanted [us]_{847-ourselves} all ; and [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} , [Lady Alice Davenant]_{275-lady alice} , who was then [a girl of seventeen]_{849-a girl of seventeen} , fell in love with [him]_{274-colonel valence} and [he]_{274-colonel valence} with [her]_{848-my sister} . [They]_850-they found it out one Long Vacation when [he]_{274-colonel valence} was at [home]_693-home , and [they]_850-they made no secret of it . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} , not unwillingly , gave [his]_{5872-my father} consent . [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had nothing to call wealth , but [he]_{274-colonel valence} was of ancient descent , great talent , and unblemished reputation . [He]_{274-colonel valence} might be expected to win fame in [the world]_{5697-the world} if an opening were afforded [him]_{274-colonel valence} . [[My]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} need not have despaired of being one day [[a Prime Minister]_{855-a prime minister} 's wife]_{856-a prime minister 's wife} did [she]_{848-my sister} marry [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . The engagement was not announced . Both [the young people]_{857-the young people} felt that a delay of some years was inevitable ; and [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} went back to pursue [his]_{274-colonel valence} studies at [Cambridge]_32-cambridge . ' [He]_{274-colonel valence} and [I]_{243-trelingham} were of [the same college]_{5915-the same college} , though in very different sets , for [my]_{243-trelingham} tastes led [me]_{243-trelingham} in the direction of religious and ecclesiastical subjects — in short , towards the movement which , beginning at [Oxford]_33-oxford , had now affected [Cambridge]_32-cambridge also ; whilst [his]_{274-colonel valence} , [I]_{243-trelingham} am sorry to say , had thrown [him]_{274-colonel valence} into society which , intellectual though it may have called itself , was frivolous and unbelieving . [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was [a young man of]_{5916-a young man of} [the world]_{5697-the world} ; [he]_{274-colonel valence} had never been [a fervent Christian]_{5918-a fervent christian} , and [his]_{274-colonel valence} studies and associations received that year an unfortunate bent , from which [they]_{857-the young people} never recovered . [He]_{274-colonel valence} became [an open , a violent atheist]_{5919-an open , a violent atheist} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} said the most daring things , scoffed at the University authorities , took [my]_{243-trelingham} own remonstrances by no means in the affectionate spirit which , [I]_{243-trelingham} trust , dictated them , and saved [himself]_{274-colonel valence} from expulsion only by quitting [Cambridge]_32-cambridge in a fit of passion and taking [his]_{274-colonel valence} name off the books . [He]_{274-colonel valence} returned , [a changed and deteriorated man]_{5920-a changed and deteriorated man} , to [[[his]_{274-colonel valence} father]_{838-his father} 's house]_{5922-his father 's house} . [A ruined man]_{5923-a ruined man} , alas ! for it was well known why [he]_{274-colonel valence} had left [the University]_{34-the university} ; and in those days unbelief roused a universal horror and was visited with social excommunication . It is not so now , '_{[243-trelingham]} said [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , interrupting [himself]_{243-trelingham} . ' No , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert eyes falling as [he]_242-rupert answered ; ' [I]_242-rupert suppose [people]_5883-people are more used to it . But how did the change affect [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} ? Did [she]_{275-lady alice} also give [him]_{274-colonel valence} up ? '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{663-the earl} will tell [you]_{275-lady alice} , '_{[663-the earl]} resumed [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . ' When [[my]_{663-the earl} father]_{5872-my father} heard of this extraordinary and painful lapse in one towards whom [he]_{5872-my father} cherished the kindliest feelings , [he]_{5872-my father} sent for [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and kept [him]_{274-colonel valence} at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} nearly a week , doing [his]_{5872-my father} best by argument and exhortation to bring [him]_{274-colonel valence} into a more suitable frame of mind . [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} [, who knew of what had taken place]_{5926-, who knew of what had taken place} , joined [her]_{275-lady alice} entreaties to [[her]_{275-lady alice} father]_{671-her father} 's ; and [her]_{275-lady alice} evident distress might have wrought upon a more decided temper than that of [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , had pride for the moment not dulled [his]_{274-colonel valence} affection . It proved all in vain . During [their]_5928-their reiterated and , as one may suppose , not very calm discussions , bitter words passed on both sides , and [[my]_{663-the earl} father]_{5872-my father} could never forgive the harsh , the blasphemous denial by [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} of all that [Christians]_{266-christians} deem sacred . [[My]_{663-the earl} sister]_{848-my sister} was no less horror - stricken ; [I]_{663-the earl} can not , however , think [she]_{848-my sister} was much to blame if an affection begun in childhood survived even this rude trial . When [[my]_{663-the earl} father]_{5872-my father} pointed out to [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} that while [he]_{274-colonel valence} continued an unbeliever [his]_{274-colonel valence} marriage with [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} was out of the question , [[my]_{663-the earl} sister]_{848-my sister} silently acquiesced . [She]_{848-my sister} did not pretend that [her]_{848-my sister} feelings had altered ; though [she]_{848-my sister} exhibited much self - control , [she]_{848-my sister} could not , in bidding [[her]_{848-my sister} lover]_{5933-her lover} farewell , but whisper that [she]_{848-my sister} trusted the sky would clear again and all be as before . [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was free , [she]_{848-my sister} said , but [she]_{848-my sister} had given [him]_{274-colonel valence} [her]_{848-my sister} heart and could wait until [he]_{274-colonel valence} was worthy of it . " That will never be , " replied [[my]_{663-the earl} father]_{5872-my father} with some anger . " [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} has no heart [himself]_{274-colonel valence} , and what brain [he]_{274-colonel valence} has will bring [him]_{274-colonel valence} to little good . If [he]_{274-colonel valence} can not believe in [God]_276-god , [you]_{663-the earl} ought never to believe in [him]_{274-colonel valence} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} will only deceive [you]_{663-the earl} . " [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} said nothing , looked for an instant into [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's face , bowed haughtily to [[my]_{663-the earl} father]_{5872-my father} , and turned from the door . Once , and once only , was [he]_{274-colonel valence} fated to cross that threshold again . '_{[663-the earl]} The engagement had been secret , and the secret was not told . After a few days spent in moody seclusion under [[[his]_859-his father]_{838-his father} 's roof]_{861-his father 's roof} , [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} disappeared ; and when [I]_0-i ran down at the end of term to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} [no one]_{5671-no one} could inform [me]_0-i what had become of [him]_{274-colonel valence} . [I]_0-i was more grieved than [I]_0-i cared to show , for [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's anger increased as time went on , and [he]_{5872-my father} forgot the pleasant ways of [the boy]_{864-the boy} to remember only that [they]_865-they had ended in unbelief and blasphemy . [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} never spoke of [Edgar]_{274-colonel valence} , and [I]_0-i was afraid to touch that quivering string , for [I]_0-i saw that [she]_{275-lady alice} suffered . Two years passed , and still no tidings came . [We]_866-we had settled down into [our]_866-we accustomed ways , except that [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} was now [an invalid]_{868-an invalid} , and [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} spent most of [her]_{275-lady alice} time in attending to [his]_{274-colonel valence} comfort . [We]_866-we were not unhappy together . [I]_0-i began to think [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} would never marry , for [she]_{848-my sister} went into no society , and declined more than one brilliant proposal of marriage without assigning any reason . [I]_0-i asked [her]_{848-my sister} one evening whether [she]_{848-my sister} thought [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} might return , whether [she]_{848-my sister} hoped it ; and [she]_{848-my sister} replied : " [I]_0-i can not tell ; but when [I]_0-i gave [him]_{274-colonel valence} [my]_0-i promise it was once for all , and [I]_0-i will never break it . " [I]_0-i argued that [her]_{848-my sister} promise was no longer binding , that [Edgar]_{274-colonel valence} [himself]_{274-colonel valence} had tacitly released [her]_{848-my sister} , since [he]_{274-colonel valence} neither came , nor wrote , nor gave sign that [he]_{274-colonel valence} was living . [I]_0-i might have spared [my]_0-i pains ; they were thrown away upon [her]_{848-my sister} loyal and passionate nature . [Poor Alice]_{275-lady alice} ! ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} ; '_{[275-lady alice]} [you]_{275-lady alice} often remind [me]_0-i of [her]_{848-my sister} , [May]_{244-lady may} , with [your]_{275-lady alice} enthusiasm and poetic outbursts , and the steady look in [your]_{275-lady alice} eyes . There is a wonderful likeness between [you]_{275-lady alice} and [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} when [she]_{848-my sister} was nineteen , in that troubled uncertain time which elapsed from the day of [Edgar]_{274-colonel valence} 's disappearance till [we]_871-we heard of [him]_{274-colonel valence} again . ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} Yes , ' replied [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[274-colonel valence]} [you]_{275-lady alice} did hear of [him]_{274-colonel valence} again , to be sure , and in a singular fashion . [I]_0-i know that part of the story . ' '_[0-i] [You]_{275-lady alice} know some of it , ' said [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . '_{[275-lady alice]} [I]_0-i will now tell [you]_{275-lady alice} the rest , so far as [I]_0-i can unravel this tangled skein . On a certain morning , as [we]_871-we sat at breakfast and the letters were brought in , [I]_0-i noticed that a large one addressed to [me]_0-i seemed quite covered with travel - stains , and before [I]_0-i could think whose writing it was , the post - marks , which were very numerous , caught [my]_0-i attention , and [I]_0-i exclaimed , " A letter from [Spain]_30-spain ; who can have sent it ? " [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} looked up from [her]_{275-lady alice} own correspondence ; and as [I]_0-i held the letter out , [she]_{275-lady alice} said with a kind of gasp , " It is from [Edgar]_{274-colonel valence} , " and sank fainting to the ground . Great confusion ensued , as was natural ; [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} did not recover at once , and when [she]_{275-lady alice} did [her]_{275-lady alice} distress was piteous to see . Joy and grief seemed to be struggling for the mastery ; [she]_{275-lady alice} put out [her]_{275-lady alice} hand as if to grasp the letter , and then , whispering like [one upon whom a great fear has fallen]_{873-one upon whom a great fear has fallen} , [she]_{275-lady alice} said to [me]_0-i , " Look at the date . It may be long ago , and perhaps , now , [he]_{274-colonel valence} is dead . " [I]_0-i can not express to [you]_874-you the passionate yearning [she]_{275-lady alice} threw into [her]_{275-lady alice} words , but [I]_0-i shall never forget them whilst [I]_0-i live . [She]_{275-lady alice} sat trembling , and [I]_0-i broke the seal . It bore a date some twelve months back . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} , who had been silent until now , though painfully agitated , took the letter from [my]_0-i hand as [I]_0-i was on the point of reading it , and said , " [Alice]_{275-lady alice} , [I]_0-i promise that [you]_{275-lady alice} shall hear everything in this which [you]_{275-lady alice} ought to know ; but there may be — in short , [[your]_{275-lady alice} brother]_{876-your brother} and [I]_0-i will read it first , and [you]_{275-lady alice} meanwhile lie down in [[your]_{275-lady alice} own room]_{877-your own room} and endeavour to compose [yourself]_{275-lady alice} . " [She]_{275-lady alice} was led with tottering steps from [the room]_{762-the room} . Even in [my]_0-i haste [I]_0-i was obliged to open the letter carefully , for it was written on the thinnest paper and would have borne very little more ill - usage . It began,—but stay,—I will bring [you]_{275-lady alice} the strange document and [you]_{275-lady alice} shall read its very words . [I]_0-i have kept it among [my]_0-i papers . ' And as [he]_0-i spoke [the Earl]_{663-the earl} rose and left [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} . [Lady May]_{5939-lady may} turned to the window and gazed out on the sky , which had in nothing abated of its sombreness ; in the heavens was a wild and shifting dance of clouds , directed , as it would seem , by an inconstant breeze , and upon the ear came a long low whisper from the waves which could be seen tossing on [the beach]_{5940-the beach} and rolling out again to [sea]_742-sea . [Glanville]_242-rupert was deep in contemplation of the wreck before [him]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [No one]_{5671-no one} , ' [he]_242-rupert said half aloud , '_[0-i] can tell [me]_0-i what to do with this , except [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . ' [The lady]_{722-the lady} came back at the sound of [his]_242-rupert voice . '_[277-ivor] And who is [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor ? ' [she]_{722-the lady} said . Before [he]_242-rupert had time to answer [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} entered . [He]_{243-trelingham} bore in [his]_{243-trelingham} hand a yellow , dingycoloured epistle , which , when it was unfolded , almost fell to pieces . [He]_{243-trelingham} spread it out on a table near the window , for it was growing very dark , and said to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} : '_[277-ivor] [Your]_880-your young eyes will decipher this better than [mine]_0-i . It is written , however , in a beautiful hand . [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} did all things gracefully and was noted for [his]_{274-colonel valence} penmanship . Will [you]_880-your read it aloud ? [[My]_0-i daughter]_{5906-my daughter} knows part of the story , but never till this moment have [I]_0-i shown [her]_{5906-my daughter} [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's letter . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert looked at the paper before [him]_242-rupert . The ink was faded , and in places the lines were uneven ; but [no one]_{5671-no one} could mistake the exquisite character of the hand in which they were traced . There was a date , which [I]_0-i shall not give . But the letter began abruptly . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know , ' it said , '_[0-i] by what name to address [[my]_0-i old friend]_{882-my old friend} , who has perhaps injured [me]_0-i , and who no doubt thinks [I]_0-i have injured [him]_{882-my old friend} . What an age it seems since [I]_0-i left [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ! And what an effort to write that word ! [I]_0-i meant to have done with it until [I]_0-i could come back and claim a promise [I]_0-i shall never , never forget . Ah , [Davenant]_{275-lady alice} , if [you]_{275-lady alice} cared for [me]_0-i or [her]_883-her , if [you]_{275-lady alice} could only understand how brave , how loyal - hearted [she]_883-her was on that day , when heaven and earth , [[her]_883-her father]_{671-her father} and [her]_883-her religion , were against [me]_0-i , [you]_{275-lady alice} would know whether [a man who had once been assured of such an affection could surrender the hope of it]_{885-a man who had once been assured of such an affection could surrender the hope of it} . But what am [I]_0-i doing ? [I]_0-i may have but a moment before the fever comes on again and [my]_0-i brain takes fire . And [I]_0-i have something to say , a task to fulfil , if [my]_0-i hurt is not too much for [me]_0-i . Should [I]_0-i never rise off the bed where [I]_0-i am lying , it will be [your]_{275-lady alice} task then , not [mine]_0-i . This letter will reach [you]_{275-lady alice} somehow . [[My]_0-i nurse]_{886-my nurse} tells [me]_0-i [I]_0-i ought not to write ; but [I]_0-i must , though [I]_0-i were dying . The thing is so strange . Excuse these cramped lines ; [I]_0-i can hardly see what [I]_0-i have written , [my]_0-i eyes pain [me]_0-i so . It is the blow that [wild fellow]_{887-wild fellow} gave [me]_0-i across the forehead when [I]_0-i would not let him,—but [I]_0-i am telling the tale askew . Let [me]_0-i try again . ' [This place]_{5945-this place} is called [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} . [You]_{275-lady alice} never heard of [it]_{35-sepúlveda} , [I]_888-i suppose . A gloomy - sounding name , but [a grand , romantic piece of country]_{5946-a grand , romantic piece of country} , some forty or fifty miles from [Seville]_36-seville , on the spur of [a mountain - range]_{5947-a mountain - range} that [I]_888-i can see from [my]_888-i window , stretching across the horizon to the north like the drop - scene of [a theatre]_{5948-a theatre} . [I]_888-i was brought here wounded , [I]_888-i do n't know how long ago . A week , a month , an eternity , for all [I]_888-i can tell ! Down below in [the valley]_{5949-the valley} [I]_888-i can see , too , the waters of a stream where they broaden into [the deep pool of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{5950-the deep pool of san lucar} . [The convent]_{5951-the convent} stands on the edge of [the pool]_{5952-the pool} , and looks at [it]_{5951-the convent} all day and all night ; for [its]_{5951-the convent} great ruined windows are all on that side . " [The convent]_{5951-the convent} — [what convent]_{5954-what convent} ? " [you]_5955-you ask . It is called [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , [I]_888-i tell [you]_5955-you . Ought [you]_5955-you not , as [a Tractarian]_{5956-a tractarian} , to know who [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} was ? Did [he]_{278-san lucar} not work miracles somewhere , and live in [a cave]_{5957-a cave} , or on a column , or on nothing , for a couple of centuries ? Well , [I]_888-i can not tell [you]_5955-you who [this San Lucar]_{5958-this san lucar} may have been , for it is not [the evangelist]_{5959-the evangelist} , but [a local deity]_{5960-a local deity} . And [he]_{278-san lucar} is dead , and [his]_{278-san lucar} bones used to be kept in [a shrine of fretted silver in [a side - chapel]_{5962-a side - chapel}]_{5961-a shrine of fretted silver in a side - chapel} , which , [I]_888-i should think , was always dark in spite of the lamps [we]_5963-we saw burning all about it . Oh , [my]_888-i head , [my]_888-i head ! [I]_888-i ramble on , as if [I]_888-i had a thousand years to tell this story . '_[888-i] [You]_888-i know [I]_0-i became [an atheist]_{889-an atheist} and [a democrat]_{890-a democrat} before [I]_0-i left [Cambridge]_32-cambridge . [I]_0-i do n't mean to hurt [your]_888-i feelings ; but the history must begin there . And when [I]_0-i quarrelled with [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and went [home]_693-home and spent a week brooding over [my]_0-i prospects , the thought struck [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i might as well join [these Spaniards , who were doing a fine anti - Christian work since completed by [Mendizabal]_{279-mendizabal} , where it was much wanted , expelling [monks]_893-monks , pulling down [monasteries]_{894-monasteries} , turning [the priests]_{895-the priests} adrift , and burning up the foul rubbish that [the Inquisition]_{896-the inquisition} had heaped together and made holy]_{892-these spaniards , who were doing a fine anti - christian work since completed by mendizabal , where it was much wanted , expelling monks , pulling down monasteries , turning the priests adrift , and burning up the foul rubbish that the inquisition had heaped together and made holy} . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had hesitated in [his]_242-rupert reading more than once , now came to a dead pause , and said to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , '_{[279-mendizabal]} Ought [I]_0-i to read all this ? It can only give [you]_{243-trelingham} pain . ' '_{[279-mendizabal]} Never mind , ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} ; '_{[279-mendizabal]} [I]_0-i have read it too often to be pained now . There is not much more of it ; and [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} says truly enough that it is necessary to the understanding of [his]_{274-colonel valence} adventure . ' [The artist]_{5691-the artist} read on : '_{[274-colonel valence]} [I]_0-i sailed from [England]_39-england three days after quitting [[my]_0-i home]_{897-my home} ; and in less than a month was enrolled among [the volunteers who fought for progress]_{898-the volunteers who fought for progress} and against [Don Carlos]_{280-don carlos} . [I]_0-i should like , if [I]_0-i had time , to describe some of [our]_899-our wild picturesque doings in [the South]_{40-the south} . Never had [I]_0-i imagined anything so frantic , strange , stirring ; such a droll medley of old - world romance and unwashed barbarism , of orange - groves , and moonlight , and harsh music , and dusty marches , and raging multitudes of [men]_5873-men and [women , of flying monks , and shrieking and dancing mobs]_{901-women , of flying monks , and shrieking and dancing mobs} , not only in [the great squares]_{902-the great squares} , but in [the churches]_{903-the churches} and [the long - inviolate cloisters]_{904-the long - inviolate cloisters} ; and , in brief , as mad [a world]_{905-a world} , with furious clamours , and a high burning sun to add to the excitement , as there ever was in [the Middle Ages]_{41-the middle ages} . It deadened [my]_0-i feelings of loss to find all things around [me]_0-i going to ruin ; and [I]_0-i was reckless and even happy . ' [I]_0-i do not mind acknowledging that the ruffian band , of which [I]_0-i became captain,—for promotion is rapid in [these parts of the]_{5966-these parts of the} world,—were as savage and [motley a crew]_{5967-motley a crew} as ever escaped hanging . [I]_0-i often seemed to be living over [Gil Blas]_{42-gil blas} on a grander scale , with all the riff - raff of centuries gathered round [me]_0-i and following the tattered banner of the Revolution . But dirty work must be done with dirty tools . [These men]_{5968-these men} were good enough to pull down a system that was worse than [themselves]_{5968-these men} ; for it pretended to have come from [heaven]_807-heaven , and [they]_{5968-these men} did n't much care whether [they]_{5968-these men} came from heaven or hell ; neither did [they]_{5968-these men} trouble as to which of [the two]_{5970-the two} would have [them]_{5968-these men} by and by . [They]_{5968-these men} hated [monkery]_5971-monkery , and [they]_{5968-these men} liked a wild life . [Certain of [them]_{5968-these men}]_{5972-certain of them} , however , were [fierce fanatics]_{5973-fierce fanatics} ; and one of these gave [me]_0-i trouble enough . [He]_5974-he was [a stalwart young fellow]_{5975-a stalwart young fellow} , more gipsy , [I]_0-i should think , than [genuine Spaniard]_{281-genuine spaniard} . [He]_5974-he had been [a monk in [Jaen]_43-jaen]_{5976-a monk in jaen} , and had run away from [[his]_5974-he monastery]_{5977-his monastery} as soon as [he]_5974-he got the chance . How [he]_5974-he delighted in breaking open church - gates , and smashing altars , and pulling the great images down from their pedestals ! [You]_5978-you will not suppose [I]_0-i minded that ! There is only one mythology [I]_0-i would spare for [its]_{5977-his monastery} beauty — not the medieval , which is a fantastic dream,—but that calm old Greek world of loveliness , where the gods are the forms of Nature become breathing marble , and [the heroes]_{5979-the heroes} are daring and human , with [their]_{5979-the heroes} glorious limbs and fair faces . [They]_{5979-the heroes} have no place in [this half - African land]_{5980-this half - african land} brooded over by the sultry air from [Sahara]_44-sahara , and too hot and feverish to bring forth yellow - haired [Greeks]_282-greeks . No , [I]_0-i looked on while [the churches]_{903-the churches} were defaced and [[their]_{903-the churches} shrines]_{5982-their shrines} plundered . But [[my]_0-i gipsy - monk]_{5983-my gipsy - monk} would have gone much further . [He]_{5983-my gipsy - monk} was , as [you]_5984-you would say , [no gentleman]_{5985-no gentleman} . And [he]_{5983-my gipsy - monk} took [my]_0-i reprimands as sullenly as [he]_{5983-my gipsy - monk} dared . '_[0-i] It seems such a while , and yet again the picture is so distinct that it might have been yesterday , since [we]_906-we marched out of [Seville]_36-seville towards [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . At this moment [I]_0-i have before [my]_0-i eyes the stains upon [a great square flagstone]_{907-a great square flagstone} , near [a church]_{908-a church} [we]_906-we passed , where [a priest]_{909-a priest} had lately been killed by [the mob]_{910-the mob} . [Felayo]_283-felayo , [the gipsy]_{911-the gipsy} , pointed [them]_912-them out to [me]_0-i , and said , " [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i had been [there]_913-there . " But [he]_0-i added , " [We]_906-we shall catch some of [them]_912-them , if [they]_912-them have not taken to [their]_912-them heels , at [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . " For [that secluded convent]_{914-that secluded convent} [we]_906-we were making . It was served by [a number of [clergy]_916-clergy , who lived , all except [the chaplain of [the nuns]_{918-the nuns}]_{917-the chaplain of the nuns} , up here at [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda}]_{915-a number of clergy , who lived , all except the chaplain of the nuns , up here at sepúlveda} ; for it was not [a convent of]_{919-a convent of} [men]_5873-men . What led [us]_906-we to make such a long expedition was the knowledge that [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} had never been spoiled , nor [its]_{278-san lucar} cloister invaded , even by [the French]_{284-the french} during the Peninsular War ; and although [its]_{278-san lucar} treasures were at that time hidden for safety , they had come to light again and were worth seizing . And then , the delight of ruining [an untouched shrine]_{921-an untouched shrine} — these were spolia opima to draw [us]_906-we on ! [We]_906-we marched somewhat leisurely , as [Southerns]_{285-southerns} will ; but as [nobody in [Seville]_36-seville]_{922-nobody in seville} quite knew which way [we]_906-we were going , and [any one of [a dozen convents]_{924-a dozen convents}]_{923-any one of a dozen convents} might have been [our]_906-we attraction , [we]_906-we gained [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} without a rumour of the impending catastrophe reaching [the good sisters]_{925-the good sisters} . [They]_926-they were at [their]_926-they beads from morning till night ; and , as [we]_906-we marched up [the valley]_{5949-the valley} late in the afternoon , [we]_906-we could hear the loud voices of [the priests]_{895-the priests} chanting one of [their]_{895-the priests} evening services . [We]_906-we had come in three days , but had left stragglers on [the road]_{5736-the road} , and were now [a company of a hundred and twenty]_{930-a company of a hundred and twenty} . ... [I]_0-i can not continue . The pen drops from [my]_0-i hand . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert naturally paused again . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who had given [him]_242-rupert the closest attention , said , in a sort of impatience , '_[0-i] Please go on . ' And [he]_242-rupert resumed : '_[0-i] It is some days since [I]_0-i broke off , ' said [the manuscript]_{5986-the manuscript} ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder when [I]_0-i shall finish , or whether [I]_0-i shall at all . [I]_0-i have been asleep , [they]_{895-the priests} tell [me]_0-i , and raving a good deal in an unknown tongue . [No one here]_{931-no one here} understands English . But [they]_{895-the priests} have caught a name which [I]_0-i seemed to be incessantly repeating — [her]_932-her name ! Ay de mi ! Let [me]_0-i make an end . But what are the words that [some one]_{933-some one} is faintly singing under [my]_0-i window ? [I]_0-i can just make them out . Apt enough they sound to me,—listen — " ' Las venas con poca sangre , Los ojos con mucha noche . " Little blood in the veins , and heavy night upon the eyelids . [I]_{933-some one} must hasten while [I]_{933-some one} may . [We]_5987-we did nothing that evening except to keep [the passes of [the valley]_{5949-the valley}]_{5988-the passes of the valley} . It was known outside [the convent]_{5951-the convent} that [we]_5987-we had come , and why ; but [the peasants]_{5991-the peasants} had been cowed by the revolutionary frenzy of [the towns]_{626-the towns} , and [we]_5987-we neither expected resistance nor much cared if it were attempted . [We]_5987-we were stirring next day with the sun . What a glorious morning broke over [the valley]_{5949-the valley} and [the stream]_{5994-the stream} , and drove back the darkness towards [the mountains]_{5995-the mountains} as with a single sweep of some glittering sword in heaven ! Such a clear light came over the white monastery walls , and was reflected from [the lake]_{5996-the lake} as [we]_5987-we marched up to the huge wooden gates that divided [the cloister]_{5997-the cloister} from [the world]_{5697-the world} without . [Felayo]_283-felayo beat upon [them]_5999-they with [his]_6000-his thundering club , which had shattered so many before . But [they]_5999-they stood unshaken , and [we]_5987-we saw that if [we]_5987-we were to enter at that point [we]_5987-we must open with a regular assault . As [we]_5987-we hesitated to begin [one of [the men]_{6002-the men}]_{6001-one of the men} cried out that [the church]_{6003-the church} doors would be easier . [That great building]_{6004-that great building} stood outside [the cloister]_{5997-the cloister} and opened on [the public highway]_{6006-the public highway} . [We]_5987-we marched hastily towards [it]_{6004-that great building} ; and what was [our]_5987-we surprise when [we]_5987-we drew near to distinguish the solemn sounds of choral chanting and organ accompaniment within ! " [They]_5999-they are singing Mass , " cried [Felayo]_283-felayo ; " [I]_{933-some one} suppose [they]_5999-they would like to win the crown of martyrdom , as [[their]_5999-they good ancestors]_{6007-their good ancestors} did when [the wicked Moors]_{6008-the wicked moors} slew [them]_5999-they ; " and again [he]_{933-some one} raised [his]_{933-some one} club , this time with effect , against the sacred gates . One blow drove in the rusty lock , a second and a third , aided by the pikes of the rest , broke the framework in pieces , and with yells of rage and triumph [the men]_{6002-the men} rushed in . '_{[933-some one]} Far away , in the dim light , [we]_934-we saw [the priests]_{895-the priests} in [their]_{895-the priests} vestments at the altar , and ranged on each side in [the stalls]_{936-the stalls} [choristers]_{937-choristers} in white , holding books from which , though now in trembling tones , [they]_{937-choristers} were singing . Just as [we]_934-we entered the voices fell silent ; the organ , which stood away in some recess , took up a softer strain ; and [I]_0-i saw [the chief priest]_{938-the chief priest} kneel , then rise again quickly , and lift up the host on high to be adored by [the prostrate throng]_{939-the prostrate throng} . As if maddened at the sight , [Felayo]_283-felayo , who had paused a moment , went wildly up [the church]_{6003-the church} , calling on [us]_934-we to follow , leaped the silver altar - rails , and struck down [the priest]_{941-the priest} where [he]_{941-the priest} stood . In an instant all was confusion . [Felayo]_283-felayo swept the sacred vessels from the altar ; and , as [the choristers]_{942-the choristers} ran out from [[their]_{942-the choristers} stalls]_{943-their stalls} in deadly terror , some to rescue [the priest]_{941-the priest} from being trampled on , [others]_5757-others to take up [their]_5757-others holy things which lay on the ground , and [one or two of the bolder spirits]_{946-one or two of the bolder spirits} to thrust back [Felayo]_283-felayo , [I]_0-i looked up and beheld [that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} . Hideous [he]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} seemed , with swarthy face and malignant flashing eyes , [his]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} arm again uplifted for destruction , and [his]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} voice ringing through [the church]_{6003-the church} in a defiant shriek . And as [I]_0-i lifted [my]_0-i eyes the clear morning light came in through the windows of [the chancel]_{949-the chancel} , flooding [the space above [him]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon}]_{950-the space above him} ; and [I]_0-i saw , as in a vision of glory , a face that [I]_0-i knew , with an expression that was all tenderness and divine tranquillity , shining down on the confusion unmoved , and a host of figures in glorious raiment about it . " [Alice]_{275-lady alice} ! " [I]_0-i cried , and sprang upon the altar , as [Felayo]_283-felayo lifted [his]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} head and caught sight of the picture . For it was a picture , not a vision or a dream . Above the altar , like [the tutelary saint of [the]_952-the]_{951-the tutelary saint of the} [place , depicted in mysterious attitude and with the symbolism of some Catholic doctrine]_{953-place , depicted in mysterious attitude and with the symbolism of some catholic doctrine} , [Alice]_{275-lady alice} , whom [I]_0-i had left in [England]_39-england , of whom [I]_0-i dreamt day and night , was before [my]_0-i eyes ; and [her]_{275-lady alice} glance seemed to go through [my]_0-i very heart . [I]_0-i stood bewildered ; the next moment [I]_0-i was recalled to [myself]_0-i by [Felayo]_283-felayo 's voice , as [he]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} thundered out , " Ho , [comrades]_954-comrades , mount up here and pull down [this Virgin of [the monks]_{956-the monks}]_{955-this virgin of the monks} . " [I]_0-i caught [him]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} by the throat and flung [him]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} to the ground , leaping after [him]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} as [he]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} fell . " Down , [dog]_957-dog , " [I]_0-i shouted ; " [you]_957-dog shall not touch the picture . " [He]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} was so taken aback by the unexpected assault that for a little while [he]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} stared at [me]_0-i without answering . Then , gathering [himself]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} up for a spring , [he]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} strove to get from under [my]_0-i hand ; but [I]_0-i held [him]_{947-that miscreant standing on the altar like a conquering demon} fast by the throat , and while [the others]_{746-the others} came round in amazement , [I]_0-i cried out , " [You]_957-dog may pull [the church]_{6003-the church} to pieces and plunder what [you]_957-dog will , but [this Madonna]_{960-this madonna} remains sacred . [I]_0-i claim it for [myself]_0-i . " [I]_0-i can not say what [they]_{746-the others} thought of [me]_0-i , but [none]_961-none were so fanatical as [the gipsy]_{911-the gipsy} , and [they]_{746-the others} seemed to respect [my]_0-i whim , for [they]_{746-the others} drew back and began to form into parties to despoil the rest of [the church]_{6003-the church} and invade [the convent]_{5951-the convent} . Even whilst [I]_0-i knelt with [Felayo]_283-felayo in [my]_0-i grasp , [I]_0-i could see [the nuns]_{918-the nuns} , who were separated by a carved screen from the body of [the church]_{6003-the church} , as [they]_{918-the nuns} stood shivering in the midst of [[their]_{918-the nuns} cloistered aisle]_{967-their cloistered aisle} , uncertain whether to flee or remain . [Felayo]_283-felayo turned [himself]_283-felayo under [me]_0-i . " Let [me]_0-i go , " [he]_0-i said ; " [I]_0-i will not touch [your]_283-felayo accursed picture . "—"Do [you]_283-felayo promise ? " [I]_0-i asked . [He]_0-i answered through [his]_0-i teeth , " Yes , [I]_0-i promise . " [I]_0-i allowed [him]_0-i to rise to [his]_0-i feet ; but , no sooner had [he]_0-i done so , than , drawing [his]_0-i sword , [he]_0-i slashed [me]_0-i across the forehead , and had not [my]_0-i peaked cap partly warded the blow , that would have been the end of [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . [I]_0-i was , however , only half - stunned , and with a rapidity equal to [his]_0-i own , [I]_0-i drove the sword [I]_0-i held in [my]_0-i hand through [the villain]_{968-the villain} 's heart . With a frightful roar of pain [he]_0-i fell dead beside [the priest whose life , in the crush and confusion]_{969-the priest whose life , in the crush and confusion} , had been trampled out of [him]_0-i . ' Meanwhile , [the invaders]_{6010-the invaders} were breaking down [the cloister]_{5997-the cloister} , tearing from [their]_{6010-the invaders} places silver lamps and the precious gates of [the various shrines]_{6012-the various shrines} , rending the vestments to pieces , and hurling the great crucifixes to the ground . The noise , the riot , were indescribable . [I]_0-i appointed [a couple of [men]_5873-men]_{6013-a couple of men} to guard the high altar ; and seeing what was likely to happen now [the soldiers]_{6015-the soldiers} were getting infuriated , [I]_0-i made [my]_0-i way over the fallen screen into [[the nuns]_{918-the nuns} '_[0-i] cloister]_{6017-the nuns ' cloister} , and endeavoured to restore a little order amid the confusion . [I]_0-i told [the sisters]_{970-the sisters} [they]_{970-the sisters} were free to depart , but that resistance was impossible . If [they]_{970-the sisters} wished to be dealt with kindly , let [them]_{970-the sisters} go to [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} and prepare lodgings and refreshments for [the wounded]_{971-the wounded} , of whom there were [several on both sides]_{972-several on both sides} . For [the younger priests]_{973-the younger priests} , when [their]_{973-the younger priests} blood was up , did not hesitate to grapple with [the soldiers]_{6015-the soldiers} . There is always in [the Spanish temper a wild devil]_{975-the spanish temper a wild devil} to be roused ; and [these sons of [the sanctuary]_{977-the sanctuary}]_{976-these sons of the sanctuary} were as eager for the fray as [[their]_{976-these sons of the sanctuary} assailants]_{978-their assailants} , after [they]_{976-these sons of the sanctuary} had seen [their]_{976-these sons of the sanctuary} mass interrupted and [the priest]_{941-the priest} flung down . But [they]_{976-these sons of the sanctuary} had no weapons , except the fragments of the woodwork and church furniture ; and in no long time [they]_{976-these sons of the sanctuary} were overpowered . When the high altar was understood to be [my]_0-i share of the spoils , a general rush was made towards [the chapel of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{980-the chapel of san lucar} . [I]_0-i followed out of curiosity , for [I]_0-i could not bring [myself]_0-i to lay a profane hand upon anything in a place where [Alice]_{275-lady alice} seemed to be gazing at [me]_0-i , and with [her]_{275-lady alice} heavenly presence reproving [my]_0-i unhallowed thoughts . [I]_0-i saw [the shrine]_{981-the shrine} dismantled , the dust of [the saint]_{982-the saint} scattered where [[his]_{982-the saint} worshippers]_{983-his worshippers} had knelt for ages to ask [his]_{982-the saint} intercession , the lamps quenched and borne away by [the soldiery]_{984-the soldiery} , the huge windows broken , and [the church]_{6003-the church} from end to end made a wreck,—all things in [it]_{6003-the church} ruined save the exquisite vision looking down upon the high altar . [The men]_{6002-the men} ate and drank about [the place]_{987-the place} , and jeered [[their]_{6002-the men} prisoners]_{988-their prisoners} , and would have quarrelled over the spoil , had not an order come towards mid - day from [Seville]_36-seville , directing [us]_989-we to quit [the convent]_{5951-the convent} and take up [[our]_989-we quarters]_{991-our quarters} in [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} . ' [I]_992-i was greatly embarrassed , for [I]_992-i would not leave the portrait of [Alice]_{275-lady alice} to the mercy of [the new imagebreakers]_{6018-the new imagebreakers} ; and yet go [we]_989-we must . In this perplexity , [one of [the wounded priests]_{6020-the wounded priests}]_{6019-one of the wounded priests} whispered to [me]_992-i that , if [I]_992-i wished to save [the Virgin]_{802-the virgin} , there was a secure place under the altar where it might be hidden . Let [me]_992-i send [the rest]_{6022-the rest} away and [he]_{6019-one of the wounded priests} would show [me]_992-i . [I]_992-i thought the matter out for a while . [We]_989-we could not get [the wounded]_{971-the wounded} to [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} without mules , of which [we]_989-we had very few . Whatever was to be done must be done at once ; but to stay for [the wounded]_{971-the wounded} could not be an infringement of orders . [I]_992-i sent [men]_5873-men off to find means of transport ; and , keeping only [three whom [I]_992-i knew to be [loyal fellows]_{6027-loyal fellows}]_{6026-three whom i knew to be loyal fellows} , when [the church]_{6003-the church} was cleared [I]_992-i bade [the priest]_{941-the priest} show [me]_992-i the hiding - place of which [he]_{941-the priest} spoke . [He]_{941-the priest} was badly hurt , but [he]_{941-the priest} contrived to reach the altar , and touching the great slab at which mass had been said , [he]_{941-the priest} made it move out of [its]_{6003-the church} place noiselessly . There was [a dry vault underneath]_{6030-a dry vault underneath} , and several huge coffers in [it]_{6030-a dry vault underneath} where treasure had once been stored . If the altar were broken down , [the vault]_{6031-the vault} would be discovered ; otherwise , it was safe enough . [We]_993-we unfastened the great picture , not without difficulty , from its place on the wall ; covered it with remnants of the heavy silk hangings ; and were so fortunate as to come upon a chest which would hold it under lock and key . [I]_992-i took possession of the key , which is now under [my]_992-i pillow , and will never leave [me]_992-i till the picture is removed to some fitter resting - place . [The priest]_{941-the priest} explained to [me]_992-i the secret of the spring ; and the great slab , revolving once more , concealed from [the returning soldiery]_{6033-the returning soldiery} what [we]_993-we had done . '_[992-i] [They]_992-i were anxious to get off with [their]_992-i booty ; [we]_993-we left [the convent]_{5951-the convent} — bare , a habitation for the beasts of [the field]_{995-the field} , and a shelter for owls and other night - birds ; and by the evening [[our]_993-we men]_{996-our men} were lodged in [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} . [My]_0-i head was aching from the sword - stroke of [Felayo]_283-felayo ; [I]_0-i could get no farther than [the farmhouse where [I]_0-i am now lying]_{997-the farmhouse where i am now lying} . [I]_0-i know that [I]_0-i have had an attack of brain - fever . [The detachment [I]_0-i commanded]_{998-the detachment i commanded} has gone , [I]_0-i can not say on what errand ; for it went in haste , leaving [me]_0-i to [my]_0-i fate . [These good nuns]_{999-these good nuns} look upon [me]_0-i as [a guardian angel]_{1000-a guardian angel} ; all [they]_{999-these good nuns} saw was that [I]_0-i protected [[their]_{999-these good nuns} Madonna]_{1001-their madonna} from destruction and [themselves]_{999-these good nuns} from insult . [They]_{999-these good nuns} are not aware that [I]_0-i helped to overturn many a shrine before [I]_0-i came to [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . [They]_{999-these good nuns} tell [me]_0-i [I]_0-i have been near dying . Why not ? Should [I]_0-i live , is there any prospect for [me]_0-i ? The vision of [Alice]_{275-lady alice} forbids [me]_0-i to join [[my]_0-i old companions]_{1002-my old companions} ; [I]_0-i can not bear to think that [I]_0-i might see [her]_{275-lady alice} face again , looking down on [me]_0-i in [the next sanctuary [I]_0-i profaned]_{1003-the next sanctuary i profaned} . All [I]_0-i desire is to rescue the canvas whereon [she]_{275-lady alice} breathes and lives , and return with it to [England]_39-england . If [I]_0-i die before this can be accomplished , [I]_0-i charge [you]_1004-you to see to it . [The convent]_{5951-the convent} will never be dwelt in again ; and [you]_1004-you will have small difficulty in securing this miraculous piece of driftwood . What its history may be , [I]_0-i do not know . [I]_0-i have been too weak to put any questions about it ; and [these sisters]_{1006-these sisters} , though well - meaning , are extremely ignorant . [I]_0-i doubt that [they]_{1006-these sisters} could tell [me]_0-i the true story ; legends , of course , [they]_{1006-these sisters} have in plenty . ' [Davenant]_{275-lady alice} , if [I]_{1006-these sisters} get well , [you]_1004-you must prepare [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to receive [me]_{1006-these sisters} , if only once , within [his]_{243-trelingham} threshold . [I]_{1006-these sisters} will not entrust the portrait of [Alice]_{275-lady alice} to another . But when [I]_{1006-these sisters} have put it into [his]_{243-trelingham} hands , [I]_{1006-these sisters} will turn again and [he]_{243-trelingham} shall see [me]_{1006-these sisters} no more until [he]_{243-trelingham} welcomes [me]_{1006-these sisters} as [[[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's husband]_{6035-his daughter 's husband} . '_{[1006-these sisters]} Thank the kind fates that have suffered [me]_0-i to write this . [I]_0-i am dead tired . [I]_0-i shall sleep now ; and perhaps never waken . But this letter , at all events , will reach [you]_1007-you . Say to [Alice,—ah]_{286-alice,—ah} no , [you]_1007-you will give [her]_{286-alice,—ah} no message from [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i hear the voice singing again the self - same words beneath [my]_0-i window — " Las venas con poco sangre , Los ojos con mucha noche , Lo halló en el campo aquella , [Vida y muerte de los hombres]_{1008-vida y muerte de los hombres} . " How pretty these old Spanish romances are ! But it was not in the field that either love or death found [me]_0-i ; yet , weak though [I]_0-i may be , [I]_0-i am strong enough to meet [my]_0-i fate , come when and how it will . E. V. ' There was no other signature . '_[0-i] Was [I]_0-i not right , ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , '_[0-i] in calling that a strange letter ? As [you]_1007-you have read it to [me]_0-i , so did [I]_0-i read it to [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} , keeping an anxious eye on the door at which [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} had gone out , and every moment dreading [her]_{275-lady alice} return . What could [we]_1010-we say to [her]_{275-lady alice} ? Was it possible to hide [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's danger , or the likelihood of [his]_{274-colonel valence} arrival at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ? Breaking a heavy silence , [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} observed , " This has taken almost a year to reach its destination . Should [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} be still living , [we]_1010-we must expect [him]_{274-colonel valence} in [England]_39-england soon ; nor can [I]_0-i decline to accept , even from [his]_{274-colonel valence} hands , a portrait which has long been wanting in [[our]_1010-we gallery]_{1012-our gallery} . " [I]_0-i looked at [him]_{5872-my father} in surprise . " What ! " [I]_0-i said ; " has not [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} dreamt the whole story ? [His]_{274-colonel valence} letter was written during an access of brain - fever ; and must [we]_1010-we not suppose that [his]_{274-colonel valence} constant brooding on the loss of [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} , combined with reminiscences of the legend of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} , has shaped [his]_{274-colonel valence} fancies to this extraordinary result ? " — " No , " replied [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} ; " [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} must have done what [he]_{274-colonel valence} describes . Either [he]_{274-colonel valence} never knew or has forgotten the story of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} . [You]_0-i see [he]_{274-colonel valence} does not once refer to it . " ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} And may [I]_0-i ask , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert , '_[0-i] what is the legend of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will tell [you]_0-i , ' replied [[his]_242-rupert host]_{5789-his host} . '_[0-i] [Ours]_1015-ours , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , is not itself a very ancient peerage . It dates from Charles II . , when [Sir William Davenant]_{287-sir william davenant} became [Viscount Davenant]_{288-viscount davenant} and [Earl of Trelingham]_{252-the earl} . But in [[his]_{287-sir william davenant} wife]_{1017-his wife} was represented [a much older line]_{1018-a much older line} ; and it was chiefly by reason of [his]_{287-sir william davenant} marriage with [her]_{1017-his wife} that [Sir William]_{287-sir william davenant} was raised to [the House of Lords]_{1019-the house of lords} . [She]_{1017-his wife} was the last of [that old West Country stock]_{1020-that old west country stock} , [the Trelinghams of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1021-the trelinghams of trelingham} . [[Her]_{1017-his wife} father]_{671-her father} died abroad during the usurpation of [Cromwell]_289-cromwell ; and [[his]_{287-sir william davenant} brothers]_{1023-his brothers} — [the family]_{832-the family} were [Roman Catholic]_{1025-roman catholic} — had taken orders at [Rome]_18-rome and [St. Omer]_{47-st. omer} , but died before [him]_{287-sir william davenant} . Hence the title of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} became extinct . But [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} inherited in [her]_{272-lady elizabeth} own right the estates which had gone with [it]_1026-it ; and [she]_{272-lady elizabeth} was in [a convent]_{1027-a convent} when [[her]_{272-lady elizabeth} father]_{671-her father} died . The family chronicles add that [the convent]_{5951-the convent} was in [Spain]_30-spain , but not the name or precise situation . [She]_{272-lady elizabeth} was on the point of taking the veil , and had [she]_{272-lady elizabeth} done so , there is no doubt [the estates of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1030-the estates of trelingham} would have passed to [the Commonwealth]_{1031-the commonwealth} . [She]_{272-lady elizabeth} was persuaded , therefore , to return [home]_693-home . [[Her]_{272-lady elizabeth} nearest relative]_{1033-her nearest relative} , [a Protestant cousin]_{1034-a protestant cousin} , sought [her]_{272-lady elizabeth} hand ; but [he]_{1034-a protestant cousin} was grasping and ambitious , and twenty years older than [the lady]_{722-the lady} . [She]_{272-lady elizabeth} refused [him]_{1034-a protestant cousin} , and bestowed [herself]_{272-lady elizabeth} and [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} on [Sir William Davenant]_{287-sir william davenant} , who , though not of [her]_{272-lady elizabeth} faith , was chivalrous enough to respect it . [She]_{272-lady elizabeth} loved [him]_{287-sir william davenant} so well that , in course of time , [she]_{272-lady elizabeth} joined [[our]_1036-we communion]_{1037-our communion} , and [[her]_{272-lady elizabeth} children]_{1038-her children} were brought up in the doctrine of [the English Church]_{1039-the english church} . [She]_{272-lady elizabeth} died young , however , and the story ran that [she]_{272-lady elizabeth} repented of having changed [her]_{272-lady elizabeth} religion . Certain it is that a mystery attached to [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} — the name by which [she]_{272-lady elizabeth} was usually designated in honour of [the ancient line]_{1040-the ancient line} . [She]_{272-lady elizabeth} would never allow [her]_{272-lady elizabeth} portrait to be painted ; and when [I]_0-i was [a boy]_{1041-a boy} its place in [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} — at the very spot where [we]_1036-we are now sitting — was indicated by a purple veil on which in black letter was inscribed the name of [Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} , [Countess of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1043-countess of trelingham} , with the dates of [her]_{272-lady elizabeth} birth and decease . What was the explanation ? Well , here [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's story came in . It was said that , when [a girl at [[her]_{272-lady elizabeth} Spanish convent]_{1045-her spanish convent}]_{1044-a girl at her spanish convent} , [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} had been chosen , by [a painter whose name [we]_1036-we never heard]_{1046-a painter whose name we never heard} , to represent [the Virgin in a great altar - piece]_{1047-the virgin in a great altar - piece} ; and that an instinct of reverence , mingled perhaps with remorse , determined [her]_{272-lady elizabeth} never to allow , for ends of pride or vanity , that countenance to be depicted by [a worldly artist]_{1048-a worldly artist} , which had been dedicated to religion and enshrined above an altar . [We]_1036-we did not often repeat the legend ; [we]_1036-we had no picture to show , and assuredly [we]_1036-we did not dream that a resemblance existed between the features of [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} and those of [[her]_{272-lady elizabeth} far - away ancestress]_{1050-her far - away ancestress} . [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's letter was a revelation . ' While [we]_1036-we talked [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} came back , looking so pale that [I]_{274-colonel valence} ran to [her]_{275-lady alice} , expecting [her]_{275-lady alice} to faint in [my]_{274-colonel valence} arms . [She]_{275-lady alice} thanked [me]_{274-colonel valence} in a feeble voice , but declared that [she]_{275-lady alice} was strong enough to bear anything save uncertainty . [I]_{274-colonel valence} gave [her]_{275-lady alice} the letter ; [she]_{275-lady alice} sat down and was absorbed in it , reading with eager haste , turning back sometimes as though fearing to lose a word , and quite unmindful of [our]_1036-we presence . [She]_{275-lady alice} uttered no exclamation when [he]_{274-colonel valence} spoke of seeing [her]_{275-lady alice} above the altar ; [she]_{275-lady alice} was too intent on the sequel , and [I]_{274-colonel valence} dreaded to see [her]_{275-lady alice} come to [his]_{274-colonel valence} last words . As [she]_{275-lady alice} did so a fit of shuddering seized [her]_{275-lady alice} . But with a strong effort [she]_{275-lady alice} mastered [her]_{275-lady alice} emotion , and saying only , " [I]_{274-colonel valence} will wait , [I]_{274-colonel valence} will wait , " [she]_{275-lady alice} let the paper fall to [her]_{275-lady alice} feet and came and put [her]_{275-lady alice} arms about [[our]_1036-we father]_{6038-our father} 's neck . " [Papa]_290-papa , " [she]_{275-lady alice} said , " do not fear [me]_{274-colonel valence} ; [I]_{274-colonel valence} will be [a good daughter]_{6039-a good daughter} . Only let , let [Edgar]_{274-colonel valence} come . [He]_{274-colonel valence} will not be so unbelieving then . See how this strange thing has softened [him]_{274-colonel valence} . By and by [he]_{274-colonel valence} will follow [your]_290-papa advice , and [we]_1036-we shall be happy . " [Her]_{275-lady alice} voice broke , [her]_{275-lady alice} eyes streamed with tears . " Very well , " [[my]_{274-colonel valence} father]_{5872-my father} replied , " if [he]_1051-he comes [I]_{274-colonel valence} will see [him]_1051-he . But [you]_{275-lady alice} must be patient . "—"I will , [I]_{274-colonel valence} will , " [she]_{275-lady alice} whispered , and took up the letter again and was lost in it . '_{[274-colonel valence]} Patience ! It was a wise word . The months passed and [he]_1051-he did not arrive . [[My]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} was falling into a decline , [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} hastening to [[his]_{5872-my father} grave]_{1054-his grave} ; and , [I]_0-i confess it with shame , [I]_0-i had fierce thoughts about [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Why did [he]_1051-he not write ? But perhaps [he]_1051-he had expired at Sepúlveda . [I]_0-i did not think so . [I]_0-i hated [him]_1051-he . ' On a dark cold evening in November , when the snow was lying deep , [[my]_{5872-my father} father]_{5872-my father} breathed [his]_{5872-my father} last . [We]_6042-we buried [him]_1051-he on [the bleak hillside]_{6043-the bleak hillside} , which looks almost as cold and dark this morning . '_{[5872-my father]} And , interrupting [himself]_{5872-my father} , [the Earl]_{663-the earl} pointed out to [Glanville]_242-rupert where [the old gray church of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1056-the old gray church of trelingham} rose up from [the precipitous shore]_{1057-the precipitous shore} , with [the green churchyard]_{1058-the green churchyard} and the mounds of the dead on [every side of [it]_{1058-the green churchyard}]_{1059-every side of it} . [He]_{5872-my father} resumed : ' The next day , late in the afternoon , as [I]_{5872-my father} was seated in [[my]_{5872-my father} study]_{6044-my study} , and [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} was reclining in [[her]_{275-lady alice} own room]_{6045-her own room} , too much exhausted to move , [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} was announced . [He]_{5872-my father} gave no name [I]_{5872-my father} bade [them]_6047-them show [him]_{5872-my father} into [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} . [I]_{5872-my father} entered , and [my]_{5872-my father} eyes fell on [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Through the windows [I]_{5872-my father} could see that it was snowing fast . '_{[5872-my father]} [He]_{5872-my father} stood wrapt in furs , bareheaded , and immovable , with the scar quite plain on [his]_{5872-my father} forehead . When [he]_{5872-my father} saw [me]_0-i , [his]_{5872-my father} movement testified surprise . " [I]_0-i asked to see [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , " [he]_{5872-my father} murmured . Then [he]_{5872-my father} observed that [I]_0-i wore deep mourning . " Is [any one dead]_{1060-any one dead} ? " [he]_{5872-my father} cried excitedly ; " is [Alice]_{275-lady alice} — ? " [I]_0-i interrupted [him]_{5872-my father} . " [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} is dead , not [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} . What is [you]_{5872-my father} business , [Mr. Valence]_291-valence ? " The words were cold and unfriendly , but [I]_0-i was much moved . [He]_{5872-my father} looked like [one risen from the grave]_{1062-one risen from the grave} ; [his]_{5872-my father} soldierly bearing could not disguise the feebleness of [his]_{5872-my father} health . [He]_{5872-my father} had suffered , and the sword - stroke of [Felayo]_283-felayo had been almost fatal . But [he]_{5872-my father} must not see [Alice]_{275-lady alice} . " Did [my]_0-i letter from [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} reach [you]_0-i ? " [he]_{5872-my father} inquired . " Yes ; but why did [you]_0-i not write again ? " [He]_{5872-my father} smiled . " When [I]_0-i quitted [[my]_0-i farmhouse]_{1063-my farmhouse} , " [he]_{5872-my father} said , " [I]_0-i took service in [the regular army]_{1064-the regular army} . [I]_0-i was wounded again , taken prisoner , carried into [Estremadura]_{48-estremadura} , and did not escape till seven weeks ago . Why should [I]_0-i have written ? Would [Alice]_{275-lady alice} have seen [my]_0-i letters ? " " ' [I]_{5872-my father} do not know , " was [my]_{5872-my father} answer ; " but had [you]_0-i come in [[my]_{5872-my father} father]_{5872-my father} 's lifetime , for [her]_{275-lady alice} sake [he]_{5872-my father} would have granted [you]_0-i an interview . [He]_{5872-my father} would have done no more ; and , [Valence]_291-valence , unless [you]_0-i are changed neither will [I.]_{5872-my father} " '_{[5872-my father]} [He]_{5872-my father} answered , alas ! in [his]_{5872-my father} old firm voice , " [I]_0-i am not changed ; do not think it . Nor is [my]_0-i love for [Alice]_{275-lady alice} . " ' " Be it so , " was [my]_{5872-my father} reply , " then [you]_0-i may look for the same course from [me]_{5872-my father} that [[my]_{5872-my father} father]_{5872-my father} would have pursued . " '_{[5872-my father]} " And what is that , may [I]_0-i ask ? " ' [I]_0-i knew very well the answer [I]_0-i meant to give . It was imperative on [me]_0-i as [a son]_{6051-a son} and [a Christian]_{6052-a christian} ; but it would cost [me]_0-i a sharp pang to utter it , when [I]_0-i thought of [[my]_0-i poor sister]_{6053-my poor sister} lying dangerously ill , without heart or hope , and the desolate future before [us]_6054-us . [I]_0-i delayed the fatal moment . Instead of replying , [I]_0-i said to [Valence]_291-valence , " Did [you]_291-valence return to [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , as [you]_291-valence hoped?"—"Return ? " [he]_291-valence cried ; " had [I]_0-i not returned and brought away the portrait , do [you]_291-valence think [I]_0-i should have ventured hither to - day ? The picture is waiting at [[your]_291-valence lodge gates]_{6055-your lodge gates} . Will [you]_291-valence receive it ? Will [you]_291-valence tell [some of [[your]_291-valence servants]_{6057-your servants}]_{6056-some of your servants} to bring it up ? Do [you]_291-valence know anything about it ? " '_[0-i] [I]_0-i told [him]_1065-he the story as briefly as [I]_0-i could . [He]_1065-he was surprised and attentive . " Why , " [he]_1065-he said , " this , if [I]_0-i believed in a special Providence , should be a decisive intimation that [Alice]_{275-lady alice} and [I]_0-i were made for [one another]_{630-one another} . [You]_0-i grant it , surely , [Davenant]_{275-lady alice} . " ' [I]_0-i shook [my]_0-i head . " There are coincidences , " [I]_0-i answered , " which have an evil purport . [I]_0-i can not think , if [you]_1065-he are unchanged , that this will come to good . " '_[0-i] [I]_0-i gave the order [he]_1065-he suggested . While [we]_1067-we sat speechless — for what could [we]_1067-we touch upon that would not be painful?—awaiting the return of [the servants with the picture]_{1068-the servants with the picture} , [I]_0-i became more and more uneasy lest [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} should come in . And what was to be the end ? On such a night [I]_0-i could not turn [[my]_0-i bitterest enemy]_{1070-my bitterest enemy} from the door . [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} to sleep at [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} , the night after [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's funeral ! It was strange , it was most undesirable , yet [I]_0-i saw no way out of it . [I]_0-i could not help asking [him]_1065-he , " How long have [you]_1065-he been in [England]_39-england ? [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's death was announced six days ago . " " ' Very likely , " [he]_1065-he replied ; " [I]_{6002-the men} landed at [Plymouth]_49-plymouth that very day , and came with the utmost speed hither . At first [I]_{6002-the men} thought of preparing [you]_0-i for [my]_{6002-the men} arrival . But [you]_0-i might have declined seeing [me]_{6002-the men} , and [I]_{6002-the men} judged it better to take [you]_0-i by surprise and trust to the generous impulses"—he spoke with frank courtesy ; how winning [I]_{6002-the men} used to think it!—"which have always seemed to [me]_{6002-the men} inherent in [the family of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{6058-the family of trelingham} . [I]_{6002-the men} saw [no one]_{5671-no one} — [I]_{6002-the men} was not aware of [[your]_0-i father]_{6060-your father} 's illness , much less of what has happened . " '_{[6002-the men]} [The men]_{6002-the men} were coming in slowly with [their]_{6002-the men} burden . [I]_0-i could not but think , as the door opened , of another and a sad burden that had been carried out yesterday . [I]_0-i would not have [them]_{6002-the men} stay in [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , or go up to [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} ; and the tall package was set up against a bookcase in [[my]_0-i study]_{6044-my study} . Lamps were kindled , and [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and [I]_0-i , with equal agitation , tore off the coverings , and the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} broke upon [my]_0-i view . At first , like [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , [I]_0-i saw nothing of the accessories which are all that is now left of the painting . It was the face [I]_0-i sought ; and oh ! how strangely it resembled [Alice]_{275-lady alice} when [she]_{275-lady alice} was yet untouched by grief and all [her]_{275-lady alice} thoughts were of [the innocent home in which [she]_{275-lady alice} had been brought up]_{1077-the innocent home in which she had been brought up} , or of the heavenly world that religion unfolded to [her]_{275-lady alice} . [I]_0-i gazed and gazed . Can [you]_1078-you realise what it is to have the dead beautiful past resuscitated , as at a stroke — the past , which [you]_1078-you deemed irrevocable ? [I]_0-i felt pity and deep regret , and a kind of protest that these things should be — a young life faded and marriage impossible . The fate of [Alice]_{275-lady alice} , of [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} [himself]_{274-colonel valence} , scarred and maimed as [he]_{274-colonel valence} came before [me]_0-i , [our]_1079-our friendship turned to estrangement — it was too much . [I]_0-i knew not how to speak , or what to do ; and when [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , laying [his]_{274-colonel valence} hand on [my]_0-i shoulder , said , " Do [you]_0-i think [I]_0-i can live without seeing [her?—have]_{1080-her?—have} pity on [me]_0-i , " [I]_0-i could only reply that in the morning [they]_1081-they should meet , and then — then , if [she]_{275-lady alice} held to [her]_{275-lady alice} promise , [I]_0-i would do all that [a brother]_{1082-a brother} should . ' On this understanding [we]_1079-our parted for the night . [I]_{275-lady alice} went to [[my]_{275-lady alice} own chamber]_{6061-my own chamber} , [he]_{274-colonel valence} to [his]_{274-colonel valence} , but there was no sleep for either of [us]_1079-our . How was [I]_{275-lady alice} to reconcile [[my]_{275-lady alice} father]_{5872-my father} 's wishes and the honour of [a family which had ever been true to Church and King]_{6063-a family which had ever been true to church and king} , with the opinions , the character , the inclinations of [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ? [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , it is true , had exacted no promise from [me]_{275-lady alice} ; and [[my]_{275-lady alice} sister]_{848-my sister} , though not of age , wanted so few months of it that to all intents [she]_{848-my sister} might be deemed [[her]_{848-my sister} own mistress]_{6065-her own mistress} . But the very existence of [[our]_1079-our house]_{6066-our house} was at stake . Who could say that the succession to name and property would not pass to [[my]_{275-lady alice} sister]_{848-my sister} 's issue ? There was [no other relative]_{6068-no other relative} but [a distant cousin]_{6069-a distant cousin} , and [he]_{6069-a distant cousin} unmarried , and what if [[her]_{848-my sister} children]_{1038-her children} were brought up [atheists]_{6071-atheists} and [democrats]_{6072-democrats} ? [I]_{275-lady alice} shuddered at the thought , and [my]_{275-lady alice} former resolution shone out in the clearest light of reason as of religious duty . But , on the other side , was [[my]_{275-lady alice} sister]_{848-my sister} 's happiness , perhaps [her]_{275-lady alice} life . '_{[275-lady alice]} With the morning came another anxiety . How was [I]_0-i to prepare [Alice]_{275-lady alice} for the surprise , the tumultuous joy , that [she]_{275-lady alice} would undoubtedly feel , and for all the momentous issues that hung upon the next few hours ! [Her]_{275-lady alice} feeble health , endangered by mental anguish so long endured , would give way under this new strain were [she]_{275-lady alice} to meet it without warning . [I]_0-i hastened to [[Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's room]_{1083-valence 's room} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} was already dressed , and [his]_{274-colonel valence} fatigued look showed [me]_0-i that [he]_{274-colonel valence} had slept as little as [I.]_0-i In a few words [I]_0-i begged [him]_{274-colonel valence} to wait [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} till [I]_0-i sent for [him]_{274-colonel valence} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} understood and made no demur . [I]_0-i inquired after [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} , and was told that [she]_{275-lady alice} was too weak to come down to [the breakfast - room]_{1085-the breakfast - room} . [I]_0-i now sent [her]_{275-lady alice} a message requesting [her]_{275-lady alice} to meet [me]_0-i in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} at half - past ten . There was no time to lose . Summoning [a skilful workman]_{1087-a skilful workman} and [a couple of [servants]_{1089-servants}]_{1088-a couple of servants} to help [him]_{274-colonel valence} , [I]_0-i ordered [the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{1090-the madonna of san lucar} to be conveyed noiselessly to [its]_{1090-the madonna of san lucar} destined place among the family portraits , and fixed with the utmost expedition . [My]_0-i directions were carried out . When the appointed hour came the picture was hanging on the wall , and the dark curtain which had so long marked its absence alone concealed it from view . [[My]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} entered [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} , and came to [me]_0-i looking weary and distracted . [I]_0-i took [her]_{275-lady alice} by the hand , asked [her]_{275-lady alice} an indifferent question or two , and led [her]_{275-lady alice} to speak of [her]_{275-lady alice} own feelings . When [we]_1093-we had reached the spot where [I]_0-i am now telling this story [I]_0-i induced [her]_{275-lady alice} to sit down , and continued the conversation till , in a pause [I]_0-i intentionally made , [she]_{275-lady alice} looked round and saw that the curtain did not hang as usual . [She]_{275-lady alice} looked again steadfastly , and with agitated voice and manner asked [me]_0-i what was behind it . [I]_0-i answered as lightly as [I]_0-i could , " Do [you]_{275-lady alice} think [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} 's portrait is there ? " Quicker than thought [she]_{275-lady alice} divined [my]_0-i meaning ; [her]_{275-lady alice} hand was on the curtain , [she]_{275-lady alice} drew it aside , and , sinking on [her]_{275-lady alice} knees , exclaimed , " [He]_1094-he is come ; [Edgar]_{274-colonel valence} is come . Oh , [God]_276-god be thanked ! " [She]_{275-lady alice} gave way to a burst of weeping , which [I]_0-i thought it prudent to indulge , saying , when [she]_{275-lady alice} was grown calmer , " [Alice]_{275-lady alice} , do [you]_{275-lady alice} think [you]_{275-lady alice} can bear to see [him]_1094-he ? " What an expression was on [her]_{275-lady alice} countenance as [she]_{275-lady alice} rose up and faced [me]_0-i ! " Have [I]_0-i lived , " [she]_{275-lady alice} cried , " for anything else ? " The colour came into [her]_{275-lady alice} cheeks while [she]_{275-lady alice} spoke , and [her]_{275-lady alice} breathing was like that of a fever - patient , short and difficult . [She]_{275-lady alice} almost fell back into [her]_{275-lady alice} chair , but recovering , bade [me]_0-i tell [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} that [she]_{275-lady alice} would see [him]_{274-colonel valence} here and now . [I]_0-i did not venture to leave [her]_{275-lady alice} alone . [I]_0-i rang for [a servant]_{1095-a servant} , and gave [him]_{1095-a servant} the message that [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had been all these hours expecting in [[his]_{274-colonel valence} room]_{749-his room} [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} . A step was heard coming down , a slow but determined step , which [we]_1098-we hardly knew . [I]_0-i motioned [Alice]_{275-lady alice} to sit still , and went to the door ; but no sooner had [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} appeared than [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} flew to [him]_{274-colonel valence} , and [they]_1100-they were clinging to [one another]_{630-one another} in a long embrace . [I]_0-i moved away towards the new - found portrait of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} ; the same feeling which had inspired [me]_0-i seemed to take hold of [them]_1100-they , and [we]_1098-we found [ourselves]_1098-we , for the first and last time in [our]_1098-we lives , united before the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . ' The first and last ! One happy moment [we]_1098-we had , and then the struggle began again — if struggle it could be called , which was all on [my]_1102-i side and most unwilling . [I]_1102-i knew that whenever [Alice]_{275-lady alice} should perceive the physical helplessness to which [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was reduced , the argument for affection would be strengthened a thousand - fold . It was pretty and exceedingly touching to witness how , on observing [his]_{274-colonel valence} scarred forehead , [she]_{275-lady alice} clung to [him]_{274-colonel valence} more closely , looking at [him]_{274-colonel valence} again and again with a sort of motherly tenderness . [Her]_{275-lady alice} tears flowed silently , but [she]_{275-lady alice} smiled , and , in more cheerful tones than [I]_1102-i had heard for many months , [she]_{275-lady alice} exclaimed , " Well , [brother]_6074-brother , [you]_6074-brother see that all is clear now . [I]_1102-i can not leave [this poor Edgar]_{6075-this poor edgar} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} has waited and suffered , and [he]_{274-colonel valence} has [my]_1102-i promise . [Poor Edgar]_{293-poor edgar} ! " And [she]_{275-lady alice} fondly repeated the words as if caressing [a child]_{5891-a child} . [I]_1102-i was overcome , but not wholly . [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , still encircling [her]_{275-lady alice} with [his]_{274-colonel valence} arm , said to [me]_1102-i , " [Davenant]_{275-lady alice} , love is stronger than death , " and [he]_{274-colonel valence} gave [me]_1102-i a half - mocking , half - melancholy smile . [I]_1102-i will not relate the discussion that followed . On [[my]_1102-i sister]_{848-my sister} it was impossible to make an impression ; but from [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} [I]_1102-i demanded a solemn engagement that [he]_{274-colonel valence} would bring up [[his]_{274-colonel valence} children]_{6078-his children} in [their]_{6078-his children} ancestral faith , and allow [me]_1102-i , or [some one whom [he]_{274-colonel valence} might name , to be [their]_{6078-his children} guardian]_{6079-some one whom he might name , to be their guardian} . [Alice]_{275-lady alice} kept [her]_{275-lady alice} eyes fixed on [him]_{274-colonel valence} , and [I]_1102-i question whether [she]_{275-lady alice} comprehended a syllable of [our]_6080-our dispute . It was in vain . At last [I]_1102-i reminded [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} of the dignities inseparable from [the House of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{50-the house of trelingham} , which it was [my]_1102-i bounden duty to preserve unimpaired . " And do [you]_1102-i think , " [he]_{274-colonel valence} answered , " that [I]_1102-i believe more in [your]_1102-i titles and laws of inheritance than [I]_1102-i do in [you]_1102-i traditional religion ? What [an idiot]_{6081-an idiot} [I]_1102-i should be ! No , [Davenant]_{275-lady alice} ; when [[your]_1102-i sister]_{6082-your sister} accepts [my]_1102-i hand [she]_{6082-your sister} breaks , [I]_1102-i do not say with the affection of [her]_{6082-your sister} kindred , but with the delusive greatness [they]_{6082-your sister} call [theirs]_{6082-your sister} . [She]_{6082-your sister} will be no longer [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} ; and [you]_1102-i may rely upon it , [no child of mine]_{6083-no child of mine} will claim the title or estates , or will touch a stiver belonging to [the House of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{6084-the house of trelingham} . [I]_1102-i have enough to live upon ; and if [I]_1102-i had not , [a man]_{5695-a man} can earn [his]_{5695-a man} bread . With [[your]_1102-i sister]_{6082-your sister} 's beliefs [I]_1102-i do not interfere ; it is too late , and [she]_{6082-your sister} could renounce them only to be unhappy . But these things , " [he]_1102-i went on , looking scornfully round [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} and waving [his]_1102-i hand towards the long line of pictures , " [I]_1102-i think [she]_{6082-your sister} will give up these without shedding tears over them . Will [you]_0-i not , [darling]_6088-darling ? " '_[1102-i] [Her]_1102-i only answer was to hide [her]_1102-i face in [his]_1103-his bosom . [I]_0-i could say no more . [I]_0-i turned and went in silence out of [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} . [I]_0-i knew not with which of [them]_1105-them [I]_0-i felt the more indignant . Both were obstinate , perverse , unreasonable . The rest of the day [I]_0-i spent among [my]_0-i books . At dinner [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} informed [me]_0-i that [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was gone , but [I]_0-i made no remark . During the few weeks [she]_1102-i remained at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} [we]_1106-we met as seldom as possible . A month later [she]_1102-i went away . [The Times]_{294-the times} announced , in regular form , that [Colonel Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and [Lady Alice Davenant]_{275-lady alice} were married at [a London church]_{1107-a london church} , and from that hour [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} was lost to [me]_0-i . [Her]_{848-my sister} [I]_0-i never beheld again ; but [[her]_{848-my sister} tomb]_{1109-her tomb} — [you]_1110-you may see it beside [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's in [Trelingham churchyard]_{1112-trelingham churchyard} . There [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had [her]_{848-my sister} interred , [I]_0-i know not in what year , for [I]_0-i was abroad and [we]_1113-we never exchanged a line , but it must be eight and twenty years ago , before [[my]_0-i daughter]_{5906-my daughter} was born . Whether [they]_1115-they had [any children]_{1116-any children} , how [they]_1115-they lived , or in what way [[my]_0-i poor sister]_{6053-my poor sister} died , [I]_0-i could never learn . ' [The Earl]_{663-the earl} 's emotion in concluding [his]_{663-the earl} narrative made the last sentence almost inaudible . [Glanville]_242-rupert would have liked to inquire whether [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was still living , and in [what part of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{6090-what part of the world} . But [he]_242-rupert refrained , seeing how deeply [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was moved . After some time , [the latter]_{6092-the latter} said , with an effort , '_[0-i] That is the story , and now what plan do [you]_0-i suggest ? How are [we]_1113-we to deal with the picture ? ' '_[0-i] It is almost impossible to say , ' [he]_0-i replied . '_[0-i] Were it merely a question of painting , [I]_0-i could perhaps , on [my]_0-i own judgment , attempt to restore the general effect , if [Lady May]_{244-lady may} would kindly sit to [me]_0-i for the Madonna . Peculiar as the style is , [I]_0-i might do something . But to restore the canvas [I]_0-i must call in [a friend who is more at [home]_693-home in the miraculous]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} . [I]_0-i mentioned [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} last night , [Lady]_1120-lady May. [He]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} has a bizarre sort of name — [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . ' '_[277-ivor] Oh , that is [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , ' replied [the lady]_{722-the lady} ; '_[277-ivor] well , call [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} in . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} is not likely to object . ' '_{[5872-my father]} No , [I]_0-i am sure , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_{[5872-my father]} but [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} — [I]_0-i should find it hard to describe [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} . It is [his]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} pleasure not to be clothed in soft garments nor to dwell in [[kings]_1123-kings ' houses]_{6094-kings ' houses} . [He]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} is extremely unconventional , and being in manners and education far more than [a workman]_{6095-a workman} , and refusing to be called [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} , it would be no easy task to find , in [a house like this]_{6097-a house like this} , the niche that would suit [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} . '_{[5872-my father]} ' What is [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} then by profession ? '_{[243-trelingham]} inquired [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . ' [An engraver]_{6098-an engraver} , '_[242-rupert] replied [Glanville]_242-rupert ; ' but [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} works for [himself]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} , not for a firm or a newspaper . [He]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} is well enough off ; lives in [[his]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} own little house]_{6099-his own little house} in [a street near [Charing Cross]_{51-charing cross}]_{6100-a street near charing cross} , which [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} has made as quaint and suggestive of the artistic life as [any workshop in the time of [Quentin Matsys]_{295-quentin matsys} or [Albert Dürer]_{296-albert dürer}]_{6101-any workshop in the time of quentin matsys or albert dürer} ; and is , in short , [a quiet , large - minded , [quick - eyed young man]_{6103-quick - eyed young man} , acquainted not only with [his]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} own branch of study , but with painting and [painters]_{6104-painters} , and the history of art since [the Egyptians]_{6105-the egyptians} , if [they]_{6105-the egyptians} began it]_{6102-a quiet , large - minded , quick - eyed young man , acquainted not only with his own branch of study , but with painting and painters , and the history of art since the egyptians , if they began it} . [He]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} will sometimes condescend to stay with [me]_242-rupert , though seldom . [He]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} lives in [his]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} work and the studies to which it leads [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} . Odd and out - of - the - way society [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} likes , and has [friends]_6106-friends very low down in the depths . [I]_242-rupert should think [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} has never seen the inside of [a drawing - room]_{6107-a drawing - room} , except in a picture . '_[242-rupert] ' What a delightfully fresh being [you]_242-rupert describe ! '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' [you]_242-rupert must persuade [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} to come to [us]_6108-us . [We]_6108-us will excuse [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} from attendance in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} . [We]_6108-us will fit [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} up [a hermitage in [the Park]_{5743-the park}]_{6110-a hermitage in the park} , or assign [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} a lodging in [the tower]_{6112-the tower} . But [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} must come to [us]_6108-us , though [we]_6108-us should have to employ stratagem . '_{[244-lady may]} ' [[My]_{663-the earl} dear]_{5845-my dear} [May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[663-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , ' [you]_{244-lady may} let [your]_{244-lady may} fancies run away with [you]_{244-lady may} . Of course , if [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert thinks [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} would come , and that [his]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} knowledge could help [us]_6108-us to restore [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} 's portrait , there could be no difficult in letting [him]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} follow [his]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} own way of life while staying [here]_6115-here . '_{[663-the earl]} ' What [I]_242-rupert was thinking , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , ' is , that if [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} saw the Madonna [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} could tell [us]_6108-us whether a replica of [it]_6116-it is anywhere to be met . Or , indeed , without seeing it [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} might . On the other hand , should it be necessary to attempt [its]_6116-it restoration , [I]_242-rupert could have [no more skilful assistant]_{6117-no more skilful assistant} . The one thing for which [I]_242-rupert should , in that case , stipulate , would be , as [you]_6118-you kindly say , [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , that [he]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} might be suffered to live in [his]_{1118-a friend who is more at home in the miraculous} own way . '_[242-rupert] ' But there is really [a hermitage in [the Park]_{5743-the park}]_{6110-a hermitage in the park} , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' an attempt at [an Alpine cottage]_{6121-an alpine cottage} , just large enough to hold [one person]_{6122-one person} and [his]_{6122-one person} brushes , if [he]_{6122-one person} happened to be [an artist]_{6123-an artist} . It stands on [an islet in [the river]_{6125-the river}]_{6124-an islet in the river} , screened from observation by [wooded heights]_{6126-wooded heights} , and is off the paths in [the Chase]_{52-the chase} . It is not far either . '_{[244-lady may]} ' That sounds enticing , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert . ' [I]_242-rupert can not see [my]_242-rupert way without [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor ; and , if [[your]_6127-your lordship]_{6128-your lordship} agrees'—he turned to [Lord Trelingham—'I]_{297-lord trelingham—'i} will acquaint [him]_{6128-your lordship} with the proposal . '_[242-rupert] ' By all means , '_{[663-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . ' And [he]_{6128-your lordship} shall have [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' and as much solitude as [he]_{6128-your lordship} chooses . '_{[244-lady may]} ' [I]_242-rupert can not be sure , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert thoughtfully , ' that [you]_6127-your will like [him]_{6128-your lordship} ; description goes for so little . [He]_{6128-your lordship} is bright , unworldly spirit , but reserved to excess when not among [intimate friends]_{6130-intimate friends} . '_[242-rupert] ' Is [he]_{6128-your lordship} married ? '_{[722-the lady]} inquired [the lady]_{722-the lady} . ' Not that [I]_242-rupert am aware , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , with a smile ; ' but that is one of the points on which [he]_{6128-your lordship} would be most reserved , if the whim seized [him]_{6128-your lordship} . [I]_242-rupert know nothing of [his]_{6128-your lordship} relations or surroundings beyond what [I]_242-rupert see . Nor , though [we]_6131-we have been [friends]_6106-friends since [we]_6131-we were at [school]_5684-school , has [he]_{6128-your lordship} uttered a syllable respecting [them]_6106-friends . However , personal talk was never a characteristic of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . [His]_{6128-your lordship} mind is given elsewhere . For [a man not yet thirty]_{6134-a man not yet thirty} , [he]_{6128-your lordship} is marvellously staid and self - contained . '_[242-rupert] ' [You]_{250-tom davenant} describe [an interesting , almost a romantic personage]_{6135-an interesting , almost a romantic personage} , '_{[261-glanville]} said [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} ' [We]_6131-we must hope [he]_{6128-your lordship} will not be deaf to [your]_{250-tom davenant} persuasions . '_{[261-glanville]} And so the matter dropped . Nothing more could be done till [the ' almost romantic personage]_{6136-the ' almost romantic personage} '_[242-rupert] had been consulted . The portrait of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} was taken away . In its stead , the curtain which had hung there before was put up for the time being ; and when [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} came from [his]_{250-tom davenant} equine studies , [he]_{250-tom davenant} found that [his]_{250-tom davenant} strong arm was not to be called into requisition , but only the brains of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , described as ' something between [a workman]_{6095-a workman} and [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} . '_[277-ivor] [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} lifted [his]_{250-tom davenant} eyebrows slightly . ' What kind of cross is that ? '_{[250-tom davenant]} [he]_{250-tom davenant} inquired of [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . ' [I]_{250-tom davenant} do n't think those half - breeds usually turn out well . '_{[250-tom davenant]} But [I]_0-i must do [him]_{663-the earl} the justice to remark that [he]_{663-the earl} spoke in a professional and abstract point of view , and not with contempt for [the ' half - breed]_{6139-the ' half - breed} . '_{[250-tom davenant]} [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} despised [nobody]_1128-nobody . But [he]_{250-tom davenant} liked the distinction of races to be kept . As [he]_{250-tom davenant} said now and then with the succinct wisdom which sat so well upon [him]_{250-tom davenant} , ' [You]_0-i ca n't get [an Arab]_{6140-an arab} out of a cart - horse . '_{[250-tom davenant]} [I]_0-i have no intention of chronicling the luncheons and dinners that were eaten at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} during those eventful days . [[My]_0-i reader]_{1129-my reader} must imagine them , with the dull or brilliant conversation which served as [their]_{1129-my reader} intellectual garnish ; and [he]_{1129-my reader} may as well , at the same time , picture to [himself]_{1129-my reader} the amusements or occupations — it was not always easy to distinguish between them — which filled up the intervals . The story [I]_0-i have in hand does not concern itself a great deal with eating and drinking , nor much with the amusements of [the great world]_{1130-the great world} ; though , doubtless , it was entangled in all these threads of the earthly life . Suppose , then , luncheon over , and [Glanville]_{261-glanville} bent on a lonely walk by [the sea]_{642-the sea} , in spite of the rainclouds and an occasional downpour . [He]_{250-tom davenant} took a delight in wild weather , and found it inspiring ; nor did it bring to [his]_{250-tom davenant} mind melancholy visions , sad landscapes , or the gloomy uncomfortable forebodings which seemed in [Lady May]_{244-lady may} to be its accompaniment . [He]_{250-tom davenant} liked to live within [himself]_{250-tom davenant} , as [he]_{250-tom davenant} phrased it ; and [he]_{250-tom davenant} was never more so than when the sky lowered overhead , and the sullen or defiant roar of the waters came , as now , like a deafening thunder all round [him]_{250-tom davenant} . Imagine [him]_{250-tom davenant} sauntering along [the shingly beach]_{1132-the shingly beach} . What had been told in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} did not keep its grasp on [his]_{250-tom davenant} fancy down here ; it served merely as an occasion to dream and muse , exciting [him]_{250-tom davenant} as a volume of Spanish ballads might have done , with their lingering assonance , [their]_{1129-my reader} fine heroic clangour , and undercurrent of love , disastrous or fortunate . [He]_{250-tom davenant} thought of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , of [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , of [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} , much as [you]_1135-you or [I]_0-i might have thought of [them]_{1129-my reader} after hearing the story — with interest , and some degree of wonder that so romantic an incident should have come athwart the monotonous course of [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's life ; but [he]_{250-tom davenant} felt no deeper emotion . Did [he]_{250-tom davenant} not stand outside [their]_{1129-my reader} circle ? When [he]_{250-tom davenant} had restored the wrecked portrait and painted [the dining - hall]_{1137-the dining - hall} , [he]_{250-tom davenant} should lose sight of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and the days [he]_{250-tom davenant} was now beginning would roll up like a scroll . [He]_{250-tom davenant} had touched upon many another circle , come into the lives of [old and young]_{1138-old and young} , and gone out of [them]_{1138-old and young} again . ' What [a lonely fellow]_{6141-a lonely fellow} [I]_{250-tom davenant} am ! '_{[250-tom davenant]} [he]_{250-tom davenant} said to [himself]_{250-tom davenant} . ' But for [Ivor]_277-ivor , [I]_{250-tom davenant} should not have [a friend]_{829-a friend} , to call [a friend]_{829-a friend} , in [the world]_{5697-the world} . '_{[250-tom davenant]} It was this , perhaps , that drew [them]_{1129-my reader} together . [Ivor]_277-ivor seemed to be cut off from the sweet companionship of [home]_693-home , and [a solitary from childhood]_{1140-a solitary from childhood} , much liked , successful in [his]_277-ivor work , but still — alone . ' And [I]_{261-glanville} am alone , too , '_{[261-glanville]} repeated [Glanville]_{261-glanville} . [[His]_277-ivor parents]_{1141-his parents} had died when [he]_277-ivor was just beginning to know [them]_{1141-his parents} ; [the guardian of [[his]_277-ivor moderate estate]_{1143-his moderate estate}]_{1142-the guardian of his moderate estate} had been [a man of law]_{1144-a man of law} , highly conscientious and careful , but at no time capable of winning [[his]_277-ivor ward]_{1145-his ward} 's confidence , and now [himself]_277-ivor gone the way of all flesh . [He]_277-ivor stood there , the centre of [[his]_277-ivor own universe]_{1146-his own universe} , solitary but for [Ivor]_277-ivor . Thinking thus , the old schooldays came back to [him]_277-ivor , that careless dreamy time when human nature is making the first trial of itself , and [a boy]_{1041-a boy} looks on at [his]_{1041-a boy} own deeds and ripening qualities with as little concern as though they belonged to [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} , yet is liable to deep and sudden passion , to fits of melancholy and of longing , to pain and disquietude , which sometimes leave their mark on [him]_277-ivor for life . [He]_277-ivor remembered the springing up of this friendship , fast as [Jonah]_298-jonah 's gourd ; how it seemed perfect in an hour and had continued ever since . [They]_{1141-his parents} say that only school friendships last . It may be so . At any rate , here was an exchange of mind , heart , imagination , of feelings and experience , that had resulted in steadfast devotion and an almost passionate rivalry of good offices . [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert was proud of the ancient Norse blood that ran in [his]_242-rupert veins ; and the name of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor suggested a kindred other than English . [Both these young men]_{1149-both these young men} , however , combined a high degree of reserve and stern silence with a frankness of sentiment which , among [Englishmen]_{1150-englishmen} , is seldom exhibited — unless in moods that express contempt or anger . The explanation perhaps lay in this , that [they]_{1149-both these young men} were both , though by no means after the same fashion , [artists]_5874-artists . [Neither of [them]_{1149-both these young men}]_{1152-neither of them} took up the instruments of [his]_277-ivor calling as [a drudgery]_{1153-a drudgery} , but in obedience to an instinct , and as a lifelong dedication which no success or increase of fortune would lead [him]_277-ivor to renounce . [Brilliant , sociable]_{1154-brilliant , sociable} , and , in a measure , volatile , [Rupert]_242-rupert had yet never declined the hard work of [the studio]_{1155-the studio} . [His]_242-rupert own lightness of disposition led [him]_242-rupert to admire [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} 's patient philosophy , wide learning , and easy waving aside of [the world]_{5697-the world} 's good gifts . [Rupert]_242-rupert had a poetic fancy and a heart which , in [his]_242-rupert secret musings , [he]_242-rupert confessed was too liable to momentary conflagrations . [He]_242-rupert used to say jestingly that [he]_242-rupert went to [[his]_242-rupert philosopher]_{1158-his philosopher} to have the fire put out . For [Mardol]_277-ivor , like [many gentle persons]_{1159-many gentle persons} , had in [his]_277-ivor nature a fund of austerity . [He]_242-rupert was tenderhearted , but [his]_242-rupert principles were severe , and [he]_242-rupert sometimes unwittingly manifested a rigour of judgment before which [Glanville]_242-rupert , though not deeply tarred , like [so many young men , with the brush of worldliness]_{1160-so many young men , with the brush of worldliness} , was fain to keep back certain of [his]_242-rupert own frivolities . Except for this perhaps venial offence against friendship , [he]_242-rupert was loyalty itself . The splendid success [he]_242-rupert had achieved in the last three years neither corrupted [his]_242-rupert heart nor dazzled [his]_242-rupert understanding . [He]_242-rupert had met none to compare with [[his]_242-rupert schoolboy - friend]_{1161-his schoolboy - friend} , and [their]_1162-their attachment was never so strong as when [he]_242-rupert thought of persuading [Ivor]_277-ivor to join [him]_242-rupert at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [He]_242-rupert wandered to and fro on [the beach]_{5940-the beach} considering it . [His]_242-rupert letter of invitation was not yet written ; indeed , [he]_242-rupert had chosen [this solitary promenade]_{1164-this solitary promenade} to shape its contents . [The hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} and [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor living [there]_913-there on fruit and milk , brought [him]_242-rupert every morning by a rustic attendant , with [the glades of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1167-the glades of trelingham} Chase for [his]_242-rupert outlook , made a pretty picture . But to enjoy such solitude , in the neighbourhood of [the friends who had bestowed it on [him]_242-rupert]_{1168-the friends who had bestowed it on him} , was possible only to [a diseased egoist]_{1169-a diseased egoist} , and [Mardol]_277-ivor was by no means that . If [he]_242-rupert came , [he]_242-rupert would wish to acknowledge [their]_1170-their kindness in a becoming spirit ; and could [he]_242-rupert be at ease or bring out [his]_242-rupert rare gifts in this too polished society ? Would [he]_242-rupert feel at [home]_693-home ? [Glanville]_242-rupert was not selfish . [He]_242-rupert weighed these things in the balance . But , again , to have [[his]_242-rupert dearest friend]_{1172-his dearest friend} with [him]_242-rupert ! And why should [Ivor]_277-ivor , in [his]_277-ivor proud shyness , or whatever it might be termed , deny [himself]_277-ivor the pleasure of associating with [men]_5873-men and women from whom , the moment [he]_277-ivor was really known to [them]_1170-their , [he]_277-ivor would receive an enthusiastic welcome ? [He]_277-ivor must be entreated to come in the name of [their]_1170-their friendship ; for [his]_277-ivor own good [he]_277-ivor must be taken in the silken snare . [He]_277-ivor could not go on for ever being [a recluse and an outcast from [his]_277-ivor natural surroundings]_{1174-a recluse and an outcast from his natural surroundings} . [He]_277-ivor had been so too long . It was all very well to begin with a healthy scorn of drawing - rooms and conventionalities — nay , to keep a little of it for future occasions ; but more than this was cynicism , was not defensible in the eyes of reason , and was heroic on the wrong side altogether . Thus far did [Glanville]_242-rupert proceed in [his]_242-rupert meditation while the wind kept driving in the waves about [his]_242-rupert feet , and the flying scud ran across the sky , making a chequer of light and dark at once fantastic and impressive . [Not another human being]_{1175-not another human being} was in view . Hither and thither went sea - birds on the wing , shrieking out their thin music , now dipping into the foam with careless plunge , and now sweeping hastily by [him]_242-rupert to lose themselves in the clouds . There was [no boat]_{1176-no boat} on [the nearer waters]_{1177-the nearer waters} ; far out on the horizon [he]_242-rupert seemed to descry [a vessel that loomed up while [he]_242-rupert gazed and sank out of sight]_{1178-a vessel that loomed up while he gazed and sank out of sight} again , giving [him]_242-rupert the most vivid notion [he]_242-rupert had ever conceived of [a tossing sea]_{1179-a tossing sea} and an impending shipwreck . [He]_242-rupert knew [the coast]_{1180-the coast} was ironbound and perilous ; immediately below the reach of sand and shingles [he]_242-rupert was treading a line of sunken rocks was indicated by the foaming and wind - beaten surge . But the rain came on harder ; it was growing late ; and [he]_242-rupert must return to [the Court]_{1181-the court} if [he]_242-rupert would not lose [the [London]_4-london post]_{1182-the london post} , which left nearly two hours before dinner . [He]_242-rupert had come down by [a long winding path]_{1183-a long winding path} ; but there was a shorter way through [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} . [He]_242-rupert would take that . [Shorter]_1185-shorter [it]_{1183-a long winding path} may have been ; steeper [it]_{1183-a long winding path} undoubtedly proved . [Glanville]_242-rupert , in the words of [the Pilgrim]_{1186-the pilgrim} 's Progress , ' fell from running to going , and from going to clambering , '_[242-rupert] while [he]_242-rupert attempted to guide [his]_242-rupert steps over the huge stones , with slippery tracts of grass and prickly heather between them , which composed the main part of the ascent . [He]_242-rupert was soon out of breath , and paused to take in a fresh supply , and look round on the view to which [he]_242-rupert had turned [his]_242-rupert back , for , like [a true artist]_{1187-a true artist} , [he]_242-rupert regretted leaving [it]_1188-it . The scene was unutterably grand . A strange , cold light was coming over [shore and ocean]_{1189-shore and ocean} , bringing out to their smallest detail the crests of the waves , the shining sands , [the fringe of rocks to right and left]_{1190-the fringe of rocks to right and left} , and the runlets in the heathery sides of the steep [he]_242-rupert had been climbing . Between the spectator and the horizon all save [this narrow strip]_{1191-this narrow strip} was [raging sea]_{1192-raging sea} . On the utmost verge [he]_242-rupert could still descry [the great ship]_{1193-the great ship} struggling with the waves ; but while [he]_242-rupert looked , it was gone . The rain drove heavily into [his]_242-rupert face ; and [he]_242-rupert turned agian and passed up into [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} , of which , in the sudden exchange of daylight for dark , [he]_242-rupert could not for a moment so much as discern the outlines . [It]_{1184-the churchyard} was , in fact , lying under the shadow of a thundercloud that seemed to be gradually sweeping down upon [the enclosure]_{1195-the enclosure} , which , marked by a hedge of loose stones , was [the cemetery of [the parish]_{5810-the parish}]_{1196-the cemetery of the parish} . In the blinding storm [Glanville]_242-rupert stumbled along , endeavouring to gain at least [the antique porch]_{1198-the antique porch} , where [he]_242-rupert hoped there might be shelter from the rain and wind . It was utterly dark when [he]_242-rupert reached [it]_{1198-the antique porch} ; [the church]_{6003-the church} - doors were fastened ; and , wet to the skin and almost repenting [his]_242-rupert afternoon ramble , [he]_242-rupert sat down on one of the stone seats which , in accordance with some forgotten point of ritual , were on each side of the dim recess . But [he]_242-rupert could not rest there long . [He]_242-rupert must stand up and gaze out once more upon the tempest , although to do so [he]_242-rupert had to shield [his]_242-rupert eyes from the mingled dust and foam that came driving in with the rain as it blew off [the sea]_{642-the sea} . A flash of lightning followed by the rattle of thunder overhead warned [him]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert was not in a very safe situation . [He]_242-rupert tried the door again , but it would not yield . Visibly the gloom of a thunderous atmosphere deepened over [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} ; a mist of rain seemed to cover the ancient mounds of the dead ; and the solemn yews stood here and there like uncanny apparitions in a dream , dripping with wet , and rustling mysteriously as the wild airs of heaven blew in upon them . ' What [a desolate place]_{6145-a desolate place} ! '_[242-rupert] thought [Glanville]_242-rupert . ' How it makes one shiver to think of the dead in these storm - swept graves by [the sea]_{642-the sea} ! Can [they]_6147-they rest quietly on such a day as this ? '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert smiled at [his]_242-rupert grim fancies even while [he]_242-rupert indulged them . But , looking , it seemed to [him]_242-rupert that something , that a figure [he]_242-rupert had not noticed , was moving in [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} among [the low hillocks]_{1203-the low hillocks} . At first [he]_242-rupert could not be sure , for the mist was thickening , and it might only be one of the leaning tombstones that to [his]_242-rupert roused imagination had assumed the outline of [a cloaked figure]_{1204-a cloaked figure} . Nor had [he]_242-rupert time to look long . Flash after flash the lightning dazzled [his]_242-rupert sight , and the peals of thunder , coming faster than [he]_242-rupert could count , made [him]_242-rupert draw back into [the porch]_{1205-the porch} as far as possible . Minutes passed before [he]_242-rupert could see distinctly . But when the extraordinary violence of the storm was a little abated , and a streak of open sky showed itself among the lower clouds , [he]_242-rupert saw , not without surprise , a tall figure in a cloak making hastily for the place where [he]_242-rupert stood . It was [no ghost]_{1206-no ghost} , evidently , although in such ghostly surroundings . Hardly , however , had [Glanville]_242-rupert made this silent observation , before the rain and the gloom returned , and [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , entering as if [he]_{1207-the stranger} perceived [no one]_{5671-no one} in [the porch]_{1205-the porch} , flung [himself]_{1207-the stranger} down on the stone seat , and bent [his]_{1207-the stranger} head against the wall in an attitude of extreme fatigue . The scanty light , or rather , ' darkness visible , '_{[1207-the stranger]} to speak with [Milton]_299-milton , showed only [a person of commanding stature and flecks of white hair]_{1210-a person of commanding stature and flecks of white hair} under [his]_{1207-the stranger} drooping hat . [Glanville]_242-rupert made no sign , but waited , somewhat curious to know what manner of personage it might be that visited so forlorn a spot when tempest were abroad . It was [none of [the guests at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1212-the guests at trelingham}]_{1211-none of the guests at trelingham} ; and [no house]_{1213-no house} , except [the Parsonage]_{1214-the parsonage} , was nearer than three or four miles . Could [he]_242-rupert be [some one staying at [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} 's]_{1215-some one staying at mr. truscombe 's} ? or [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} [himself]_242-rupert , thought [Glanville]_242-rupert , come to pay [[his]_242-rupert client]_{1216-his client} a visit and thank [him]_{1216-his client} for the enthusiastic belief [he]_242-rupert cherished in the Table Round ? It might well , in mien and lordly bearing , be [the fabulous King]_{1217-the fabulous king} . While these idle musings were passing through [his]_242-rupert brain , [the artist]_{5691-the artist} was astonished to observe that [[his]_242-rupert involuntary companion]_{1219-his involuntary companion} had fallen asleep where [he]_242-rupert sat . The soft and regular breathing of [a sleeper]_{1220-a sleeper} was unmistakable . It was a strange situation . To [the watcher]_{1221-the watcher} [a sleeping person]_{1222-a sleeping person} has always something peculiar , some sense of mystery about [him]_{1222-a sleeping person} , which inspires a dim and not very comfortable feeling , as of gazing into unknown depths . It is life under the semblance of death , a soul retired into far - away recesses whither [we]_1223-we can not follow , leaving the body animate , yet corpselike , [a thing lying on the border of the great abyss and overshadowed by its horror]_{1224-a thing lying on the border of the great abyss and overshadowed by its horror} . [Glanville]_242-rupert felt that [a visitant]_{1225-a visitant} from [the tomb]_{1226-the tomb} would have been almost as welcome . It was worse than being alone ; [he]_242-rupert had a sense of the haunting presence touching [him]_242-rupert while it could not be held in turn . [He]_242-rupert would go out of [the porch]_{1205-the porch} and make [his]_242-rupert way through the tempest ; it was better than waiting in such undesirable company . But what , [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert , if [the man]_{5814-the man} were in need of succour , and too feeble to quit [that out - of - the - way spot]_{1229-that out - of - the - way spot} without assistance ? [He]_242-rupert did not know whether at [the Vicarage]_{1230-the vicarage} , [itself]_{1230-the vicarage} some quarter of a mile off , there would be help , or how [[Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} 's people]_{1231-mr. truscombe 's people} were to know of [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} lying asleep in [the church vestibule]_{1233-the church vestibule} . It would be more humane to wait until [the man]_{5814-the man} awoke , or gently to rouse [him]_{5814-the man} and ascertain [his]_{5814-the man} condition . There was no need to wait long . By some magic stroke in the heavens a ray of sunlight , piercing the sullen clouds , darted in at the door and rested on [the sleeper]_{1235-the sleeper} 's face . [It]_1236-it vanished as quickly as it came , but the instantaneous change in the light seemed to have dispersed [the old man]_{5911-the old man} 's slumber . Yes , [he]_{5911-the old man} was unmistakably [an old man that now opened [his]_{5911-the old man} eyes and fixed them calmly on [Glanville]_242-rupert standing by the entrance and watching [his]_242-rupert motions]_{1238-an old man that now opened his eyes and fixed them calmly on glanville standing by the entrance and watching his motions} . [He]_242-rupert shook [himself]_242-rupert , came forward , and with an easy air inquired of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} whether [he]_{5691-the artist} had found [him]_{5911-the old man} sleeping , and how long [he]_{5911-the old man} had been there . [Glanville]_242-rupert told [him]_{5911-the old man} what had really happened ; and [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , thanking [him]_242-rupert for [his]_242-rupert courtesy , added that old bones were soon tired , and began to look out in silence at the scene before [them]_1241-them . It had changed again . The lower clouds , melting in rain , were nearly gone ; and high above [them]_1241-them a livid , unbroken mass of vapour stretched over the sky , making a sort of roof that seemed , at the horizon , to bend down and rest on a heavy ridge of purple tinged with white . [The boiling sea which occupied [the intervening space]_{1243-the intervening space}]_{1242-the boiling sea which occupied the intervening space} was desolate as when [Glanville]_242-rupert last looked across [it]_{1242-the boiling sea which occupied the intervening space} , save for one object which [he]_242-rupert did not think to have viewed so nearly . In the midst of the tumbling waves [he]_242-rupert beheld the same vessel which had been visible less than an hour before . It was not so large as [he]_242-rupert thought . With bare poles it had been scudding before the gale , but now it was giving a tremendous lurch every moment ; and as it turned a broadside towards [him]_242-rupert there were to be seen [figures on deck moving about in great confusion]_{1244-figures on deck moving about in great confusion} . [They]_{1244-figures on deck moving about in great confusion} seemed in evil plight . So intent was [Glanville]_242-rupert on the spectacle that [he]_242-rupert cried out involuntarily when a red flash from [the ship]_{1245-the ship} told [him]_242-rupert that a gun had been discharged . ' What is that for ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said to [[his]_242-rupert companion]_{657-his companion} , not meaning to speak aloud . A dull boom came upon [his]_242-rupert ear as [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} answered , ' It is a signal of distress ; [she]_{1245-the ship} is likely to founder . '_{[1207-the stranger]} ' [Good God]_276-god ! '_[242-rupert] exclaimed [Glanville]_242-rupert , ' do [you]_{1207-the stranger} mean to tell [me]_242-rupert [she]_{1245-the ship} will be wrecked ? '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{618-the other} think so , '_{[618-the other]} said [the other]_{618-the other} , as if it was a foregone conclusion which did not concern [him]_{618-the other} . ' See , [they]_{1244-figures on deck moving about in great confusion} are signalling again . [They]_{1244-figures on deck moving about in great confusion} will never get into [harbour]_6148-harbour ; if [she]_{1245-the ship} stands in [she]_{1245-the ship} will go to pieces on the bar . It is a good dozen miles to the next place where [she]_{1245-the ship} could run in . But that is only [a roadstead]_{6149-a roadstead} . '_{[618-the other]} ' But [the lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} , '_[242-rupert] cried [Glanville]_242-rupert , in much distress ; ' is there no lifeboat on [the coast]_{1180-the coast} ? '_[242-rupert] ' What lifeboat would venture on [such a sea]_{6152-such a sea} ? '_{[1207-the stranger]} inquired [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} . ' It would be merely adding to the number of [drowned men]_{6153-drowned men} . Ah , [she]_{1245-the ship} signals again ! It is no use ; [we]_6154-we shall see [her]_{1245-the ship} heel over in a few minutes . '_{[1207-the stranger]} ' Oh , horrible , horrible ! '_{[5691-the artist]} said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . ' To look on , and be so helpless . If [we]_6154-we could but do something , '_{[5691-the artist]} and [he]_{618-the other} moved to and fro restlessly , looking round in the hope that [help of some sort]_{1251-help of some sort} might be putting off from [the land]_{741-the land} . But [he]_{618-the other} could see only [the tall vessel]_{1253-the tall vessel} staggering along and the waves rising over it . ' [You]_{618-the other} never saw [a ship]_{6155-a ship} go down , [I]_{5911-the old man} suppose ? '_{[5911-the old man]} said [the old man]_{5911-the old man} , eyeing [him]_{618-the other} in a way that implied some pity and a great deal of scorn . [Glanville]_242-rupert , struck by the harsh ring in [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} 's voice , stopped in [his]_242-rupert walk and looked , as seeking for an explanation , straight across at [him]_{5911-the old man} . ' What makes [you]_{5911-the old man} ask ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said ; ' have [you]_{5911-the old man} ? [You]_{5911-the old man} seem not to mind it much . '_[242-rupert] ' What difference can it make whether [I]_{5911-the old man} mind it or no ? '_{[5911-the old man]} retorted [the old man]_{5911-the old man} . ' It will not save one of [them]_6156-them from drowning . The play must be played out . Do [you]_242-rupert think of rushing on the stage and rescuing [Hamlet]_300-hamlet or [Lear]_301-lear from [his]_301-lear fate because [you]_242-rupert pity [him]_301-lear ? No , [you]_242-rupert sit there quietly and enjoy [your]_242-rupert sentimental illusions and [your]_242-rupert exquisite weeping . This is but a larger stage . [You]_242-rupert ca n't interfere ; be miserable if [you]_242-rupert must , or if [you]_242-rupert wish to indulge in the luxury . It is all one to [the men in [that sinking ship]_{6158-that sinking ship}]_{6157-the men in that sinking ship} . Ha , what [a lurch]_{6159-a lurch} ! [She]_{6158-that sinking ship} can not stand much more of it . '_{[5911-the old man]} ' Why , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [you]_{5911-the old man} talk as if [you]_{5911-the old man} had not the heart of [a man]_{5695-a man} . What hideous nonsense ! and at such a time ! [You]_{5911-the old man} are not , [you]_{5911-the old man} can not be serious . '_[242-rupert] The words of [the old man]_{5911-the old man} seemed to [him]_242-rupert almost as horrible as the shipwreck [he]_242-rupert was gazing on . [The other]_{618-the other} answered with astonishing calm . ' When [I]_{618-the other} was [your]_242-rupert age , '_{[618-the other]} [he]_{618-the other} said , ' [I]_{618-the other} felt as [you]_242-rupert do . [I]_{618-the other} have learnt since not to lament the things [I]_{618-the other} can not help . [We]_6161-we must bear them . The time will come , if [you]_242-rupert live long enough , when [you]_242-rupert will have witnessed many [a ship]_{6155-a ship} go down , and be as helpless to save [them]_{6155-a ship} as [you]_242-rupert are at this moment . Perhaps it is the deepest pity that sheds no tears . '_{[618-the other]} [The vessel]_{1259-the vessel} was again out of sight ; but [they]_1260-they heard the signal - guns from minute to minute ; and in [Glanville]_242-rupert 's heart , at least , [they]_1260-they excited a sickening sensation , which took away all desire of speech . But [he]_242-rupert thought [he]_242-rupert must reply . ' Pardon [me]_242-rupert , [sir]_5663-sir , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' if [I]_242-rupert did not quite understand [you]_5663-sir . This dreadful scene,—it is too much . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert stopped abruptly and turned away . The signal came again , but fainter . [His]_242-rupert next glance seaward showed the horizon one sheet of lightning , and there came crashing down upon [them]_1260-they a roar of thunder which appeared to be sounding from every quarter of the heavens . ' [You]_242-rupert will hear no more signal - guns , '_{[657-his companion]} said [[his]_242-rupert companion]_{657-his companion} when the tumult ceased ; ' that was probably the last which came before this overwhelming clap of thunder . Nothing can live when sky and [sea]_742-sea are gone mad in such fashion . To - morrow planks and spars will be thrown up along [the coast]_{1180-the coast} , and [we]_6166-we shall have to lay in [this nook , which holds too many already , the bodies that may be cast ashore]_{6167-this nook , which holds too many already , the bodies that may be cast ashore} . Well , it is all over now ; when the play comes to an end the tragedy is out . '_{[657-his companion]} [Glanville]_242-rupert kept silence . [He]_242-rupert could not trust [himself]_242-rupert to speak . [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , as though thinking aloud , went on in a lower tone : ' The worst is if the curtain should draw up a second time . To be wrecked is unpleasant , but the waves close over [you]_242-rupert , and [you]_242-rupert sink to sleep as on velvet cushions . [I]_{1207-the stranger} remember the keen sense of anticipation . That cuts deep into [a man]_{5695-a man} . But afterwards is nothing in comparison . No , '_{[1207-the stranger]} [he]_{1207-the stranger} said , rousing [himself]_{1207-the stranger} and speaking to [Glanville]_242-rupert , who was beginning to listen , ' it is coming back to life that [I]_{1207-the stranger} regret , not seeing it slip away into [the ocean]_{5733-the ocean} . '_{[1207-the stranger]} ' Were [you]_{5843-the young man} ever in a shipwreck , then ? '_{[5843-the young man]} asked [the young man]_{5843-the young man} , softening . ' Once , many years since , '_{[5843-the young man]} [he]_{5843-the young man} replied . ' And [you]_{5843-the young man} escaped easily ? '_{[5843-the young man]} ' [I]_{1207-the stranger} was brought back to life when [I]_{1207-the stranger} had been dead , so far as [any one]_{5901-any one} could tell , several hours . '_{[1207-the stranger]} ' Were [you]_{5843-the young man} unconscious all that time ? '_{[5691-the artist]} [the artist]_{5691-the artist} inquired . ' Utterly so , '_{[5843-the young man]} [he]_{5843-the young man} answered ; ' and coming back to consciousness was far more dreadful than the pangs of drowning . [I]_{5843-the young man} left half [my]_{5843-the young man} vitality — the best half , [I]_{5843-the young man} think — behind [me]_{5843-the young man} . '_{[5843-the young man]} [Glanville]_242-rupert hastily spoke what was in [his]_242-rupert mind : ' Is that why [you]_{5843-the young man} feel so unconcerned ? '_[242-rupert] ' No , '_{[1265-the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence]} said [the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence]_{1265-the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence} ; ' [I]_{1265-the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence} think life itself is the great shipwreck . Existence is made up of pain . It is always and everywhere pitiable . And [we]_6171-we are but [spectators]_{6172-spectators} till [our]_6171-we own turn comes to wear the burning crown and be racked and torn . [You]_{5843-the young man} can not help [me]_{1265-the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence} , and [I]_{1265-the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence} can not help [you]_{5843-the young man} if [you]_{5843-the young man} stand in need of help . But the sky is clearing now [the brave vessel]_{6173-the brave vessel} has gone down . Let [me]_{1265-the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence} wish [you]_{5843-the young man} good afternoon . '_{[1265-the other , who seemed incapable of taking offence]} [He]_242-rupert stepped out of [the porch]_{1205-the porch} , and , at the same moment , a gust of wind took [his]_242-rupert hat and blew it some distance . [He]_242-rupert ran after it bareheaded , stooped , and caught it up again . As [he]_242-rupert turned about , [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had run to [his]_242-rupert assistance , perceived with strong amazement that [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} 's bare forehead was disfigured with an irrgular seam , the evident trace of a sword - stroke . [He]_242-rupert almost staggered back . It was utterly improbably that here , in [this churchyard]_{1268-this churchyard} , [a casual visitant]_{1269-a casual visitant} should be marked like [the hero of the tale [he]_242-rupert had heard in the morning]_{1270-the hero of the tale he had heard in the morning} . It must be [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . [He]_242-rupert pronounced the name aloud , and was answered instantly . ' [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ? What do [you]_242-rupert want with [him]_{274-colonel valence} ? [He]_{274-colonel valence} is here at [your]_242-rupert service . '_[242-rupert] [Glanville]_242-rupert blushed and stammered . [He]_242-rupert could not inform [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} that in the last four and twenty hours [he]_242-rupert had learned to know [him]_{274-colonel valence} intimately , though unacquainted with [his]_{274-colonel valence} name before ; that [he]_242-rupert had read a most confidential letter written by [him]_{274-colonel valence} over thirty years ago , and knew the history of [the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{1090-the madonna of san lucar} . Should [he]_242-rupert tell [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} of the morning 's accident to that picture ? No , [he]_242-rupert would tell [him]_{274-colonel valence} nothing . [The Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} saw that a struggle was going on in [the young man]_{5843-the young man} 's mind ; and as [Glanville]_242-rupert hesitated to reply , [he]_242-rupert said , ' Have [I]_242-rupert had the honour of meeting [you]_{1272-the colonel} at any time , [sir]_5663-sir ? '_[242-rupert] ' Never , to [my]_{5691-the artist} knowledge , '_{[5691-the artist]} said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; ' but — but [I]_242-rupert have heard [your]_{5843-the young man} name,—something , too , of [your]_{5843-the young man} history , of [your]_{5843-the young man} having fought in [Spain]_30-spain when [a young man]_{6175-a young man} . [You]_{5843-the young man} lived in [this neighbourhood]_{6176-this neighbourhood} once , did [you]_{5843-the young man} not ? '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{1272-the colonel} live [here]_6115-here still , '_{[1272-the colonel]} answered [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} briefly ; ' and now , since [you]_{5843-the young man} appear to be well acquainted with [my]_{1272-the colonel} name , may [I]_{1272-the colonel} ask the favour of [yours]_{5843-the young man} ? '_{[1272-the colonel]} ' [My]_{5843-the young man} name is [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[5843-the young man]} [the young man]_{5843-the young man} replied . ' [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert ! '_{[659-his questioner]} repeated [[his]_{5843-the young man} questioner]_{659-his questioner} , surprised in turn ; ' [Glanville]_242-rupert [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ? '_{[659-his questioner]} ' [An artist]_{6123-an artist} , certainly , '_{[1278-the modest painter]} said [the modest painter]_{1278-the modest painter} . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} seemed for a while lost in thought . ' Are [you]_{5843-the young man} staying at [the town]_{6180-the town} [younder]_{5843-the young man} ? '_{[274-colonel valence]} [he]_{274-colonel valence} inquired , pointing away to [the cliff which hid [Yalden]_5-yalden]_{1279-the cliff which hid yalden} from [them]_1280-them . ' [I]_{274-colonel valence} am staying at [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} . '_{[274-colonel valence]} ' Oh , at [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} ! '_{[274-colonel valence]} echoed [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , without moving a muscle . ' Then [I]_{274-colonel valence} wish [you]_242-rupert good - day , [sir]_5663-sir ! '_{[274-colonel valence]} And , as if not a word more was to be said , [he]_{274-colonel valence} turned deliberately towards the ascent , and with slow but not feeble steps began [his]_{274-colonel valence} journey homeward , as it should seem , for [he]_{274-colonel valence} faced away from [Yalden]_5-yalden and [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , both of which lay on [the same side of [the country]_{625-the country}]_{1281-the same side of the country} . [Glanville]_242-rupert looked after [him]_{274-colonel valence} . There was something , [he]_242-rupert acknowledged , of the stately grace and resolute daring of [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} about [the man]_{5814-the man} ; but what [a harsh cynic]_{1284-a harsh cynic} ! how little resembling the idea that , in [his]_{274-colonel valence} own mind , [the artist]_{5691-the artist} had formed while reading the epistle from [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} ! Heroic [he]_{274-colonel valence} might be , and doubtless was ; [his]_{274-colonel valence} bearing showed it . But every particle of feeling seemed extinguished by the stern and pitiless philosophy that , in the name of pity , would not suffer [him]_{274-colonel valence} to care for the calamities which overtook [[his]_{274-colonel valence} fellows]_{1286-his fellows} . And so that was [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ! [He]_{274-colonel valence} was still living , still in [the neighbour - hood of [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court}]_{1287-the neighbour - hood of trelingham court} . And [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} was dead . In what relation did [the two families]_{1288-the two families} stand towards [each other]_{1289-each other} ? [He]_242-rupert longed to know more of the strange story . The thought quickened [his]_242-rupert pace as [he]_242-rupert walked up [the hill]_{1290-the hill} . But [he]_242-rupert was cold and tired ; [the road]_{5736-the road} appeared steeper than ever , and not until some time after the dinner - hour did [he]_242-rupert reach [the front terrace of [the Court]_{1181-the court}]_{1292-the front terrace of the court} . As [he]_242-rupert did so [two men wrapped up as for a night expedition]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} , and with lanterns in [their]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} hands , ran against [him]_242-rupert . [They]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} stopped and explained that , in pursuance of [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's directions , [they]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} were just setting forth in quest of [him]_242-rupert , for [his]_242-rupert long absence , combined with the fearful storm by which [he]_242-rupert must have been overtaken , had given rise to great anxiety . ' [We]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} should have started sooner , one of [them]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} subjoined , '_{[1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition]} but for the accident to [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert was shocked to such a degree that [he]_242-rupert forgot to thank [them]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} for going after [himself]_242-rupert . '_{[250-tom davenant]} What accident ? ' [he]_242-rupert hastily inquired . '_{[250-tom davenant]} One that might have been very serious . [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} had been out in [the lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} and had nearly been drowned . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was brought [home]_693-home as soon as [men]_5873-men could be spared from attending on the wreck . ' '_{[250-tom davenant]} Ah , there was a wreck ! ' cried [Glanville]_242-rupert , and [he]_242-rupert had begun to question [them]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} as [they]_{1294-two men wrapped up as for a night expedition} arrived at the entrance , when , catching sight of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} crossing [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , [he]_242-rupert ran up to [her]_{244-lady may} , and begged to know whether [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} was in any kind of danger . '_{[250-tom davenant]} [I]_0-i do not think so , ' [she]_{244-lady may} answered ; '_{[250-tom davenant]} [we]_1299-we were beginning to feel more anxious on [your]_1300-your account than [his]_{250-tom davenant} . [[The doctor]_{1301-the doctor} at [Yalden]_5-yalden]_{1302-the doctor at yalden} ascertained that there was no fracture , but the shoulder has received a severe strain . [[My]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} laughs at the notion that [he]_{250-tom davenant} shall not be about [the house]_{1304-the house} to - morrow morning . However , [we]_1299-we have written to [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} in [town]_1305-town . [He]_{250-tom davenant} has been ordered to keep [his]_{250-tom davenant} bed , and [we]_1299-we must see that [he]_{250-tom davenant} obeys . [He]_{250-tom davenant} takes any mishap to [himself]_{250-tom davenant} very lightly — too lightly indeed . ' '_{[250-tom davenant]} And was [he]_{250-tom davenant} out with [the lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} ? ' inquired [Glanville]_242-rupert , feeling very kindly towards [the young man]_{5843-the young man} , and silently contrasting [him]_{5843-the young man} with [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , not to [the latter]_{6092-the latter} 's advantage . '_{[250-tom davenant]} Why , it was all [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} 's doing , ' said [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} '_{[303-cousin tom]} [You]_1307-you shall hear the story at dinner , for ' — interrupting [herself]_{261-glanville} to look at [his]_242-rupert weather - beaten state — '_[1307-you] [you]_1307-you must change at once , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , and come down as soon as [you]_1307-you are ready . Dinner is late , owing to [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} 's accident . ' [She]_{261-glanville} rang , and instructed [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} to see that [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert was treated as [an invalid]_{868-an invalid} . '_{[5664-my cousin]} It is the only way to keep [you]_1307-you from becoming so , ' [she]_{261-glanville} added . Under such gracious care did [the artist]_{5691-the artist} appear at dinner . [He]_{5664-my cousin} looked pale and tired ; with a paleness , however , which set off [his]_{5664-my cousin} bright hair and intellectual features to exceeding advantage . [He]_{5664-my cousin} was not so good - looking as [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} ; but '_{[5664-my cousin]} [he]_{5664-my cousin} was well enough . ' [They]_6189-they were [a small party]_{6190-a small party} . [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} and [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} had gone down to the wreck ; and [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , who was very fond of [[his]_{663-the earl} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} , could not be induced to quit [his]_{663-the earl} bedside until [that young man]_{6193-that young man} was satisfactorily asleep . [The only remaining gentleman]_{6194-the only remaining gentleman} besides [Glanville]_242-rupert was [an elderly squire , who lived a long way across [the moor]_{5721-the moor} and had come to enjoy a few days fishing at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{6195-an elderly squire , who lived a long way across the moor and had come to enjoy a few days fishing at trelingham} . [He]_{6195-an elderly squire , who lived a long way across the moor and had come to enjoy a few days fishing at trelingham} was [a good - natured , silent creature , not easily roused to express sentiment of any kind , good or bad]_{6197-a good - natured , silent creature , not easily roused to express sentiment of any kind , good or bad} ; and while [he]_{6195-an elderly squire , who lived a long way across the moor and had come to enjoy a few days fishing at trelingham} made [you]_6198-you comfortable in [his]_{6195-an elderly squire , who lived a long way across the moor and had come to enjoy a few days fishing at trelingham} presence ( which [some silent men]_{6199-some silent men} are far from doing ) , [you]_6198-you could not expect [him]_{6195-an elderly squire , who lived a long way across the moor and had come to enjoy a few days fishing at trelingham} even to ask a question . But [Glanville]_242-rupert was ready to ask a thousand ; and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} were only too willing to satisfy [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert could ask questions , but [he]_242-rupert could neither eat nor drink . The light and warmth of [the dining - room]_{5799-the dining - room} were grateful to [him]_242-rupert physically , and took away the chill sense of desolation which so many hours in [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} , under the pelting storm , had inflicted ; but [his]_242-rupert memory was full of the dreadful sight , and yet more dreadful imagination , which had mastered [him]_242-rupert while gazing at [the tossing ship]_{6203-the tossing ship} . [He]_242-rupert could not choose but think of it again and again , and , though [he]_242-rupert knew not one of [the human beings [she]_{5855-the countess} carried]_{6204-the human beings she carried} , it would prove an intense relief should any , by the gallant exertions of [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , have escaped destruction . '_{[5664-my cousin]} How came [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} to be at [Yalden]_5-yalden ? ' [he]_242-rupert asked . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} , who exhibited a curious mixture of excited gaiety and sudden relapses into the terror which had laid hold of [her]_{5855-the countess} that afternoon , answered plaintively , '_{[250-tom davenant]} It was partly [my]_0-i doing that [he]_{250-tom davenant} went . For [I]_0-i knew that this week there was to be a salmon - hunt in [the Yale]_{53-the yale} ; and [I]_0-i have never seen one ; and [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i would get [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} to instruct [me]_0-i a little beforehand ; and so [I]_0-i persuaded [him]_{250-tom davenant} to ride to [Yalden]_5-yalden for some tackle , because [I]_0-i was to have a lesson in fly - fishing to - morrow . It was all just to understand what fishing is like . Of course [I]_0-i could n't join in the salmon - hunt , much as [I]_0-i might long for it . But [I]_0-i never thought [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} would persuade [the men]_{6002-the men} to go out in [a lifeboat]_{1310-a lifeboat} . Oh , [May]_{244-lady may} , ' [she]_270-karina cried , with a piteousness in [her]_270-karina voice that [Glanville]_242-rupert could not laugh at , although [he]_242-rupert felt there was a comic element some - where in it , '_{[244-lady may]} are [you]_{244-lady may} quite sure that [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} will not be hurt for life ? ' '_{[1301-the doctor]} [The doctor]_{1301-the doctor} is quite sure , ' answered [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; '_{[1301-the doctor]} do n't distress [yourself]_{244-lady may} , [Karina]_270-karina . [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} will be [himself]_{303-cousin tom} in a day or two , if [he]_{303-cousin tom} keeps quiet,—and if [you]_{244-lady may} do , ' [she]_{244-lady may} added somewhat mockingly . '_{[244-lady may]} For , [you]_{244-lady may} see , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} went on , '_[242-rupert] [he]_{303-cousin tom} really did put [himself]_{303-cousin tom} into the greatest danger . [The men]_{6002-the men} told [us]_1313-us that brought [him]_{303-cousin tom} . [He]_{303-cousin tom} would insist on getting alone into [the lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} and taking it across the bar , as [they]_{6002-the men} call it , and — ' '_{[303-cousin tom]} [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Karina]_270-karina , [we]_1313-us shall hardly understand the story if [you]_{244-lady may} tell it in that way , ' said [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} '_{[244-lady may]} [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} was brave enough , but [he]_{303-cousin tom} was not out of [his]_{303-cousin tom} mind . The fact seems to have been , ' [she]_{261-glanville} continued , looking towards [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , '_[0-i] that when [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} was choosing the fishing - tackle for [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , in [a shop not far from [the promenade]_{1319-the promenade}]_{1318-a shop not far from the promenade} , [he]_{5664-my cousin} saw [people]_5883-people running down to [the waterside]_{1321-the waterside} and heard [them]_5883-people shouting that [a vessel]_{1322-a vessel} was standing - in , showing signals of distress . [He]_{5664-my cousin} thought [he]_{5664-my cousin} had heard a minute - gun discharged ; but there was so much thunder that [he]_{5664-my cousin} had not dwelt on the notion . Following [the crowd]_{1323-the crowd} , [he]_{5664-my cousin} arrived on [the beach]_{5940-the beach} at the same moment with [half a dozen fishermen]_{1325-half a dozen fishermen} , well known to [him]_{5664-my cousin} , who were passing the wet afternoon in [a tavern close at hand]_{1326-a tavern close at hand} . The air was so full of mist that even with glasses little more of [the vessel]_{1259-the vessel} could be made out than [her]_{1259-the vessel} size , which seemed considerable , and the direction in which [she]_{1259-the vessel} appeared to be going ; for [she]_{1259-the vessel} was not standing - in to [Yalden]_5-yalden , but making for [the roadstead]_{1328-the roadstead} to the north . ' '_{[1259-the vessel]} [I]_0-i saw [her]_{1259-the vessel} at that point , [I]_0-i am sure , ' said [Glanville]_{261-glanville} ; and [he]_0-i described how [she]_{1259-the vessel} had repeatedly fired minuteguns and received no answer . '_{[1259-the vessel]} [You]_0-i could not have heard the answer , ' said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[1259-the vessel]} had any been given , with the high cliff between [you]_0-i and [[Yalden]_5-yalden beach]_{1329-yalden beach} . But , in fact , there were no signal rockets ; and [the sailors]_{1330-the sailors} had only [their]_{1330-the sailors} fowling - pieces . About the rockets there has been , [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} says , some extraordinary mistake . But to go on with the story . [You]_0-i heard , [I]_0-i make no doubt , an unusually violent peal of thunder , which seemed to finish the worst part of the storm ? ' [Glanville]_{261-glanville} nodded assent . It was when [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had given [the vessel]_{1259-the vessel} up for lost , and when [she]_{1259-the vessel} had , in fact , disappeared from [their]_{1337-the fishermen} view . '_[0-i] Well , no sooner had the awful sound died away than [the ship]_{1245-the ship} came swiftly round [the edge of [the cliff]_{1334-the cliff}]_{1333-the edge of the cliff} , as though driven by a hurricane , and made straight for the bar , over which the waves were breaking with the utmost fury . The excitement on [shore]_1335-shore became intolerable . [[My]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} had persuaded [the fishermen]_{1337-the fishermen} to get out [the lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} and make [her]_{6150-the lifeboat} ready for [sea]_742-sea ; and thus far [they]_{1337-the fishermen} were willing , although not one of [them]_{1337-the fishermen} but assured [him]_{5664-my cousin} that it could never be launched . By dint of coaxing and commanding , however , launched it was ; [a crew]_{1340-a crew} was brought together , and with immense difficulty [they]_{1340-a crew} had got [her]_{6150-the lifeboat} a few yards from [land]_1341-land , when [she]_{6150-the lifeboat} was flung on [shore]_1335-shore again and stranded . [[My]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} implored [them]_{1340-a crew} to try once more ; [they]_{1340-a crew} refused ; and it was then that [he]_{5664-my cousin} told [them]_{1340-a crew} , in a desperate sort of way [he]_{5664-my cousin} sometimes has , that [he]_{5664-my cousin} would venture alone rather than see [a shipful of helpless beings]_{1344-a shipful of helpless beings} perish before [his]_{5664-my cousin} eyes . That shamed [them]_{1340-a crew} ; and , for the second time , as [the vessel]_{1259-the vessel} was rounding [the High Cliff]_{54-the high cliff} , [they]_{1340-a crew} managed , with [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} for [[their]_{1340-a crew} captain]_{1346-their captain} , to launch [the boat]_{1347-the boat} and get [it]_{1347-the boat} as close to the bar as [they]_{1340-a crew} dared . Further it was impossible to go ; indeed , [they]_{1340-a crew} hardly knew how to keep [the lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} afloat , when [the vessel]_{1259-the vessel} struck on the bar , and [its crew of four or five and twenty]_{1350-its crew of four or five and twenty} — [I]_0-i can not tell the exact number — was seen struggling in the waves . It must have been heartrending to look on . [The lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} did wonders . Ropes were thrown out , and [nine or ten poor creatures]_{1352-nine or ten poor creatures} rescued ; while , as [the sea]_{642-the sea} was now slightly calmer , [the rest , who had clung to what]_{1354-the rest , who had clung to what} [they]_{1354-the rest , who had clung to what} could , were able , [all except three or four]_{1355-all except three or four} , to keep floating till [a second boat]_{1356-a second boat} went out . [Poor Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} , however , who had been so active and undaunted all through , was not to come off scatheless . [The heavy sea]_{1357-the heavy sea} carried [the lifeboat]_{6150-the lifeboat} a long distance from the point [they]_{1340-a crew} endeavoured to make . It was driven inshore unexpectedly ; and as it touched , a projecting piece of timber struck [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} on the shoulder , knocking [him]_{303-cousin tom} off deck into [the shallows]_{1359-the shallows} . It is a marvel that [he]_{303-cousin tom} escaped being crushed . [He]_{303-cousin tom} was carried some distance by the returning wave ; and but for [a young fisher - lad who instantly plunged in]_{1360-a young fisher - lad who instantly plunged in} and brought [him]_{303-cousin tom} out — Poor dear [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} ! ' said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , stopping in [her]_{244-lady may} narrative as the thought of [his]_{303-cousin tom} peril came home to [her]_{244-lady may} ; '_{[1360-a young fisher - lad who instantly plunged in]} what [a brave fellow]_{1361-a brave fellow} [he]_{303-cousin tom} is ! and how could [we]_{1340-a crew} have borne to lose [him]_{303-cousin tom} ! ' [Karina]_270-karina , who had for some time been listening with [her]_270-karina hands clasped , was crying like [a child]_{5891-a child} , and could not speak for tears . [She]_270-karina looked very pretty and innocent so , like a white rose upon which the rain is falling in heavy drops , while the sun lights them up . [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , who felt [himself]_{261-glanville} liking [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} more and more , said , when the silence was becoming rather painful , '_[1362-your] [[Your]_1362-your cousin]_{5670-your cousin} behaved nobly . [I]_0-i hope [he]_{303-cousin tom} was not left long without proper attention . ' '_{[303-cousin tom]} [He]_{303-cousin tom} was much shaken , ' replied [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[303-cousin tom]} and confused for a while , but not , [he]_{303-cousin tom} tell [me]_0-i , unconscious . [They]_1364-they took [him]_{303-cousin tom} to [a little cottage on [shore]_1335-shore]_{1365-a little cottage on shore} , but [he]_{303-cousin tom} insisted on walking to [[the doctor]_{1301-the doctor} 's]_{1368-the doctor 's} , and when [he]_{303-cousin tom} arrived there fainted . [The doctor]_{1301-the doctor} happened to be at [home]_693-home ; [he]_{1301-the doctor} had to decide in a moment whether to leave [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} or to examine [his]_{303-cousin tom} hurt before going down to [the wreck]_{1372-the wreck} . However , [he]_{1301-the doctor} gave it in [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} 's favour , saying that but for [him]_{303-cousin tom} there would have been [no other patients]_{1373-no other patients} to attend to . [He]_{1301-the doctor} declares that there is only a strain , which will go off , and that nothing is displaced or broken . [A carriage]_{1374-a carriage} was got ready , and came on slowly with [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} , while one of [the men]_{6002-the men} very kindly ran on before , to inform [us]_1377-us of what had happened . There was much gentle feeling shown on all sides . ' Again [Glanville]_{261-glanville} 's thoughts reverted to [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . But [he]_1379-he would not speak of [him]_{274-colonel valence} . '_{[6002-the men]} Is it certain that any are lost ? ' was [his]_1379-he next question . '_[1377-us] [We]_1377-us shall not know till to - morrow , when [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} returns . But [I]_0-i fear that [some]_1378-some were lost at the moment of foundering , ' said [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} '_[0-i] Do [you]_1379-he think [their]_1378-some bodies will be recovered ? Would [they]_1378-some be buried in [Trelingham cemetery]_{1380-trelingham cemetery} , if [they]_1378-some were ? ' [he]_1379-he asked . '_[1379-he] Yes , ' [she]_{261-glanville} replied ; '_[1379-he] it is the only place at hand . [You]_1379-he may have observed , if the storm allowed [you]_1379-he to walk about [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} , how many graves there are of [persons drowned]_{1382-persons drowned} . Shipwrecks are common on [this terrible coast]_{1383-this terrible coast} . ' '_[1379-he] There were not five minutes of clear weather , ' [he]_1379-he replied , '_[1379-he] while [I]_0-i was in [the porch]_{1205-the porch} . But [I]_0-i can imagine it is so . ' [He]_1379-he would not mention [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , spending much of [his]_1379-he time alone , and keeping [his]_1379-he own confidence because [he]_1379-he had none to share it , had fallen into a habit of reserve , which often induced [him]_1379-he to be silent when [he]_1379-he was , as now , living in [a domestic circle]_{6209-a domestic circle} . What harm could there be in saying that [he]_1379-he had come across [a man whose name , since [he]_1379-he lived in [[their]_6211-their neighbourhood]_{6212-their neighbourhood}]_{6210-a man whose name , since he lived in their neighbourhood} , must often be heard at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ? However , [he]_1379-he did not choose to repeat [his]_1379-he disagreeable adventure ; and [he]_1379-he was spared the temptation , thanks to [the Countess [Karina]_304-karina , who , in [her]_6213-her vivacious manner , was perpetually recurring to the event of the afternoon — admiring , fearing , and hoping by turns as the thought of [Tom Davenant]_304-karina 's heroism]_304-karina , of [his]_304-karina danger , and the many perils [he]_304-karina had escaped already on the hunting - field and [the river]_{6125-the river} , came uppermost . All this , from the peculiar lightness of accent which distinguished [the fair lady]_{6215-the fair lady} , and the impossibility of a cloud resting long on [her]_{6215-the fair lady} transparent brow and sparkling eyes , seemed to [Glanville]_{261-glanville} like a fantastic interlude weaving itself up with the horror of the shipwreck and the simple manliness of [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} . [He]_1379-he laughed inwardly , tired and depressed as [he]_1379-he felt , at the naïve affection which would not let [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} be silent . Was [she]_{5855-the countess} engaged to [[her]_{5855-the countess} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} ? It did not seem so . [She]_{5855-the countess} was not more than [his]_1379-he age , if so much ; but there was a tone about [her]_{5855-the countess} that implied the enjoyment of more freedom than is usual in [young unmarried ladies]_{6218-young unmarried ladies} , even when engaged . That [she]_{5855-the countess} was exceedingly interested in [Mr. Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} [no one with eyes]_{6219-no one with eyes} in [his]_1379-he head could help seeing ; not even [the placid sportsman , [Glanville]_{261-glanville} supposed , who had looked and listened in silence imperturbable during the whole of the narrative , only remarking , when it was concluded , that [he]_1379-he knew [the man whose stack of timber that was nigh which [Mr. Tom]_{250-tom davenant} had come to grief]_{6221-the man whose stack of timber that was nigh which mr. tom had come to grief} . [He]_{6221-the man whose stack of timber that was nigh which mr. tom had come to grief} was [a sawyer named [Frampton]_305-frampton]_{6222-a sawyer named frampton} , and ought to have taken it away a good week ago to [[his]_{6221-the man whose stack of timber that was nigh which mr. tom had come to grief} yard at [Plymouth]_49-plymouth]_{6223-his yard at plymouth}]_{6220-the placid sportsman , glanville supposed , who had looked and listened in silence imperturbable during the whole of the narrative , only remarking , when it was concluded , that he knew the man whose stack of timber that was nigh which mr. tom had come to grief . he was a sawyer named frampton , and ought to have taken it away a good week ago to his yard at plymouth} . '_[1385-he] [I]_0-i wish [he]_1385-he had , then , ' cried [Karina]_304-karina . '_[1385-he] Do n't [you]_1386-you think , [May]_{244-lady may} , ' [she]_{244-lady may} observed next moment , '_[1386-you] that [we]_1387-us ought to send up and ask how [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} is now ? ' '_[290-papa] [Papa]_290-papa will join [us]_1387-us in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} , ' answered [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_[290-papa] and [he]_290-papa will tell [us]_1387-us . ' On which hint [the other lady]_{6224-the other lady} rose , and [Glanville]_{261-glanville} was left to the company of [Squire Huffington]_{306-squire huffington} . [The squire]_{6225-the squire} drank [his]_{6225-the squire} wine quietly , in moderation , and as with a conscience void of offence ; although in the course of ten minutes [he]_{6225-the squire} did but open [his]_{6225-the squire} lips once for the purpose of conversation , and then merely to emphasise the delinquency of [sawyer Frampton]_305-frampton , on which [he]_{6225-the squire} had before animadverted . '_[290-papa] [He]_{303-cousin tom} ought to have taken that stack away a good week ago , ' [he]_{6225-the squire} said . [Glanville]_{261-glanville} could not but agree with [him]_{6225-the squire} ; and after this brilliant dialogue [they]_1387-us joined [the ladies]_{5792-the ladies} , just as [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} came from [[[his]_{243-trelingham} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} 's room]_{6228-his cousin 's room} . [He]_{243-trelingham} gave a reassuring account of [Mr. Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , except that [he]_{250-tom davenant} could not sleep long together because of the pain . But a good deal of pain , [the nurse]_{6229-the nurse} said , was better than insensibility at that stage ; and [the patient]_{6230-the patient} took it all as a matter of course , and was very obedient to orders . While [the Earl]_{663-the earl} spoke [he]_{243-trelingham} glanced uneasily at [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who neither avoided nor sought [his]_{243-trelingham} observation . [The Countess]_304-karina [he]_{243-trelingham} patted on the head , but otherwise gave [her]_{244-lady may} no great share of attention . [Glanville]_{261-glanville} went to bed saying , '_{[303-cousin tom]} [I]_0-i wonder which of [them]_1389-them is engaged to [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} ? ' But [he]_{243-trelingham} was too cold and wretched to pursue the subject , and [he]_{243-trelingham} spent a miserable night , feeling more feverish than [he]_{243-trelingham} liked to own . '_[1389-them] [Dear Ivor]_{307-dear ivor} , ' wrote [Glanville]_{261-glanville} next morning , '_{[307-dear ivor]} [[your]_{307-dear ivor} friend]_{1390-your friend} [Rupert]_242-rupert has not been slow to seek wisdom at [your]_{307-dear ivor} hands when [he]_242-rupert thought it lacking in [himself]_242-rupert . And [you]_{307-dear ivor} have shown as much pleasure in giving as [he]_242-rupert in receiving ; while , which [I]_0-i take to be a sign of perfect friendship , [he]_242-rupert has never once thanked [you]_{307-dear ivor} . But now , [he]_242-rupert is going to put [your]_{307-dear ivor} philosophy to the test — not [your]_{307-dear ivor} affection ; no , indeed , who could think it ? ' [[My]_242-rupert dear old fellow]_{6232-my dear old fellow} , [I]_242-rupert want [you]_{307-dear ivor} to give [me]_242-rupert not advice , but two or three weeks of [your]_{307-dear ivor} existence . [I]_242-rupert am lost if [you]_{307-dear ivor} do not come to [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} . [You]_{307-dear ivor} exclaim at the notion ; but without [you]_{307-dear ivor} [I]_242-rupert can not stay [here]_6115-here . [You]_{307-dear ivor} know to what severe fits of depression [I]_242-rupert am liable ; one of them , owing to a misadventure that [I]_242-rupert witnessed yesterday , has come upon [me]_242-rupert again , and [I]_242-rupert shall not shake it off in the mental solitude of [this place]_{5945-this place} . Other reasons , curious and important , would have led [me]_242-rupert to write yesterday . [I]_242-rupert will explain when [you]_{307-dear ivor} come , and [you]_{307-dear ivor} shall decide whether [they]_6235-they would have justified [me]_242-rupert in asking [you]_{307-dear ivor} to break through [your]_{307-dear ivor} rule and mix in this kind of society . [I]_242-rupert should tell [you]_{307-dear ivor} that [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , who sends a most cordial invitation , and will be charmed to make [your]_{307-dear ivor} acquaintance,—this banal phrase is not without meaning in the present instance,—knows the ways and customs of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} tribe too well to think of binding [you]_{307-dear ivor} down to formal observances . [You]_{307-dear ivor} may live as retired here and as much at [your]_{307-dear ivor} ease as in [[your]_{307-dear ivor} own sanctum]_{6237-your own sanctum} . [I]_242-rupert have informed [him]_{243-trelingham} , so far as was required , of the manner in which [you]_{307-dear ivor} meet [the world]_{5697-the world} , or , to speak more truly , get out of its way . [You]_{307-dear ivor} shall be [a hermit at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{6239-a hermit at trelingham} , if [you]_{307-dear ivor} will come , and meet only those [you]_{307-dear ivor} like . If [you]_{307-dear ivor} say the thing is impossible , then , [Ivor]_{307-dear ivor} , [I]_242-rupert must go back to [London]_4-london . To not a soul in [the world]_{5697-the world} but [yourself]_{307-dear ivor} would [I]_242-rupert reveal this streak of madness — for what else can it be ? [I]_242-rupert was caught , by [the bye]_{6241-the bye} , in a storm yesterday afternoon , have neither eaten nor slept to speak of in the last twenty - four hours , and shall want [you]_{307-dear ivor} if [I]_242-rupert indulge [myself]_242-rupert in a slight attack of fever . But what is the use of going on ? Send [me]_242-rupert a line and say [I]_242-rupert may expect [you]_{307-dear ivor} to - morrow evening . [I]_242-rupert enclose directions for the journey . [RUPERT]_242-rupert . '_[242-rupert] It was altogether true . Since yesterday morning the reasons for which [Glanville]_242-rupert would have summoned [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had yielded to [others of a very different complexion]_{1392-others of a very different complexion} . The overstrained temperament of [the artist , who works by feeling and imagination where other men]_{1393-the artist , who works by feeling and imagination where other men} are busy only with [their]_1394-their hands , was suffering from the combined effects of long hours spent in the rain and excitement consequent on the shipwreck . This latter experience will be understood by [any one that has had the misfortune of witnessing a great fire in which lives have been lost]_{1395-any one that has had the misfortune of witnessing a great fire in which lives have been lost} . The senses seem all wrapped up in the horror of it ; the mind can not get away from it ; the eyes still see what has happened , and have in them a hot sensation . Nor will the impression pass for days . [Glanville]_242-rupert was feeling a kind of nausea which made it impossible to touch food ; and when [he]_242-rupert woke from such sleep as came to [him]_242-rupert in the morning , [he]_242-rupert knew that [an old and dreaded enemy]_{1396-an old and dreaded enemy} stood by [his]_242-rupert bedside . [He]_242-rupert called it depression , melancholy , a streak of madness ; it was all these , perhaps . When [he]_242-rupert was younger , at school , [he]_242-rupert had often suffered from it ; but , as [he]_242-rupert said , except [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , [no one]_{5671-no one} guessed that so mercurial and cheery a nature could be hypochondriac ; nor was [he]_242-rupert so wanting in prudence as to let [[his]_242-rupert ' friends]_{6242-his ' friends} '_[242-rupert] know of the complaint which made [him]_242-rupert miserable . [A man who is to succeed]_{1398-a man who is to succeed} should never acquaint the world that [he]_{1398-a man who is to succeed} is sick , or sore , or sorry . [He]_{1398-a man who is to succeed} will meet , if [he]_{1398-a man who is to succeed} does , with contempt , not compassion . There are secrets which make up the greater part of many a life , but will never be uttered ; secrets that explain sudden downfalls , want of enterprise , rashness in the wary , and intoxication in the self - controlled . But the explanation can not be given , and [the world]_{5697-the world} wonders . [Glanville]_242-rupert did not send [his]_242-rupert letter until [he]_242-rupert had seen [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and ascertained that [he]_242-rupert need not delay because of [Tom Davenant]_304-karina 's illness . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} believed that [he]_242-rupert would soon be right again . [He]_{663-the earl} strongly desired to see the portrait of [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} restored to something of its pristine glory ; nor was [he]_{663-the earl} unobservant of the worn and pallid look which testified in [Glanville]_242-rupert to the agitation [he]_242-rupert had gone through . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} insisted that [he]_242-rupert should see [the physician who drove over in the course of the day]_{1401-the physician who drove over in the course of the day} from [the county - town]_{1402-the county - town} to attend [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} . But [the artist]_{5691-the artist} firmly declined . [He]_242-rupert would admit only that [he]_242-rupert was tired , and that a fire would make [[his]_242-rupert room]_{749-his room} more comfortable . It was a curious fact , connected with [his]_242-rupert ' streak of madness , '_{[1406-the physician]} that , whenever it affected [him]_242-rupert , [he]_242-rupert shivered and could not get warm . ' Diminished circulation and intermittent pulse , '_{[1406-the physician]} [the physician]_{1406-the physician} would have said , shaking [his]_{1406-the physician} head a little , and prescribing quinine and gentle exercise . But , unlike [most who suffer from slow circulation]_{1407-most who suffer from slow circulation} , [Glanville]_242-rupert at such a time hated sunshine , and would sit in [a chill room]_{1408-a chill room} rather than face it . What [he]_242-rupert asked was a fire , and to lie with a cloak about [him]_242-rupert on a sofa . These moderate luxuries were bestowed on [him]_242-rupert ; and [he]_242-rupert hid [himself]_242-rupert away in [[his]_242-rupert den]_{1409-his den} , like a wounded animal . As the afternoon wore on [he]_242-rupert thought [he]_242-rupert must rouse [himself]_242-rupert and pay a visit to [the real invalid]_{1410-the real invalid} , who had only strained [his]_{1410-the real invalid} shoulder , and bore it like [a man , instead of surrendering to phantasmal terrors from the void inane]_{1411-a man , instead of surrendering to phantasmal terrors from the void inane} . [Tom Davenant]_304-karina was lying in bed , as near the open window as [the nurse]_{6229-the nurse} would let [him]_304-karina . On seeing [Glanville]_242-rupert [he]_304-karina held out [his]_304-karina hand , saying how kind it was of [him]_304-karina to come , and that [he]_304-karina hoped no mischief had befallen [him]_304-karina during the storm . A twinge or two of pain interrupted [the good - natured fellow]_{1413-the good - natured fellow} before [he]_{1413-the good - natured fellow} could finish [his]_{1413-the good - natured fellow} sentence . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} , who admired both [his]_242-rupert bravery and [his]_242-rupert unconcern , knew better than to praise either . [He]_242-rupert merely said , ' Oh , [I]_242-rupert am all right , thank [you]_304-karina , '_[242-rupert] and began to inquire about [the shipwrecked vessel]_{1415-the shipwrecked vessel} , where it was from , and how many [it]_{1415-the shipwrecked vessel} carried . [I]_0-i think that by some knack of freemasonry which goes with reserved speech , [he]_242-rupert contrived to inform [Tom]_304-karina , through the medium of these collateral questions , that [he]_242-rupert looked on [him]_304-karina , if [he]_242-rupert might say so , as [an exceedingly fine fellow]_{1416-an exceedingly fine fellow} . [Tom]_304-karina , at any rate , was very cordial and communicative . [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} had come up to see [him]_304-karina after luncheon , and brought the whole story of the shipwreck . It was [an English sailing - vessel]_{1417-an english sailing - vessel} , coming [home]_693-home from [the Cape]_{55-the cape} , with [only three passengers]_{1419-only three passengers} , and [a crew]_{1340-a crew} , [all told , of four and twenty]_{1421-all told , of four and twenty} . [They]_1422-they had been driven out of [their]_1422-they course in a fog , and , intending to make [the Channel]_{1423-the channel} , had slipped by [Land 's End]_{56-land 's end} , and run clean into the heart of the storm which had been travelling partly ahead of [them]_1422-they . [No one on board]_{1424-no one on board} knew [the coast]_{1180-the coast} or [its]_{1180-the coast} soundings . When [Glanville]_242-rupert saw [them]_1422-they , it was [their]_1422-they expectation every moment to be driven upon [shore]_1335-shore underneath [Trelingham Church]_{57-trelingham church} ; nor did [they]_1422-they suspect [the neighbourhood of [Yalden Harbour]_{58-yalden harbour}]_{1427-the neighbourhood of yalden harbour} , which , owing to the mist , [they]_1422-they had never once sighted . A sudden change in the direction of the gale had turned [the vessel]_{1259-the vessel} round [High Cliff]_{54-the high cliff} and on the bar . Long before that , however , [she]_{1259-the vessel} had refused to answer [her]_{1259-the vessel} helm and was rolling at the mercy of wind and tide . ' [Twenty - seven on board]_{6243-twenty - seven on board} , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , when [Tom]_304-karina had brought the narrative to this point . ' And how many saved ? '_[242-rupert] ' Eleven , '_[304-karina] replied [Tom]_304-karina quietly . ' [We]_1422-they did what [we]_1422-they could ; but [the sea]_{642-the sea} was awful . [[Our]_1422-they boat]_{6245-our boat} rescued six , and the other which followed [us]_1422-they picked up the rest . [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} will be pretty well worn out by the time [he]_{255-mr. truscombe} has seen to [the survivors]_{6246-the survivors} and buried all that may be thrown on [shore]_1335-shore . [He]_{255-mr. truscombe} is down there now ; [Lord Hallamshire]_{249-lord hallamshire} left [him]_{255-mr. truscombe} in the midst of living and dead , for the poor things that were saved are quite destitute . '_[304-karina] [Glanville]_242-rupert started . ' Thank [you]_{255-mr. truscombe} for reminding [me]_242-rupert , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said . ' [I]_242-rupert will go down and see whether [I]_242-rupert can be of use . '_[242-rupert] And in ten minutes [he]_242-rupert was riding along [the avenue]_{1429-the avenue} on [his]_242-rupert way to [Yalden]_5-yalden — not as one that hurries in vainglorious mood to proffer [his]_242-rupert aid , but ashamed that [he]_242-rupert had waited for another to rouse [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert reflected with surprise on the likeness between [his]_242-rupert own depression , which kept [him]_242-rupert lying on a couch all the morning , and [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's despairing philosophy , which looked with dry eyes at [a perishing crew]_{1430-a perishing crew} . [He]_242-rupert could excuse [himself]_242-rupert only by saying that melancholy was [his]_242-rupert complaint , that it prostrated [his]_242-rupert courage and benumbed [his]_242-rupert faculties . But what did [he]_242-rupert know of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ? [He]_242-rupert rode on , and reached [Yalden]_5-yalden in a more tranquil , though not less melancholy frame of mind . For it was only as [he]_242-rupert went to and fro by the side of [the good clergyman]_{1431-the good clergyman} , ministering such help and consolation as [he]_242-rupert could to [the survivors — who were all much distressed in mind and body]_{1432-the survivors — who were all much distressed in mind and body} — or assisting with [his]_242-rupert own hands to lay out the remains of the dead,—only then , amid these dismal surroundings , did [he]_242-rupert feel that the dark spirit was loosening its hold on [him]_242-rupert . [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} would not let [him]_242-rupert stay all night , as [he]_242-rupert proposed , but sent [him]_242-rupert back to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , where [he]_242-rupert arrived late , to encounter the kindly reproaches of [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and [[his]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , to take a hasty meal , and to lie down tired , but not altogether miserable . Next day a telegram announced that [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor might be expected by [the fast train]_{1435-the fast train} which , two days previously , had brought down [the artist]_{5691-the artist} and [Tom Davenant]_304-karina , and was obliging enough in that way to open [our]_1437-our story . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} inquired whether [he]_242-rupert would at once take up [his]_242-rupert abode in [the hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . But [Glanville]_242-rupert assured [her]_{244-lady may} that such a proposal directly made would frighten [him]_242-rupert into the severest observance of the proprieties , although to [his]_242-rupert exceeding discomfort . A life in [the hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} would be best for [him]_242-rupert , no doubt ; only , like a bird , [he]_242-rupert must enter the cage of [his]_242-rupert own accord . [He]_242-rupert was [the sort of person that , from intense shyness]_{1440-the sort of person that , from intense shyness} , refuses what [he]_242-rupert knows to be pleasant , and what [he]_242-rupert would much like to accept . ' But , '_{[5691-the artist]} continued [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , ' please , do not think [him]_242-rupert unmanageable , or morbid , or , as perhaps [my]_{5691-the artist} account of [him]_242-rupert has led [you]_{244-lady may} to believe , in any way ridiculous . '_{[5691-the artist]} [Lady May]_{244-lady may} declared that [she]_{244-lady may} was far from dreaming of such a thing . ' [I]_{244-lady may} do not wonder , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} said , ' if [original people]_{6248-original people} — in a society of portentous dulness like [ours]_6249-ours , where the outside is solid and the inside hollow — have to wear a mask . [They]_{6248-original people} can not help being shy , because [they]_{6248-original people} are always solitary ; conversation as it goes on around [them]_{6248-original people} must sound like the cawing of rooks . [I]_{244-lady may} honour [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's shyness . It seems to be founded on genius and character , not on the fear of [man]_6250-man 's opinion . '_{[244-lady may]} ' It is founded , '_[242-rupert] replied [Glanville]_242-rupert , ' on absorption in the greatest thoughts , which often makes [him]_242-rupert disregard little things when [he]_242-rupert should be attending to them . [He]_242-rupert does not wish to be or to appear singular ; but [his]_242-rupert exceptional gifts make [him]_242-rupert so ; and [he]_242-rupert is startled into shyness when the difference between [himself]_242-rupert and [others]_5757-others comes out . '_{[244-lady may]} ' [You]_{244-lady may} say [he]_242-rupert is learned ? '_{[5691-the artist]} ' Beyond comparison [the best - read man of [my]_{5691-the artist} acquaintance]_{6252-the best - read man of my acquaintance} . Speaks half a dozen languages , understands as many more , and is at home in all literatures . '_{[5691-the artist]} ' And [his]_242-rupert profession — is [he]_242-rupert skilful in it ? '_{[244-lady may]} ' A most sure and delicate touch . [His]_242-rupert eye quick in discerning the finest shades , and an equal lightness of hand in rendering them . '_{[5691-the artist]} ' But why is [he]_242-rupert not celebrated ? Has [he]_242-rupert no ambition ? '_{[5691-the artist]} ' [I]_{244-lady may} do not think [he]_242-rupert understands the word . [He]_242-rupert earns money and gives it away ; talks to [me]_{244-lady may} when [he]_242-rupert wants society , or goes among [the working men in [[his]_242-rupert neighbourhood]_{6254-his neighbourhood}]_{6253-the working men in his neighbourhood} ; travels occasionally in a modest way ; can bear [his]_242-rupert own company for months at a time ; and would expire with shame if [any one]_{5901-any one} pointed [him]_242-rupert out in [the street]_{6256-the street} . Is there not [a Roman poet who calls that the summit of ambition — to be pointed at as [you]_6258-you go along]_{6257-a roman poet who calls that the summit of ambition — to be pointed at as you go along} ? It would kill [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . [I]_{244-lady may} think [he]_242-rupert would give a gallery of [his]_242-rupert finest prints to buy the cloak of darkness [they]_6259-they tell of in fairy tales , and go about in it unseen . '_{[244-lady may]} ' [[Your]_{244-lady may} friend]_{1390-your friend} is a phoenix , not [an engraver]_{6098-an engraver} , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , smiling . ' [I]_{244-lady may} shall be curious to see [him]_{1390-your friend} . But is [he]_{1390-your friend} , then , to be accommodated with [an ordinary guest - chamber]_{6262-an ordinary guest - chamber} , like [any other mortal]_{6263-any other mortal} ? '_{[244-lady may]} ' For to - night and to - morrow [I]_{244-lady may} think it will be wisest . Afterwards , [I]_{244-lady may} will ask [you]_{244-lady may} to show [him]_{1390-your friend} [the hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . '_{[244-lady may]} In this way [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor came to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . If [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} had expected to discover in [his]_277-ivor outward appearance tokens of the rare excellence within , [she]_{244-lady may} must have been disappointed when [Glanville]_242-rupert presented [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} to [her]_{244-lady may} . Without showing any trace of the ' half - breed '_[242-rupert] which [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} had fancied [him]_277-ivor to be , [he]_277-ivor looked [a man whom [you]_1445-you might easily pass in the average]_{1444-a man whom you might easily pass in the average} . [His]_277-ivor height was not commanding , nor were [his]_277-ivor features handsome . By the side of [Glanville]_242-rupert [he]_277-ivor looked plain and slight . [He]_277-ivor was very thin , stooped a little in the shoulders , walked negligently though not without ease , and for some time hardly lifted [his]_277-ivor eyes from the ground while [[his]_277-ivor hostess]_{5862-his hostess} addressed [him]_277-ivor . When [he]_277-ivor did so , however , [he]_277-ivor showed a countenance that , in the manly expression of [Robert Burns]_{308-robert burns} , ' had received its patent of nobility direct from [Almighty God]_276-god . '_[277-ivor] Intellectual distinction gave [his]_277-ivor dark and rugged features a stamp that [you]_1445-you might seek in vain among the crowds wherein [he]_277-ivor would so readily have been lost . There was a steady look in those penetrating eyes , an attentive pose of the head , a resolution in the attitude , an absence of the slight nervous motions associated with ordinary shyness , that told the spectator of [a man whom it would be dangerous to grapple with and hard to overcome]_{1447-a man whom it would be dangerous to grapple with and hard to overcome} . [He]_277-ivor spoke in very brief sentences , and very little , turning [his]_277-ivor gaze rather upon [Glanville]_242-rupert than [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , with an air of affectionate anxiety that did not escape [the latter]_{6092-the latter} . What [he]_277-ivor did say was to the purpose , phrased with admirable clearness and decision , but in no sense over - confidently ; and [his]_277-ivor subdued voice had the resonance which indicates that [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} possesses one , and that the most persuasive , of the gifts of oratory . [Glanville]_242-rupert 's delighted ear made [him]_277-ivor sensible of the contrast and harmony which these two voices produced . ' How well they would match in singing ! '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said to [himself]_277-ivor . The commonest tones in [Lady May]_{244-lady may} were of a certain grandeur ; if [you]_1445-you listened , [you]_1445-you could not but experience a thrill of admiration . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , on the other hand , suggested in [his]_277-ivor voice all that was keenly passionate and caressing ; it was light and high rather than deep , the music of a reed - pipe , not of the swelling organ - stop . [One]_5661-one was reminded of an English song - bird , singing on the topmost bough when winds are hushed . Or to speak more precisely , such was the similitude that occurred to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , when [Ivor]_277-ivor , forgetting [himself]_277-ivor in the presence of the view that lay extended before the drawing - room windows , began to talk at [his]_277-ivor ease . The qualities of [his]_277-ivor speech may be summed up in this , that [he]_277-ivor said nothing for effect , that if [he]_277-ivor spoke at all , it was on [his]_277-ivor part thinking aloud , and almost ( that there should be no difference is impossible ) in the words [he]_277-ivor would have chosen had [he]_277-ivor been alone . Sincerity and directness in talk are among the lost arts in civilised life ; and to fit them in with its requirements is not less rare than to possess them . [We]_1451-our are trained to make language hide thought and the want of thought ; and the more refined [our]_1451-our conversation the nearer it approaches to an algebra of which [every man]_{1452-every man} keeps the key in [his]_{1452-every man} own bosom . [Our]_1451-our words express little or nothing , and they imply no more than [we]_1451-our find convenient . Now , [Mardol]_277-ivor , [I]_0-i do not say spoke all that [he]_277-ivor had in [his]_277-ivor mind,—often [he]_277-ivor kept silence even from monosyllables — but what [he]_277-ivor did speak had a picturesque force and a high relief which made the language of [common men]_{1453-common men} insignificant . Instead of showing [you]_1454-you the painted canvas , [he]_277-ivor seemed to show [you]_1454-you the lion . This , perhaps , made it undesirable that [he]_277-ivor should be much in polished circles , where lions , and , much more , badgers and jackals , are hinted at rather than spoken of , and never introduced to evening parties . But [I]_0-i am fallen on a vein of moralising . Let [us]_1451-our to [our]_1451-our story . When the great storm was over , and the sky once more visible in cloudless calm , the summer , as though rejuvenescent , continued many days bright and serene . The verdure had never been more tender , nor the purple bloom of the heather more enchanting ; not a leaf hung yellow on the branches , nor did the petals of the roses fall until fresh buds were springing to take their place . All day a mild and tranquil splendour dwelt upon [the waters]_{1455-the waters} , which , rippling under a soft breeze , rolled in musically over [sand and pebbles]_{1456-sand and pebbles} , or plashed with murmuring sound against the rocks . Only [Glanville]_242-rupert , in the midst of that fair landscape , gave a thought , oftener than [he]_242-rupert would , to [the gray cemetery]_{1457-the gray cemetery} where beneath one large mound , marked as yet with no inscription , lay hidden what the waves had cast up . [His]_242-rupert melancholy , assuaged by the coming of [so dear a friend]_{1458-so dear a friend} , was yielding to other sentiments — to the affection which [Ivor]_277-ivor 's presence inspired and was ever drawing forth in brotherly act , to the desire for work which [he]_242-rupert felt again lit up in [him]_242-rupert , to a real and growing attachment , of its own kind , but very genuine , to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and [Tom Davenant]_304-karina ; perhaps also to a feeling which [he]_242-rupert would not define , nor altogether admit , towards [the daughter of the house into whose company for hours every morning]_{1460-the daughter of the house into whose company for hours every morning} [he]_242-rupert was thrown . Do not be hasty , [reader]_1461-reader ; [you]_1461-reader are actute and have a practised eye for possibilities ; but [you]_1461-reader know as little about the matter as [Glanville]_242-rupert did [himself]_242-rupert . Have [I]_0-i dropped a hint that [he]_242-rupert was beginning , dimly , to think of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} as not merely a model for the restored countenance of [[her]_{244-lady may} ancestress]_{1462-her ancestress} ? Be it so ; but [I]_0-i have gone no further . [His]_242-rupert mind was interested , [his]_242-rupert fancy — [a young man]_{6175-a young man} 's fancy , ever on the wing — was drawn in the direction of this rare exotic flower , planted in [[our]_1464-our northern clime]_{1465-our northern clime} . So much [I]_0-i do confess . Beyond that , let all be uncertain . On being introduced to [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} , [Ivor]_277-ivor at once recognised the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , which [he]_277-ivor called , however , by another name — [the Virgin of the Seraphim]_{1467-the virgin of the seraphim} , from [the messengers arrayed in kingly vesture and moving as on wings of light , who heralded therein the ascent of the crowned lady]_{1468-the messengers arrayed in kingly vesture and moving as on wings of light , who heralded therein the ascent of the crowned lady} towards the empyrean . It was attributed to [an otherwise unknown monk]_{1469-an otherwise unknown monk} , [Fray Raimondo]_{309-fray raimondo} , whose works , though not numerous , exhibited the union of high artistic skill with transcendent mysticism . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} inquired whether a copy of the picture was extant . [He]_{243-trelingham} received for answer that only one such had been set down in the catalogues — a copy in debased style which , taken from the Escorial by [French soldiers]_{1470-french soldiers} , had since found its way into [Russia]_25-russia . There the record broke off , nor was it possible to say who was [its present owner]_{1471-its present owner} , nor , consequently , to ascertain in what condition , after so long a period , it might be . [His]_277-ivor counsel , [Ivor]_277-ivor went on , would be to set about restoring the canvas immediately,—which [he]_277-ivor offered to do on the ground that [his]_277-ivor experience in the rougher technicalities of art had been considerable ; and that , while [he]_277-ivor was so engaged , [Glanville]_242-rupert should execute a portrait of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , from which afterwards the countenance of [the Madonna]_{812-the madonna} should be painted in . If this did not prove satisfactory , a replica of the original might be attempted . The entire undertaking was delicate and hazardous in the extreme ; but [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} could not surrender [his]_{243-trelingham} hope of preserving in this way one of [his]_{243-trelingham} rarest treasures . [He]_{243-trelingham} consented , and the sittings began . To find a place for [them]_1473-them was easy . [The picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} suggested [itself]_{5896-the picture - gallery} at once . [It]_{5896-the picture - gallery} had light and space , and would furnish [a morning - room for [the Countess or any other that chose to look on]_{1476-the countess or any other that chose to look on}]_{1475-a morning - room for the countess or any other that chose to look on} . When [he]_277-ivor painted [Glanville]_242-rupert was not disturbed by conversation ; and [he]_277-ivor cared not whether [he]_277-ivor were tête - à - tête with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} — except in the artistic sense — or had a company about [him]_277-ivor . [He]_277-ivor felt no embarrassment in [her]_{244-lady may} presence and as little in [theirs]_1477-theirs . Brush in hand , [he]_277-ivor could maintain a discussion when painting a portrait , though not while engaged on landscape or the grouping of figures . With [Ivor]_277-ivor it was otherwise . To [him]_277-ivor silence and solitude were as necessary as fresh air and open windows . Nor dared [he]_277-ivor bring [his]_277-ivor mechanical appliances into [the splendid gallery]_{1478-the splendid gallery} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , whom with characteristic modesty [he]_277-ivor consulted through [Glanville]_242-rupert , suggested , as though it were an inspiration , [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} . [He]_277-ivor had not seen it , nor had [[his]_277-ivor perfidious friend]_{1480-his perfidious friend} . ' Then [you]_277-ivor shall at once,'replied [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and [she]_{244-lady may} laid [her]_{244-lady may} hand on [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's shoulder , where [that pensive beauty]_{6266-that pensive beauty} stood gazing at large out of window lost in sad thoughts of [Tom Davenant]_304-karina 's captivity in [[his]_304-karina room]_{749-his room} . '_[277-ivor] Come , Karina,'said [[her]_1481-her cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , ' a truce to [your]_277-ivor reveries ; [they]_6268-they are really becoming [a mania]_{6269-a mania} . [We]_6270-we are going to visit [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} , and [these gentlemen]_{6272-these gentlemen} will accompany [us]_6270-we . '_{[6183-her cousin]} [Karina]_304-karina sighed , looked at [the gentlemen]_{5861-the gentlemen} with a mournful sweetness of expression , which implied not regard for [them]_{5861-the gentlemen} , but regret for the absent ; and suffered [herself]_304-karina to be led away . Since [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} was not [there]_913-there it mattered little where [she]_1481-her went . [Mr. Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , who had never felt the pangs of disconsolate love , was exceedingly amused , though [his]_242-rupert speech bewrayed [him]_242-rupert not . All [he]_242-rupert did was , as [they]_1485-they went along , to ask [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} a number of indifferent and worldly questions , not bearing on the illness of [Tom Davenant]_304-karina , and to watch how [her]_{5855-the countess} mind slipped away from [them]_1487-them . [She]_{5855-the countess} answered at random ; and [he]_242-rupert secretly enjoyed [her]_{5855-the countess} blushes when [she]_{5855-the countess} found [she]_{5855-the countess} had been talking nothing to the purpose . [Her]_{5855-the countess} ordinary state , wherever [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} 's image did not occur , was one of serene self - control ; and now [she]_{5855-the countess} felt vexed at [herself]_{5855-the countess} and annoyed with [Glanville]_242-rupert , whose frivolous chatter ( for so in [her]_{5855-the countess} wrath [she]_{5855-the countess} termed it ) made [her]_{5855-the countess} trip into these ridiculous mistakes . [She]_{5855-the countess} answered [him]_242-rupert soon with yea and nay , letting the words drop from [her]_{5855-the countess} lips as they might , and fell to plucking the petals of a rose [she]_{5855-the countess} held in [her]_{5855-the countess} hand till they were scattered on [the pathway]_{1488-the pathway} . ' [You]_242-rupert will have to leave the gravel and follow this track over the grass,'said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , when [they]_6273-they had descended for some time . '_[242-rupert] [The path [we]_1490-we are on]_{1489-the path we are on} , ' [she]_{5855-the countess} added , in an explanatory tone to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , '_[242-rupert] goes winding about till it reaches [the upper terrace]_{1491-the upper terrace} again . There is a short cut through the rather tangled brake , which will take [us]_1490-we first up and then down into the glade where [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} stands . Are [you]_242-rupert afraid of the wet grass ? ' '_[1490-we] [We]_1490-we will follow [you]_242-rupert , [Lady May,'said Glanville]_{310-lady may,'said glanville} . ' But [the Countess?'and]_{311-the countess?'and} [he]_242-rupert turned an inquiring glance on [the Lady Karina]_270-karina . [She]_270-karina looked down at [her]_270-karina boot and across at [[her]_270-karina cousin]_{6183-her cousin} . '_{[310-lady may,'said glanville]} [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i will go back,'she said ; ' [I]_0-i do n't like walking over wet grass,'—to which [she]_{244-lady may} subjoined in a reflective manner , '_[0-i] and [I]_0-i may be wanted at [the house]_{1304-the house} . ' '_[0-i] Nonsense , [my]_0-i dear,'cried [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' who could want [you]_242-rupert ? [[My]_{244-lady may} father]_{5872-my father} is in [[his]_{5872-my father} library]_{6277-his library} , writing a tract on the connection between [the medieval reredos and the mosaics of [San Clemente]_{312-san clemente} at [Rome]_18-rome]_{6278-the medieval reredos and the mosaics of san clemente at rome} . 'She_{[244-lady may]} endeavoured while saying these words to look serious , as [a daughter]_{1494-a daughter} should , but [her]_{244-lady may} eyes would brighten in spite of [herself]_{244-lady may} . ' [You]_242-rupert know [he]_{5872-my father} can not bear to be disturbed . There is [no one]_{5671-no one} in [the place]_{987-the place} but [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , and [we]_6281-we have promised , if [he]_{5872-my father} is awake , to pay [him]_{5872-my father} a visit at two o'clock . Come , [Karina]_270-karina ; [you]_270-karina do n't mind the grass more than [I]_{1495-the unwilling victim} do . '_{[1495-the unwilling victim]} [The unwilling victim]_{1495-the unwilling victim} bowed [her]_{1495-the unwilling victim} small fair head , and followed in the train of [this haughty Zenobia]_{1496-this haughty zenobia} . [Neither of [the gentlemen]_{5861-the gentlemen}]_{1497-neither of the gentlemen} could lead the way , for [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} did not know it . The track along the grass became fainter and soon disappeared altogether ; but [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} saw an opening in the shrubs , which here flourished luxuriantly ; and with more scrambling through briars and rending of garments than [Lady May]_{244-lady may} expected , [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} ascended the side of [a thickly - wooded ridge]_{1499-a thickly - wooded ridge} , where [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} could see no distance before [them]_{5861-the gentlemen} and only a long clear strip of blue sky overhead . The morning was fresh and balmy ; an abundant dew brought forth on every side a fragrance as of paradise ; and the smell of the stone - pines which rose on the low crest had that penetrating sweetness , so keen and exhilarating , which is like a sudden breeze sweeping inland from [the sea]_{642-the sea} and laden with its odours . But there was no view on [the crest]_{1501-the crest} ; it was all a thicket growing high above [their]_{5861-the gentlemen} heads . A rugged descent , where the pathway turned continually to avoid the huge masses of rock that lay across it , brought [them]_{5861-the gentlemen} , still under dark boughs , half way down on the other side . The wildwood trailed off to right and left ; the last of the stone - pines fell into the rear ; and a cry of delight from [the gentlemen]_{5861-the gentlemen} showed that [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} were rewarded for [their]_{5861-the gentlemen} pilgrimage by a lovely view . [They]_{5861-the gentlemen} were standing on the lower side of [a gorge not more than thirty yards wide]_{1503-a gorge not more than thirty yards wide} ; and over against [them]_{5861-the gentlemen} rose a steep and almost inaccessible wall of verdure to a height which , though in perpendicular measurement it could not have exceeded three hundred feet , looked noble and imposing ; while the close - set vegetation and bosky undergrowth gave it a soft beauty of aspect to which the firs , standing in long rows at the summit or springing abruptly from the sides , added a touch of ruggedness . At [their]_{5861-the gentlemen} feet , almost hidden among the trees that fringed it , ran a clear brown stream , sparkling a little way off in the sun , and as it descended [the valley]_{5949-the valley} broadening till [it]_{5949-the valley} might have borne [a small boat]_{1505-a small boat} , if the stones over which it swirled in diamond - like mist did not proclaim it dangerous to launch anything on [the troubled waters]_{1506-the troubled waters} . [The gorge]_{1507-the gorge} turned at a sharp angle on the side over against [them]_{5861-the gentlemen} , but on [their]_{5861-the gentlemen} own fell away more gently , melting by degrees into [the wide expanse of moor]_{1508-the wide expanse of moor} , and allowing a dim and distant glimpse of [the sea]_{642-the sea} above [Yalden]_5-yalden . [They]_{5861-the gentlemen} could see the wooded height over [the stream]_{5994-the stream} stretching towards [fresh woods]_{1511-fresh woods} and fresh heights . But [their]_{5861-the gentlemen} gaze was speedily drawn up [the valley]_{5949-the valley} , and a second exclamation of wonder followed upon [their]_{5861-the gentlemen} discovery of its new and singular charms . The apparent source of [the stream]_{5994-the stream} was a large piece of water , lying in view where [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} stood , but more of it , as [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} perceived on going a few steps , spread out behind the ridge that served [them]_{5861-the gentlemen} as a coign of vantage . [It]_1514-it was an irregular sheet , formed by nature , and hemmed in by [the granite cliffs which , coming out bare to the north]_{1515-the granite cliffs which , coming out bare to the north} , did not allow [it]_1514-it , except for about sixty yards , to present a wide expanse . Here [it]_1514-it filled [the valley]_{5949-the valley} from side to side . Deep in [its]_1514-it placid bosom were reflected the fleecy clouds set in a great blue sky , the rising wall of verdure , and the dark granite crags which , by [their]_1517-their fantastic shapes and riven sides , reminded one of [a castle in ruins]_{1518-a castle in ruins} which has [a tower or two still intact]_{1519-a tower or two still intact} . About midway between [shore and shore]_{1520-shore and shore} , standing up in the water and anchored , so to speak , in [its]_1514-it own shadow,—which came out foreshortened in every variety of peak and overhanging roof,—itself a picture of balconies , outside staircases , ivy - mantled porches , glistening windows with creepers falling over [them]_1517-their , was visible , in the clear stillness of a summer morning , the object of [their]_{5861-the gentlemen} expedition . With delighted looks [they]_{5861-the gentlemen} beheld [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . ' It is a scene of fairyland,'exclaimed [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_{[1524-the prince]} [an enchanted island]_{1522-an enchanted island} , where [the Sleeping Beauty]_{1523-the sleeping beauty} should be dreaming away [her]_{1523-the sleeping beauty} hundred years till [the Prince]_{1524-the prince} comes to waken [her]_{1523-the sleeping beauty} . ' '_{[1524-the prince]} That was [a palace in a garden,'said [Ivor]_277-ivor , who could not turn from the exquisite vision , but for the moment had lost [his]_277-ivor shyness]_{1525-a palace in a garden,'said ivor , who could not turn from the exquisite vision , but for the moment had lost his shyness} ; ' [a palace with thickets of roses fencing [it]_{6282-a palace with thickets of roses fencing it all about} all about]_{6282-a palace with thickets of roses fencing it all about} . Whereas this , which [you]_6283-you called a chalet,'he just glanced towards [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[1524-the prince]} is [a lake - dwelling]_{1526-a lake - dwelling} , such as was intended , though [he]_{1524-the prince} had not tools or skill to realise it , by [pre - historic man]_{1527-pre - historic man} . ' '_{[1524-the prince]} One feature it has in common with [the lake - dwellings]_{1528-the lake - dwellings} , ' remarked [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_{[1524-the prince]} There is absolutely no way of reaching [it]_{1526-a lake - dwelling} except in [a boat]_{1529-a boat} . ' '_{[1524-the prince]} No,'answered [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' and even that is at the discretion of [the hermit]_{6284-the hermit} . For , if [you]_6283-you notice , the steps which descend from that projecting ledge , or floor of [the verandah]_{6285-the verandah} , are fastened merely by rings , and may be drawn up when [the lake - dweller]_{6286-the lake - dweller} pleases . It was a fancy of [[my]_{244-lady may} grandfather]_{6287-my grandfather} 's . [The architect]_{6288-the architect} wanted [a bridge]_{6289-a bridge} on this side ; and in wet weather it would be a convenience , for [the lakelet]_{6290-the lakelet} is stormy enough at times . But [[my]_{244-lady may} grandfather]_{6287-my grandfather} had [a model]_{6292-a model} , " in [his]_{6287-my grandfather} mind 's eye , " [he]_{6287-my grandfather} used to say ; and nothing would persuade [him]_{6287-my grandfather} to allow [the bridge]_{6293-the bridge} . '_{[244-lady may]} ' [He]_{6287-my grandfather} was right,'said [Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_{[1524-the prince]} there is something impressive in the utter isolation of [such a dwelling]_{1530-such a dwelling} . It seems to belong to [another world]_{1531-another world} , to be " an exhalation from [the watery deep]_{1532-the watery deep} , " a fixed vapour , taking the appearance of things [we]_1533-we know , but ready to dissolve at a breath . ' '_[304-karina] Is that poetry?'inquired [the Countess]_304-karina , with a simple air . ' All [I]_304-karina can see is [a cottage made of little church roofs and old planks , which must be damp in winter]_{6294-a cottage made of little church roofs and old planks , which must be damp in winter} . '_[304-karina] This original account of [a lake - dwelling]_{1526-a lake - dwelling} made [them]_1535-them all laugh , except the author of it , in whose opinion , as [she]_1536-she declared poutingly , it was much nearer the truth than [Glanville]_242-rupert 's ' exhalations'and '_[1536-she] fixed vapours . 'She was proud of being matter - of - fact , and said so . A stray reminiscence of [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} , however , gleamed upon [her]_1536-she as [she]_1536-she spoke ; and [Love]_313-love contemptuously shook [his]_313-love light wings when [she]_1536-she repeated that '_[1536-she] [she]_1536-she liked [matter - of - fact people]_{1537-matter - of - fact people} . ' Was [the young gentleman]_{6295-the young gentleman} up at [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} '_[1536-she] matter - of - fact ' ? was [he]_{6295-the young gentleman} not — but there is no need to pursue [her]_1536-she meditations . [She]_1536-she laughed at [herself]_1536-she in a minute or two , though [she]_1536-she took care to wait until [no one]_{5671-no one} was watching . There was [a small boat - house on each side of [the lakelet]_{6290-the lakelet}]_{6297-a small boat - house on each side of the lakelet} . [The party]_{777-the party} entered a tolerably - sized skiff which [they]_{777-the party} found under shelter , and [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor took the oars . To make up for [her]_1536-she little outbreak of pettishness , occasioned solely by a love for [matter - of - fact people]_{1537-matter - of - fact people} , [Karina]_304-karina insisted on steering . [She]_1536-she was not [a creature to bear malice]_{6301-a creature to bear malice} . [The water]_{6302-the water} was very still , and so warm and pleasant that [they]_{777-the party} lingered on [their]_{777-the party} mimic voyage to bask in the air and take a steadier look down [the valley]_{5949-the valley} , which , seen from this point , appeared high and narrow , with the broad gleam of [the sea]_{642-the sea} and an intensely blue sky over [it]_{5949-the valley} , for a perspective . No habitation save [the lake - dwelling]_{6305-the lake - dwelling} could be discerned ; the belt of tall brushwood under the lee of which [they]_{777-the party} were loitering hid [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} ; and [the purple moor]_{6306-the purple moor} was shut off by [the ridge]_{6307-the ridge} [they]_{777-the party} had descended . [A more lonely , a more beautiful , a more tranquillising scene]_{6308-a more lonely , a more beautiful , a more tranquillising scene} , who could imagine ? [They]_{777-the party} forgot to praise and were silent . Even [the restless Karina]_304-karina felt its subduing influence ; much more did [[her]_1536-she cousin]_{6183-her cousin} and [the two friends]_{6310-the two friends} . Transparent light brooded on the glassy depths which no ripple stirred , and seemed to dye the surface with a thousand emerald tints , bright or dark , as it reflected the rich vegetation that , embowering [the hillside]_{6311-the hillside} , crept down to the edge of [the mere]_{6312-the mere} , and threw out straggling branches to the water - lilies floating on its bosom . A trance at noon - day fell upon [[our]_{777-the party} pilgrims]_{6313-our pilgrims} ; [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} dreamt with open eyes . '_[1536-she] Does [no one]_{5671-no one} live in [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} ? or is it abandoned to pre - historic man?'asked [Rupert]_242-rupert , in the light tone which sometimes indicates that thoughts too solemn for speech have passed through the air . ' [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} used to spend a day [there]_913-there formerly , but [he]_{5872-my father} finds it too cold,'said [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} , too , when [he]_{5664-my cousin} wants a little quiet fishing , has it put in order , and will not come up to [the Court]_{1181-the court} for a week if the weather favours [him]_{5664-my cousin} . It is [an excellent place for trout]_{1542-an excellent place for trout} ; and [I]_0-i am told , though it seems hardly credible , that salmon find [their]_1543-their way up [that rocky stream]_{1544-that rocky stream} . [It]_{1544-that rocky stream} has deep holes in [it]_{1544-that rocky stream} where [they]_1543-their can lie at [their]_1543-their ease . When [they]_1543-their reach [the lakelet]_{6290-the lakelet} , [I]_0-i can fancy [their]_1543-their enjoying [its]_{6290-the lakelet} depth and coolness before starting on [their]_1543-their journey seaward again . ' '_[0-i] It was here,'said [the Countess]_304-karina plaintively , ' that [I]_304-karina was to have taken [my]_304-karina lesson in fly - fishing . 'Her_[304-karina] grief returned at the thought . ' Well , [you]_304-karina may take it still,'said [Glanville]_{261-glanville} . '_[304-karina] [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} is recovering ; and if [he]_{250-tom davenant} can not join the next salmon - hunt , there will be all the more reason why [he]_{250-tom davenant} should come here to throw the fly . ' This was an expectation to caress and make much of . [The Lady Karina]_270-karina began to steer again with a lighter heart , and forgave [Glanville]_{261-glanville} . A few strokes brought [them]_1543-their to [the side of [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage}]_{6316-the side of the hermitage} . [The waters]_{1455-the waters} were still swollen , and [their]_1543-their skiff rose to the middle round of the ladder . A chain hung down over [the verandah]_{6285-the verandah} for [the oarsmen]_{6320-the oarsmen} to seize ; [the boat]_{1347-the boat} was made fast to it ; [they]_1543-their ascended with quick and easy steps , although the feeling was much like that of getting up [a ship]_{6155-a ship} 's side , and were soon assembled , without a wet foot or other mishap , on the floor of [the verandah]_{6285-the verandah} . [The chalet]_{1479-the chalet} was built somewhat like [a cabin on the main deck of [a steamer]_{6326-a steamer}]_{6325-a cabin on the main deck of a steamer} . Round [it]_{1479-the chalet} was a broad open space , paved with coloured woods , and overhung with a sloping roof to keep out the rain . Casements fitted in made this [a comfortable promenade]_{6327-a comfortable promenade} , or deambulation , as [the Romans]_{6328-the romans} called [it]_{6327-a comfortable promenade} , in wintry weather . [They]_1543-their were now standing wide open , shaded by the too - abundant creepers ; but [the house]_{1304-the house} was airy and dry , furnished with simplicity , as became [its]_{1304-the house} pretensions , but the details carried out in admirable taste . There lacked nothing to [the hermit]_{6284-the hermit} 's comfort ; [[his]_{6284-the hermit} study]_{6331-his study} , fitted with volumes of the poets and books on fishing ; [[his]_{6284-the hermit} sleeping apartment]_{6332-his sleeping apartment} , contrived with a pleasant outlook towards the morning sun ; [[his]_{6284-the hermit} dining - room]_{6333-his dining - room} , bright and cheerful as the scene of temperate enjoyment and philosophic mirth should be ; [[his]_{6284-the hermit} small but elegant kitchen , copied , as to [its]_{6334-his small but elegant kitchen , copied , as to its decorations , from pompeii} decorations , from [Pompeii]_60-pompeii]_{6334-his small but elegant kitchen , copied , as to its decorations , from pompeii} ; and [a guest - chamber in the snuggest corner of [the house]_{1304-the house}]_{6335-a guest - chamber in the snuggest corner of the house} , sheltered from wind and storm by the hills which looked down upon it,—these , with [a watch - tower , skilfully perched up among the gables]_{6337-a watch - tower , skilfully perched up among the gables} , made [a lake - dwelling at which [the heart of the troglodyte would have rejoiced]_{6339-the heart of the troglodyte would have rejoiced}]_{6338-a lake - dwelling at which the heart of the troglodyte would have rejoiced} . But [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor was no troglodyte ; [he]_277-ivor had not hitherto dwelt in [a cave]_{5957-a cave} ; and [his]_277-ivor heart laughed within [him]_277-ivor , o use an Homeric expression , when [he]_277-ivor thought of exchanging , for at least a few hours every day , the splendours of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} Court for [this lovely , lonely hermitage]_{6341-this lovely , lonely hermitage} . [He]_277-ivor stood in admiration , above all , of [the kitchen]_{6342-the kitchen} , [a temple of ideal coolness]_{6343-a temple of ideal coolness} , contrasting with the fiery dens wherein [our]_6344-our meals too commonly are made ready at the expense of temper and religion . But [Rupert]_242-rupert , although [he]_242-rupert praised what [he]_242-rupert beheld , inquired after some reflection : '_{[1546-the servants]} But where is [[the servants]_{1546-the servants} ' accommodation]_{6345-the servants ' accommodation} ? [I]_{1546-the servants} do n't perceive any . '_{[1546-the servants]} ' What ! '_[277-ivor] cried [Ivor]_277-ivor , looking at [him]_277-ivor with large eyes , reproachfully . ' Do [you]_277-ivor imagine that [a hermit]_{6346-a hermit} has [anybody]_6347-anybody to wait on [him]_{6346-a hermit} ? Where would be the charm of solitude , if [another human being dwelt and cooked within these walls]_{6348-another human being dwelt and cooked within these walls} ? For [my]_277-ivor part , [I]_277-ivor should flee out of them and build [myself]_277-ivor [a hut in the wood over against [us]_6350-us]_{6349-a hut in the wood over against us} , did such a demoniac presence come to trouble [me]_277-ivor . '_[277-ivor] The grave earnestness wherewith [Ivor]_277-ivor delivered this protest amused [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and [she]_{244-lady may} laughed more heartily than [Glanville]_242-rupert had known [her]_{244-lady may} to do . [He]_277-ivor laughed with [her]_{244-lady may} , and for some time nothing serious could be said . At last [the lady]_{722-the lady} , whom [Ivor]_277-ivor was now looking at , not as rebuking [her]_{244-lady may} , but as wondering that [she]_{722-the lady} should laugh , recovered [herself]_{722-the lady} , and said : ' But [you]_277-ivor are very right , [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor . When [[my]_{722-the lady} father]_{5872-my father} stays [here]_6115-here [he]_{5872-my father} brings a cold luncheon with [him]_{5872-my father} ; and [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} — as [[my]_{722-the lady} grandfather]_{6287-my grandfather} used to do — not only catches [his]_{250-tom davenant} own fish , but cooks them , and will not allow [a servant]_{1095-a servant} to come up the ladder whilst [he]_{250-tom davenant} is [here]_6115-here . '_{[722-the lady]} ' [I]_{722-the lady} surrender,'said [Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[722-the lady]} to such examples ; and [I]_0-i grant the romance of the thing , provided [one]_5661-one knows how to cook . Do [you]_0-i , [Ivor]_277-ivor ? ' '_[0-i] Qui nescit coquere , [nescit regnare]_{1549-nescit regnare} , ' replied [Ivor]_277-ivor . '_[0-i] How should [a man]_{5695-a man} be lord of [himself]_{5695-a man} that has not full dominion over [a mutton - chop]_{1551-a mutton - chop} ? [I]_0-i learned the art long ago . For [me]_0-i , [a kitchen]_{1552-a kitchen} , especially when it is redolent , as this , of [Pompeii]_60-pompeii and [[Hadrian]_314-hadrian 's villa]_{1553-hadrian 's villa} , has no terrors , but a charm unspeakable . ' '_{[244-lady may]} Then,'said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' if [you]_{244-lady may} can be satisfied with the light , [you]_{244-lady may} will bring the canvas hither , and enjoy that perfect freedom which [I]_{244-lady may} know [you]_{244-lady may} prize . But [I]_{244-lady may} hope [you]_{244-lady may} will give [us]_6356-us the pleasure of [your]_{244-lady may} company at dinner as often as possible . However , both then and at all times [you]_{244-lady may} must look upon [yourself]_{244-lady may} as unshackled by [our]_6356-us formal ordinances . [You]_{244-lady may} see , [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , [I]_{244-lady may} have learned how great [a lover of solitude]_{6357-a lover of solitude} [you]_{244-lady may} are . '_{[244-lady may]} ' [But,'he]_315-but,'he replied , '_{[244-lady may]} do [I]_0-i really understand that it will not seem strange to [you]_{244-lady may} if [I]_0-i spend a day or two in [this cottage]_{1554-this cottage} and do not dine at [the Court]_{1181-the court} ? ' '_{[244-lady may]} Certainly,'answered [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' [we]_6356-us know it will give [you]_{244-lady may} pleasure , and it will therefore please [us]_6356-us . [I]_{244-lady may} think [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert touched on this point in conveying to [you]_{244-lady may} [[my]_{244-lady may} father]_{5872-my father} 's invitation . [We]_6356-us could not dream of inflicting on [you]_{244-lady may} the captivity which is often another name for staying in [a country house]_{6359-a country house} . '_{[244-lady may]} ' This is , indeed , most kind,'cried [Ivor]_277-ivor ; '_{[244-lady may]} more than [I]_0-i dared imagine , much less propose . [I]_0-i have lived so long by [myself,'he]_0-i continued apologetically , ' that it makes [me]_0-i wretched to be in any company — even in [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} [Glanville's]_{61-glanville's} — for a whole day without a break . [I]_0-i will not abuse the freedom [you]_{244-lady may} bestow on [me]_0-i . But it is delightful . '_[0-i] [They]_1556-we mounted the quaint staircases that led in the open air from [one verandah]_{1557-one verandah} to the next , and from that to [the watch - tower]_{1558-the watch - tower} , wherin was [a chamber having windows in the four walls and a different landscape visible through each of [them]_1556-we]_{1559-a chamber having windows in the four walls and a different landscape visible through each of them} . At this height [the sea]_{642-the sea} became a vast sheet of gold , on which the waves , not otherwise to be made out , shone like an endless tracery where every point sparkled and the finely - curved lines were interwoven as with a needle . The brightness was intolerable , the radiance golden , like clear glass . ' If [you]_1561-you could dip [your]_1561-you pencil in that,'exclaimed [Ivor]_277-ivor , addressing [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} , '_[1561-you] [you]_1561-you might paint with molten sunlight . ' '_{[244-lady may]} Ay , indeed,'returned [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; ' it puts one out of conceit with painting , when [we]_1556-we know that a sheet of white paper is the most dazzling brightness [we]_1556-we can attain . Here is [the crystal sea]_{6362-the crystal sea} , shot through and absolutely bathed in a fiery element which the eye can not bear to look upon . Will any canvas render it ? '_{[5691-the artist]} ' How dark [the ships]_{6363-the ships} come out in all this light ! '_{[244-lady may]} said Lady May. ' The white sails seem lost in the overpowering radiance . All [one]_5661-one can perceive are the heaving hulls , like lines of ebony crossing the gold . Can not [you]_1561-you fancy creatures of a finer make , with slow - moving pinions , traversing that shining space , or treading its pavement , which seems all ablaze , on errands to [a distant world]_{6365-a distant world} ? '_{[5691-the artist]} " ' [He]_277-ivor maketh the winds [[His]_277-ivor messengers]_{6366-his messengers} , " '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor in a musing tone . ' What deep sayings there are in that old Hebrew book ! Not slow - moving , though majestic in [their]_{6366-his messengers} march , and irresistible,—the four winds , angels between earth and sky,—binding one element with another . It is the life of Nature exhibited in vivid allegory . '_[277-ivor] ' Do [you]_277-ivor think [the angels an allegory]_{6367-the angels an allegory} ? '_{[244-lady may]} asked [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , not like one surprised or shocked , but as seeking to know [his]_277-ivor opinion . ' [I]_277-ivor think , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor replied , ' that Nature is a living miracle , not a dead machine . To [me]_277-ivor it is full of eyes which are always gazing into [mine]_277-ivor . '_[277-ivor] ' And these are [angels]_6368-angels ? '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} said , bending [her]_{244-lady may} own eyes upon [him]_277-ivor earnestly , and forgetting that they too might scorch and burn . ' [You]_{244-lady may} may call [them]_6368-angels so ; why not ? '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor answered . ' Through [them]_6368-angels [I]_277-ivor discern that all things are known to one another and reflected , as in countless mirrors , from world to world . '_[277-ivor] ' [You]_277-ivor remind [me]_{244-lady may} , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' of the famous verses in [Faust]_316-faust ; '_{[244-lady may]} and [she]_{244-lady may} repeated them : ' Wie Himmelskräfte auf und nieder steigen Und sich die goldnen Eimer reichen ! Mit segenduftenden Schwingen Vom Himmel durch die Erde dringen , Harmonisch all '_{[244-lady may]} das All durchklingen ! ' [She]_{244-lady may} recited well . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} could not help admiring [her]_{244-lady may} . [People]_5883-people are commonly shy of repeating verse ; [she]_{244-lady may} did not mind . '_{[244-lady may]} How finely [Goethe]_317-goethe renders [our]_1563-they modern thought ! ' said [he]_277-ivor . '_[317-goethe] Yes,'replied [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; ' [I]_{244-lady may} do n't think [the worshippers of angels]_{6371-the worshippers of angels} would recognise [their]_{6371-the worshippers of angels} creed in [him]_317-goethe . '_{[244-lady may]} ' What matter?'said [Ivor]_277-ivor . [They]_1563-they were forgetting luncheon . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} , partly because [she]_1565-she was hungry , and yet more from a dread that in lingering so unconscionably [they]_1563-they would be leaving no time for a certain visit as [a sister of charity]_{6373-a sister of charity} in the afternoon , reminded [them]_1563-they of the fact . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't see [any angel]_{1564-any angel} coming to [us]_1563-they with a golden pail,'was [her]_1565-she comment on the [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's quotation . ' Had [we]_1563-they not better be going towards luncheon ? It is past one . '_[1565-she] Thus admonished [they]_1563-they came down from [the watch - tower]_{1558-the watch - tower} , embarked in [the skiff]_{1567-the skiff} , and shot rapidly across [the water]_{6302-the water} . [Glanville]_242-rupert moored [the boat]_{1347-the boat} where [they]_1563-they had found [it]_{1347-the boat} ; and , avoiding the brushwood and the stone - pines , [they]_1563-they walked , at a pace to satisfy [the Lady Karina]_270-karina , along an easier path , which brought [them]_1563-they to the front terrace . [They]_1563-they were all tired , yet delighted with [their]_1563-they morning . An appetite for luncheon is a blessed thing ; each of [them]_1563-they was so seasonably graced ; and even the sad brows of [Glanville]_242-rupert , where gloom put on a cloud from time to time , unbent at the merry meal . [[His]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} , of more equable temper , felt that [his]_242-rupert happiness had no alloy . [He]_242-rupert was still in thought on [the watch - tower]_{1558-the watch - tower} , looking over [the golden sea]_{1572-the golden sea} , and contemplating the white - winged messengers as [they]_1573-they moved about [it]_{1558-the watch - tower} . Once or twice a pair of dark eyes glanced in upon the vision and faded as quickly as they came . [He]_242-rupert had seldom enjoyed a morning so much . Ah ! [Ivor]_277-ivor [the philosopher]_{1574-the philosopher} , beware ! Next day [he]_277-ivor took up [his]_277-ivor abode at [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . Now that [Destiny]_318-destiny had got a number of threads in [her]_1576-her hand , on every one of which hung a human life , [she]_1576-her proceeded , with the haste and fury of a seemingly blind inspiration , to entangle them . It was not merley to paint pictures that [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert had come to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . Little as [he]_242-rupert dreamt it , the central knot of [his]_242-rupert fortune was there to be tied ; [he]_242-rupert was to act and be acted upon , to drive and be driven , to be caught up as by a swiftly - turning wheel and hurried round with it . Nor did [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor quit [his]_277-ivor [London]_4-london solitude and find delicious shelter in [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} that [he]_277-ivor might be satiate with rustic beauty and add a new leaf to [his]_277-ivor sketch - book . By sure degrees the pleasant intercourse that marked the beginning of [their]_1578-their stay among [strangers]_{1579-strangers} yielded to an intimacy which , at first promising larger gratification , led to the most unexpected consequences . [I]_0-i have often thought how much turns on the minor personages in a drama , whether on the stage or off it . Had [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} not been kept [an invalid]_{868-an invalid} in [[his]_{250-tom davenant} room]_{749-his room} for some three weeks by low fever ; had [[his]_{250-tom davenant} mother]_{1582-his mother} , [a woman of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{1583-a woman of the world} , not returned to [London]_4-london after the briefest of visits ; had [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} been less absorbed , or [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} more observant , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} could surely never have spent hour after hour tête - à - tête while [she]_{5855-the countess} was sitting for [her]_{5855-the countess} portrait . But [the Earl , intent on dossals and mosaics and altar - flagons]_{1587-the earl , intent on dossals and mosaics and altar - flagons} , had not a moment to spare in the morning , and seldom looked in , although from time to time [he]_{1587-the earl , intent on dossals and mosaics and altar - flagons} inspected the picture with marked satisfaction . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} moved hither and thither in [her]_{5855-the countess} restless way , came and went , threw in a mocking word when the conversation flew above [her]_{5855-the countess} comprehension , sat dreaming [her]_{5855-the countess} own dreams by the window , and , whether from negligence or wilfulness , turned a deaf ear to most that was said . [She]_{5855-the countess} could not , therefore , be supposed to perceive how artistic discussion and talk upon general topics were giving way to more intimate personal communings , at least on the part of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and that mischief was gathering . [She]_{5855-the countess} had [her]_{5855-the countess} own reasons , perhaps ; and [we]_1589-we may as well endeavour to find them out . Look at this little scene . It was a mellow afternoon , and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , weak but convalescent , was sitting propped up in an easy - chair by the drawing - room fire . It was the first day [he]_{250-tom davenant} had left [[his]_{250-tom davenant} room]_{749-his room} . [Glanville]_242-rupert , at no great distance , was writing a letter ; [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , engaged upon some trailing piece of embroidery that fell about [her]_{244-lady may} feet , seemed wholly occupied in what [she]_{244-lady may} was doing , and neither spoke nor looked up ; while [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , demurely seated where [she]_{5855-the countess} could keep a charitable eye on [the invalid]_{1592-the invalid} , was wondering how [she]_{5855-the countess} might persuade [him]_{1592-the invalid} to talk . For it was part of [her]_{5855-the countess} infatuation to like the sound of [that young man]_{6193-that young man} 's pleasant but not astonishingly musical voice . [Her]_{5855-the countess} longing was to be satisfied without effort on [her]_{5855-the countess} side . [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} laid down the newspaper [he]_{250-tom davenant} was holding , and , stifling a yawn , said to [Glanville]_242-rupert , whom [he]_{250-tom davenant} had come to like rather : ' The worst of being knocked up is that [a fellow]_{6374-a fellow} does n't know what to do with [himself]_{6374-a fellow} . [He]_{6374-a fellow} ca n't read anything except the Field ; and [I]_242-rupert 've read it all through now . [I]_242-rupert must hark back , [I]_242-rupert suppose , and see whether [I]_242-rupert 've skipped a page;'and [he]_242-rupert took up the discarded journal again . '_[242-rupert] Shall [I]_0-i read to [you]_{5855-the countess} , [Cousin]_{303-cousin tom} Tom?'said [Karina]_270-karina softly . ' No , thank [you,'he]_270-karina answered ; adding , after a while , with some annoyance in [his]_0-i tone , '_[270-karina] [I]_0-i wish , [Countess]_304-karina , [you]_304-karina would get out of that way of calling [me]_0-i [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} . [You]_304-karina know [I]_0-i have n't the honour of being [[your]_304-karina cousin]_{5670-your cousin} , and it is stupid . ' [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} blushed , but attempted a smile . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know,'she said , ' [I]_{1595-the countess'and} am not so much [[your]_304-karina cousin]_{5670-your cousin} as [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; but , if [I]_{1595-the countess'and} am [hers]_{244-lady may} , [you]_304-karina ought to be [mine]_{1595-the countess'and} . Do n't [you]_304-karina think so , [Mr.—Mr]_319-mr.—mr . [Davenant?'The]_{320-davenant?'the} curious mingling of sarcasm , fright , and tenderness with which [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} uttered [his]_{5855-the countess} name thus formally was worth observing . [Glanville]_242-rupert , hitherto intent on [his]_242-rupert letter , began to feel an interest in the little comedy . [He]_242-rupert knew nothing of the relation in which [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} stood to [the house of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{6084-the house of trelingham} ; [he]_242-rupert had never even caught [her]_{5855-the countess} family name . To [the servants]_{1546-the servants} [she]_{5855-the countess} was '_{[1595-the countess'and]} [the Countess'and]_{1595-the countess'and} ' [[her]_{5855-the countess} Ladyship]_{6381-her ladyship} . '_{[663-the earl]} [The Earl]_{663-the earl} and [[his]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} addressed [her]_{1595-the countess'and} as [Karina]_304-karina ; but [Tom Davenant]_304-karina , as it now struck [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , at all times spoke to [her]_{1595-the countess'and} as ' [Countess,'and]_{321-countess,'and} never bestowed on [her]_{1595-the countess'and} a Christian vocative . Sometimes , though seldom , [he]_304-karina would call [Lady May]_{244-lady may} by [her]_{244-lady may} name ; but this favour was witheld from [the light - tongued [Karina]_304-karina]_{6382-the light - tongued karina} . '_[304-karina] Do n't [I]_0-i think so?'echoed [Tom]_304-karina . ' Not by any means . [You]_304-karina are [[May]_{244-lady may} 's first cousin]_{6383-may 's first cousin} , because [[her]_{244-lady may} mother]_{6384-her mother} and [yours]_304-karina were [sisters]_6385-sisters . But [May]_{244-lady may} and [I]_304-karina are related on [the father]_{6386-the father} 's side . [You]_304-karina might as well have argued that [[your]_304-karina husband]_{6387-your husband} was [[my]_304-karina cousin]_{5664-my cousin} because [he]_{6387-your husband} married [you]_304-karina . [Poor]_{303-cousin tom} fellow!'concluded [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} in sympathetic accents,—but whether pitying [[the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's late husband]_{6390-the countess 's late husband} ( [she]_{5855-the countess} was [a widow]_{6391-a widow} then , it seemed ) on the score of [his]_{6390-the countess 's late husband} marriage or [his]_{6390-the countess 's late husband} decease , [Glanville]_242-rupert could not determine . '_[304-karina] Poor fellow!'sighed [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ; ' [I]_304-karina know [you]_{303-cousin tom} liked [him]_{6390-the countess 's late husband} , and [he]_{6390-the countess 's late husband} suffered so dreadfully at the last . It is not pleasant dying at two and twenty . But no , [Mr.—Mr]_{6392-mr.—mr} . [Davenant,'she]_{322-davenant,'she} observed , brightening up after [her]_{322-davenant,'she} transient expression of regret ; '_[304-karina] [the Lutenieffs]_{323-the lutenieffs} are too proud to acknowledge kinship with [any but old Russian families]_{1600-any but old russian families} . [The Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} never forgave [me]_0-i for being half - English . [She]_{265-the countess lutenieff} threw it in [my]_0-i teeth often enough . ' '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} Well,'said [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} , relenting , ' if [you]_{303-cousin tom} have suffered in the cause , [I]_{265-the countess lutenieff} suppose it is fair that [you]_{303-cousin tom} should call [any English gentleman]_{6393-any english gentleman} [you]_{303-cousin tom} choose [[your]_{303-cousin tom} cousin]_{5670-your cousin} . But — '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} [She]_{265-the countess lutenieff} interrupted [him]_{303-cousin tom} . ' Thank [you]_{303-cousin tom} so much , [Cousin Tom,'she]_{324-cousin tom,'she} said archly , though with contentment in [her]_{265-the countess lutenieff} looks . '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} After all , [you]_{303-cousin tom} will want [a cousin]_{1601-a cousin} when [May]_{244-lady may} gives up that dignity . 'Tom was silent , but turned [his]_{303-cousin tom} head in the direction of [the real cousin]_{6395-the real cousin} . If [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} heard anything , [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} made no sign . '_{[5843-the young man]} [I]_0-i do n't know what [you]_{303-cousin tom} are talking about,'said [the young man]_{5843-the young man} , when [he]_{5843-the young man} saw that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} paid no attention to [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . ' It seems to [me]_{5843-the young man} that [you]_{303-cousin tom} say whatever comes into [your]_{303-cousin tom} head . [I]_{5843-the young man} shall go back to [[my]_{5843-the young man} room]_{6396-my room} now and lie down . This fire is too hot , and [I]_{5843-the young man} ca n't smoke here if [I]_{5843-the young man} want . '_{[5843-the young man]} [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} begged [him]_{5843-the young man} to stay ; [she]_{5855-the countess} would take the coals off the fire ; [she]_{5855-the countess} would open a window so that [he]_{5843-the young man} should not feel the draught . But [her]_{5855-the countess} entreaties were unavailing . [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} walked slowly to the door and disappeared . When [he]_{5843-the young man} was gone , [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had not relished the end of this argument , and feared that [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} — [Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , since that was [her]_{5855-the countess} name — might follow it up with unpleasant revelations , dashing some faint but idle dreams of [his]_{5843-the young man} , rose , and passing through the long window , strolled out on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} . To what was [that mischievous sprite]_{1607-that mischievous sprite} alluding ? How could [Lady May]_{1608-lady may} cease to be [[Tom]_{303-cousin tom} 's cousin]_{1609-tom 's cousin} ? By marrying [him]_{303-cousin tom} ? There was no other way . [Glanville]_242-rupert recalled [[her]_{5855-the countess} father]_{671-her father} 's look that night when [Tom]_{303-cousin tom} was brought [home]_693-home from [Yalden]_5-yalden . [He]_242-rupert had not thought of it since . [The cousins]_{1612-the cousins} were so little together , and [his]_242-rupert attention had been drawn so strongly to [Karina]_304-karina 's worship of [Tom Davenant]_304-karina , that the idea of an engagement between [him]_242-rupert and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had completely vanished . ' Well , what if it were true?'he asked [himself]_242-rupert . '_{[244-lady may]} How did that concern him?'Not a great deal , [his]_242-rupert conscience replied . Should [he]_242-rupert feel mortified , or vexed , if [the lady]_{722-the lady} wedded [[her]_{722-the lady} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} ? Why , yes ; [he]_242-rupert must admit it would be a disappointment . But would [his]_242-rupert heart be broken ? Did [he]_242-rupert feel that life would have lost its sweetness were [she]_{244-lady may} married ? There was no answering throb . [His]_242-rupert heart was sound , apparently . [He]_242-rupert would think it over in the presence of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; perhaps the calmness [he]_242-rupert felt was deceptive . And so deciding , [he]_242-rupert approached the window . Scarcely had [he]_242-rupert come within earshot than [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's laughing voice broke on [him]_242-rupert . [She]_{5855-the countess} spoke rapidly , and the sentence , complete in meaning , struck at once into [his]_242-rupert understanding and stayed there . ' But if [you]_242-rupert do n't care for [Tom]_304-karina , [you]_242-rupert must refuse [him]_304-karina . 'Such_{[5855-the countess]} were the words . [She]_{5855-the countess} was clearly addressing [Lady May. Glanville]_{261-glanville} fled to the other end of [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} ; [he]_242-rupert was aghast at having heard what was not intended for [his]_242-rupert hearing . To forget the sentence was , however , impossible . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} had spoken in loud tones , but [her]_{5855-the countess} laugh sounded unnatural and [her]_{5855-the countess} voice was sharp and peremptory . It seemed to insist on a thing which was not certain to be conceded . Could there be an engagement , and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} so little anxious about [[her]_{244-lady may} betrothed]_{1618-her betrothed} , so free from jealousy of [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , so much — [he]_242-rupert paused for the right word — interested in another ? Next day when [they]_1620-we were in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} , [he]_242-rupert found [himself]_242-rupert insensibly leading to the subject . ' It is strange , [Lady]_6397-lady May,'said [he]_242-rupert , '_[242-rupert] that [I]_0-i never heard [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's family name till yesterday . ' '_{[5855-the countess]} Did [you]_{244-lady may} not?'she inquired ; ' [I]_{244-lady may} can fancy it , however . [[My]_{244-lady may} Cousin]_{5664-my cousin} [Karina]_304-karina has been so constantly with [us]_1620-we from childhood , and [her]_{5664-my cousin} marriage lasted so short a time , that [we]_1620-we hardly think of [her]_{5664-my cousin} as [a Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} . [Her]_{5664-my cousin} own name , which [we]_1620-we never liked , was [Karen Zarkoff]_{325-karen zarkoff} . [[My]_{244-lady may} aunt]_{6399-my aunt} married [a Zarkoff]_{325-karen zarkoff} ; but [he]_242-rupert need not have disfigured [[his]_242-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} by calling [her]_{5673-his daughter} [Karen]_{325-karen zarkoff} . So [we]_1620-we changed it when [she]_{5664-my cousin} came to [us]_1620-we quite young to [Karina]_304-karina , spelling it with a K to make it look Russian . [She]_{5664-my cousin} lost [both parents]_{6401-both parents} before [she]_{5664-my cousin} could speak . [[Her]_{5664-my cousin} guardian]_{6402-her guardian} sent [her]_{5664-my cousin} to [England]_39-england until [she]_{5664-my cousin} was sixteen , and then had [her]_{5664-my cousin} taken back to [the Ukraine]_{62-the ukraine} to marry [Count Lutenieff]_{326-count lutenieff} , whom [she]_{5664-my cousin} had never seen in [her]_{5664-my cousin} life . There was no help for it . But [she]_{5664-my cousin} cried at leaving [[my]_{244-lady may} Cousin [Tom]_304-karina , who had been [[her]_{5664-my cousin} idol]_{6404-her idol} ever since [she]_{5664-my cousin} played with [him]_304-karina and [me]_{244-lady may} during a summer holiday , when [we]_6405-we were all three in [this house]_{6406-this house} , as [we]_6405-we are now]_{6403-my cousin tom , who had been her idol ever since she played with him and me during a summer holiday , when we were all three in this house , as we are now} . Nevertheless , [she]_{5664-my cousin} liked [[her]_{5664-my cousin} husband]_{6407-her husband} after [they]_6405-we were married ; [he]_{6407-her husband} was [a gentle , consumptive young man , greatly attached to [her]_{5664-my cousin} and to [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , who visited [them]_6405-we in [Russia]_25-russia]_{6408-a gentle , consumptive young man , greatly attached to her and to mr. davenant , who visited them in russia} . At eighteen [she]_{5664-my cousin} became [a widow]_{6391-a widow} , and is , in a measure , [[[my]_{244-lady may} father]_{5872-my father} 's ward]_{6411-my father 's ward} . But [she]_{5664-my cousin} does what [she]_{5664-my cousin} pleases , and is always on the wing ; for to reason with [her]_{5664-my cousin} or to keep [her]_{5664-my cousin} in [one place]_{5722-one place} is impossible . '_{[244-lady may]} ' And [Mr. Davenant?'said Glanville]_{327-mr. davenant?'said glanville} , controlling [his]_{327-mr. davenant?'said glanville} voice lest it should betray undue curiosity . '_[1623-his] [[His]_1623-his father]_{838-his father} is not living ? ' '_{[244-lady may]} No ; [he]_{838-his father} died years ago , soon after [his]_{838-his father} marriage . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} spoke of [him]_{838-his father} the first morning [you]_1626-you were [here]_6115-here . [He]_{838-his father} married late . [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} is strictly under [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's guardianship till [he]_{250-tom davenant} comes of age , which will be in some months . [You]_1626-you see,'she went on , ' [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} is [heir - presumptive to the title and esatates of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{6413-heir - presumptive to the title and esatates of trelingham} ; and [so,'she]_328-so,'she said , laughing , '_[1626-you] [he]_{250-tom davenant} requires to be taken great care of . [He]_{250-tom davenant} has [a place of [his]_{250-tom davenant} own]_{1629-a place of his own} in [the next county]_{1630-the next county} , but [he]_{250-tom davenant} does not stay [there]_913-there , except in the shooting season . [He]_{250-tom davenant} will make [an excellent landlord]_{1632-an excellent landlord} , however , when [he]_{250-tom davenant} begins . But at present [he]_{250-tom davenant} is wild about sport . [He]_{250-tom davenant} came to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to join in the salmon - hunt which was so unluckily hindered by [his]_{250-tom davenant} accident . ' All this , told in a calm way , was interesting , but it threw no light on the question whether [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} were engaged . One point only seemed certain . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} might be the idol of [the Lady Karina]_270-karina 's affections as much as [he]_{250-tom davenant} pleased or , very likely , did not please ; to [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} [he]_{250-tom davenant} was [a cousin]_{1601-a cousin} and nothing more . [She]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} spoke of [him]_{250-tom davenant} readily , without changing tone or colour , [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} lauded [his]_{250-tom davenant} manliness , and at the same time laughingly applied to [him]_{250-tom davenant} the charming words of [[her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} poet]_{6418-her poet} — '_{[250-tom davenant]} It are such folk that loved idlenesse , And not delite hadde of no businesse , But for to hunt and hauke , and play in medes , And [many other such idle dedes]_{1633-many other such idle dedes} . ' That negligent chaperon , [the Countess , who had slipped away at the beginning of this conference]_{6419-the countess , who had slipped away at the beginning of this conference} , now returned ; and there came an interval of silence , during which , if many fine strokes were added to the face that was growing perfect on canvas , not a few went deep into the heart of one , at least , in that speechless company . And now , [reader]_1461-reader , [I]_0-i will draw away the curtain , and , with such skill as [I]_0-i may , endeavour to disclose the inward meaning of this simple and oft - repeated scene in [the picture - gallery at [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court}]_{6421-the picture - gallery at trelingham court} . What could eyes behold ? On the one hand [a lady]_{6422-a lady} , in the dark crimson , curiously embroidered with gold , which vested the Madonna of the Seraphim , and was here in some artistic drapery imitated,—a lady , [I]_0-i say , seated where the light fell on [her]_{6422-a lady} meditative , earnest brow , glowing features , and massive dark hair arranged as in a crown , [her]_{6422-a lady} whole attitude one of reflection and yet suggesting a concentrated passionateness which , when [she]_{6422-a lady} spoke or acted , would manifest itself daringly ; and on the other , moving lightly about the easel , glancing at [the seated figure]_{6423-the seated figure} from time to time , smiling a little as [he]_{250-tom davenant} turned to lay on a colour , and murmuring to [himself]_{250-tom davenant} in the painters'dialect , [a young man , of good height and graceful mien , of ruddy countenance]_{6424-a young man , of good height and graceful mien , of ruddy countenance} too , like [the lady]_{722-the lady} , but , unlike [her]_{722-the lady} , with the yellow hair of [the Norsemen]_{6426-the norsemen} or [the Greeks]_{6427-the greeks} , the sleeves of [his]_{250-tom davenant} velvet coat turned up over fine wristbands , and a certain air of distinction , of dainty though not effeminate carefulness in all [his]_{250-tom davenant} attire , which threw into strong relief the genius shining out of [his]_{250-tom davenant} bright and steady eyes . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was at once [an artist]_{6123-an artist} , [a refined man of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{6429-a refined man of the world} , and [an athletic , well - knit figure of youth and comeliness]_{6431-an athletic , well - knit figure of youth and comeliness} ; [one in whom the balance of thought and fancy , of reason and instinct would seem incapable of being over - thrown]_{6432-one in whom the balance of thought and fancy , of reason and instinct would seem incapable of being over - thrown} . The shade of melancholy which came , like a passing cloud , across [his]_{250-tom davenant} countenance when [he]_{250-tom davenant} was not speaking added that indescribable touch , that dim sense of the imperfection hidden in all fair things , apart from which [we]_6433-we may admire and be dazzled with the splendour of a face , but do not feed [our]_6433-we heart upon it . A pleasant sight , [you]_6434-you will say , and worthy of [its]_6435-its surroundings in [that stately room]_{6436-that stately room} , where the portraits of three centuries looked from the walls , various in costume , feature , and bearing , yet a gracious assemblage of [old and young]_{1138-old and young} , of [knights]_6438-knights and [ladies]_718-ladies , of [warriors]_{6440-warriors} , [statesmen]_{6441-statesmen} , [ambassadors]_{6442-ambassadors} , recalling confusedly the life of court and camp in which [they]_6443-their had acted [their]_6443-their part till life 's poor play was o'er . In front of the great windows lay [the wild moor]_{6444-the wild moor} , beautiful in desolation , framed in [the silver sea]_{6445-the silver sea} , which , now at peace , sent up its multitudionous voices in a murmuring chorus that whispered things sweet and strange . [The lady]_{722-the lady} sank , and sank , and sank into deeper reverie . [She]_{722-the lady} listened to the echoes in [her]_{722-the lady} heart of all that had been in the past , began a sentence to let it fall unfinished , and mused upon the many days [she]_{722-the lady} had spent alone . [She]_{722-the lady} had been asked in marriage — by whom ? By men whose birth and breeding , equal to [her]_{722-the lady} own , carried with it an outward semblance of perfection , but implied neither deep feeling nor elevated thought , nor enthusiasm for anything in [earth]_6447-earth or [heaven]_807-heaven except [their]_6443-their free open - air life , [their]_6443-their horses and dogs , [[their]_6443-their yachts]_{6449-their yachts} in [the Solent]_{63-the solent} and [rivers in [Norway]_64-norway]_{6450-rivers in norway} . Yes , [she]_{722-the lady} had not wanted [suitors of a different kind either,—solemn - faced men]_{6451-suitors of a different kind either,—solemn - faced men} , with brains as unpromising as [Nimrod]_329-nimrod 's , but whose narrow vision took in objects less picturesque ; [[[her]_{722-the lady} father]_{671-her father} 's friends , lay or [clerical]_{6454-clerical} , who asked [her]_{722-the lady} to share [their]_{6453-her father 's friends , lay or clerical , who asked her to share their destiny and help to build schools in the east end , and churches at earl 's court or stoke newington} destiny and help to build [schools in [the East End]_{65-the east end}]_{6455-schools in the east end} , and [churches at [Earl]_{252-the earl} 's Court or [Stoke Newington]_{66-stoke newington}]_{6456-churches at earl 's court or stoke newington}]_{6453-her father 's friends , lay or clerical , who asked her to share their destiny and help to build schools in the east end , and churches at earl 's court or stoke newington} , to weave ecclesiastical garments according to the use of Sarum , and save [mankind]_6457-mankind by acres of broadcloth fashioned into coats of the strictest orthodoxy . [She]_{722-the lady} smiled at the notion ; but [her]_{722-the lady} feeling was bitter enough . Riches , leisure , [friends]_6106-friends , the most delightful surroundings had been given [her]_{722-the lady} by [Fortune]_330-fortune . [She]_{722-the lady} was [a great lady]_{6459-a great lady} , to be envied and courted . But all these things were the embroidery of life ; [she]_{722-the lady} wanted the simple greatness which comes of knowing and loving , not a gorgeous frame about the poor genre painting , which was all [she]_{722-the lady} had to show . How can [a woman]_{6460-a woman} be noble , [she]_{722-the lady} asked [herself]_{722-the lady} , except by uniting [her]_{6460-a woman} life to another which is governed by the highest thoughts ? [She]_{722-the lady} could have devoted [herself]_{722-the lady} to [a father]_{6461-a father} , to [a brother]_{1082-a brother} , if [she]_{722-the lady} had one , provided only [he]_{1082-a brother} were intent on realising a great ideal . But [[her]_{722-the lady} father]_{671-her father} 's ideal ? It did not tempt [her]_{722-the lady} . It was nothing but the digging up of old grave - clothes and multiplication of minutiæ ; it was insular , parochial , sectarian . [She]_{722-the lady} had long felt that the controversies of little or no meaning which went on in [her]_{722-the lady} presence , and to which [she]_{722-the lady} was obliged to listen , were driving [her]_{722-the lady} in the opposite direction to [[her]_{722-the lady} father]_{671-her father} ; and , though [she]_{722-the lady} would not afflict [him]_{671-her father} by disclosing what had taken place within [her]_{722-the lady} , [she]_{722-the lady} saw clearly that , perhaps for want of [the right teacher]_{6465-the right teacher} , the religion in which [she]_{722-the lady} had been brought up had become to [her]_{722-the lady} merley a name . It gave [her]_{722-the lady} no principles , it had ceased to be the rule of [her]_{722-the lady} conduct . [She]_{722-the lady} longed for a light from [Heaven]_807-heaven ; [she]_{722-the lady} did not remember that it sometimes leads astray . Unhappy [she]_{722-the lady} was and had been ; dissatisfied , sick with longing for [a world of which , in poem]_{6467-a world of which , in poem} or romance , the outline was revealed like a cloud hanging steadfast , shining sun - bathed in the infinite blue . Was it all an impossible dream ? Even so , [she]_{722-the lady} could not renounce it . To bend [her]_{722-the lady} gaze on [the earth]_{5764-the earth} , and putting [her]_{722-the lady} hand into that of [a man whose thoughts were fashioned of its gross elements]_{6469-a man whose thoughts were fashioned of its gross elements} ; to travel on and on , over [the barren moor]_{6470-the barren moor} , with no prospect before [her]_{722-the lady} but the waste and sundown , was to die ere [her]_{722-the lady} prime . [She]_{722-the lady} was resolved to drink of the fountain of life . [She]_{722-the lady} cared nothing for station , and heeded little of [the world]_{5697-the world} 's judgment on those that descend . Unworthy [she]_{722-the lady} would not be , nor undutiful to [[her]_{722-the lady} father]_{671-her father} . '_[0-i] But [I]_0-i must live , [I]_0-i must live,'she often repeated when alone . To sit at the great banquet a spectator ; to find every dish enchanted of which [she]_1634-she desired to partake ; to hear the music and not know its meaning,—this had been [her]_1634-she martyrdom , and [she]_1634-she could bear it no longer . [I]_0-i can not tell what might have befallen [Lady May]_{244-lady may} if [the higher powers]_{1635-the higher powers} had shuffled the cards otherwise than [they]_{1635-the higher powers} did , and not [Glanville]_{327-mr. davenant?'said glanville} , but [a person of less scrupulous delicacy]_{1636-a person of less scrupulous delicacy} had come across [her]_1634-she in this despairing mood . To represent [her]_1634-she as perfect would be pleasant to [me]_0-i ; but [she]_1634-she was not perfect ; [she]_1634-she was headstrong , passionate , imperious , and , from the absence of equally determined characters around [her]_1634-she , [she]_1634-she had , by long habit , become utterly independent of control . [She]_1634-she loved [[her]_1634-she father]_{671-her father} dearly ; but [she]_1634-she was too clear - minded to regard [his]_{671-her father} opinions with intellectual deference . And there was [no one else]_{1638-no one else} . [[Her]_1634-she cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , [she]_1634-she looked upon as [a man with the simplicity of [a boy]_{1041-a boy}]_{1640-a man with the simplicity of a boy} ; [he]_{6183-her cousin} was [her]_1634-she junior by six years , and the thoughts that vexed [her]_1634-she would have been to [him]_{6183-her cousin} as unintelligible as the language of [another planet]_{1642-another planet} . Did [she]_1634-she want [a chivalrous protector]_{1643-a chivalrous protector} , [he]_{6183-her cousin} would have sprung to [her]_1634-she aid ; but [she]_1634-she wanted no such thing ; what [she]_1634-she wanted was to go [her]_1634-she own way . [She]_1634-she guessed [[her]_1634-she cousin]_{6183-her cousin} 's mind ; partly out of consideration for [him]_{6183-her cousin} [she]_1634-she was now pausing on the path [she]_1634-she had entered ; but [she]_1634-she did not mean to be affected by [his]_{6183-her cousin} generosity . When [[her]_1634-she mother]_{6384-her mother} died , [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had thought it right to acquaint [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} with [his]_{243-trelingham} resolution not to marry again . [He]_{243-trelingham} wished [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} to know on what [he]_{250-tom davenant} might count in the future . [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , who was then nineteen , sought an interview with [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , and with unspeakable confusion , but very decidedly , begged [him]_{6183-her cousin} so to arrange that [the Trelingham estate]_{1647-the trelingham estate} might go to [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} It was a generous impulse , dictated by a good heart and ignorance of the legal impossibilities which stood in the way . The proposal could not be entertained . But [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} had gone further than [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was aware . [The young man]_{5843-the young man} , finding one door shut , had tried another . [He]_{5843-the young man} had asked [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to accept a proposal of marriage for [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , and to lay it before [her]_{244-lady may} when [he]_{243-trelingham} should judge expedient . [He]_{5843-the young man} had been brief and manly , saying little of [his]_{5843-the young man} affection for [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , which , however , was apparent enough . [He]_{5843-the young man} had consented to wait until [he]_{5843-the young man} came of age ; and , trusting implicitly in [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's honour , had quietly gone [home]_693-home and shot partridges . That something would be said to [her]_{244-lady may} when [he]_{5843-the young man} was twenty - one , [the lady]_{722-the lady} surmised . [She]_{722-the lady} had , or soon would have , [her]_{722-the lady} answer ready . For , wandering listlessly through the exhibitions of painting that make [[London]_4-london a huge picture - gallery]_{1653-london a huge picture - gallery} , [she]_{722-the lady} had been struck one day with a drawing of extraordinary breadth of power and splendid execution , to which corresponded in the catalogue the name of [a young man who had leapt into fame at single bound some three years previously]_{1654-a young man who had leapt into fame at single bound some three years previously} . For all description of the piece were a line and a half from [Wordsworth]_{331-wordsworth} — ' Or [lady of the mere]_{6473-lady of the mere} , [Sole]_332-sole sitting by [the shore of old romance]_{6474-the shore of old romance} . '_{[331-wordsworth]} The rest of [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} vanished from [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} [She]_{261-glanville} saw nothing but [the wide woodland scene]_{1656-the wide woodland scene} and [the dim gray waters]_{1657-the dim gray waters} stretching away and away till no eye could follow , so distant was the gleam of the horizon , so many the foldings of the cloud which , with a flake of sunshine gilding it faintly , hung like a vision of dreams between [sea]_742-sea and sky . There was something weird , ghostlike , unsatisfying in the appearance of [that untenanted realm]_{1659-that untenanted realm} , where the elements reigned supreme , yet were themselves all unsubstantial — dim air , [gray water]_{1660-gray water} , a hidden sun . But on [the shore]_{1661-the shore} , [her]_{722-the lady} bare feet just touching the waves as they rolled indolently to where [she]_{722-the lady} sat , was [a figure , so radiant with life and longing , of such exquisite shape and lovely countenance]_{1662-a figure , so radiant with life and longing , of such exquisite shape and lovely countenance} that [the spectator]_{1663-the spectator} drew back , as if intruding on [a queen]_{1664-a queen} 's privacy , yet was drawn again in wonder to the wistful eyes , full of an intense desire which sought and could not attain its object . It would be hard to express in language the contrast between that eager , throbbing life and the gray visions whereon it was feeding . Had but [a youthful knight]_{1665-a youthful knight} come breaking through the wild and careless brambles which closed [her]_{722-the lady} in on one side , or riding along [the green forest path]_{1666-the green forest path} low down in the background on the other , it might have seemed that [the artist]_{5691-the artist} was reproducing the old tale of [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} and the brand Excalibur , given [him]_{245-king arthur} by [the lady of the mere]_{1668-the lady of the mere} . But there would come to [this lady]_{754-this lady} [no King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} ; [she]_{754-this lady} was beholding a vision unfulfilled — never , on any day , to be fulfilled . And yet how beauteous , how young a life , to be consumed in gazing , to be denied fruition ! [Lady]_1670-lady May read the picture like [her]_{722-the lady} own story . [She]_{754-this lady} detected in it something which was not medieval , a kind of irony , bitter and sad , not intended by [the poet]_{1671-the poet} when [he]_{1671-the poet} wrote [his]_{1671-the poet} magic verses , but perhaps of a deeper truth ; for was not the romance [he]_{1671-the poet} celebrated an idle thing , dedicating itself to sonnets and madrigals , and the ceremonies of the Court of Love ? Behind its wan clouds the sun was shining , eclipsed only by them . ' Unsatisfied [ideals,'she]_{333-ideals,'she} said , as [she]_{754-this lady} turned away ; '_{[800-the painter]} did [the painter]_{800-the painter} mean to warn [us]_1673-us that Love can be contented only with Life , not with shadows ? ' This picture was [her]_{754-this lady} book of Hours , [her]_{754-this lady} philosophy , for many a day . [She]_{754-this lady} lived in it ; [she]_{754-this lady} saw its every detail , and could have drawn it from memory . As soon as [her]_{754-this lady} mind would let [her]_{754-this lady} , [she]_{754-this lady} begged [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to purchase the drawing ; but it had made a great impression and was already sold . The intelligence grieved [her]_{754-this lady} like a personal loss , and [she]_{754-this lady} began to haunt [the galleries where other works of [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert 's]_{6475-the galleries where other works of rupert glanville 's} were on view . [She]_{754-this lady} had not been deceived in ranking [him]_242-rupert neither among the votaries of religious medievalism , nor with the school of sentimental landscape , so to call it , which has grown out of the study of the Middle Ages by [men whose creed may be summed up in the words , '_{[800-the painter]} Sin and be sad]_{6476-men whose creed may be summed up in the words , ' sin and be sad} . 'When [Glanville]_242-rupert chose a medieval subject , [he]_242-rupert treated it like one to whom larger worlds were known ; [he]_242-rupert was free , ironical , and , as [the critics]_{6477-the critics} said sometimes , joyously pagan . What [he]_242-rupert painted was full of life ; life , running over at the brim , energetic , bold , adventurous , taking the infinite resources of existence for granted . But [his]_242-rupert pictures had in them nothing sensuous or over soft ; they did not represent joy as the intoxication of a Silenus , still less did they affect the morbidezza , the pallid waxen tints which in their excessive refinement denote that [the artist]_{5691-the artist} has sought beauty in decline and is enamoured of consumption . [Glanville]_242-rupert 's art was healthy ; [one]_5661-one might almost have called it , to use [the philosopher]_{1574-the philosopher} 's jargon , [optimist]_{6481-optimist} . But , as in the drawing which had first made [him]_242-rupert known to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , so in all [he]_242-rupert painted , there were suggestions of the infinite unseen , the mysterious and strangely possible . [He]_242-rupert , too , it was apparent , sought and had not found . [His]_242-rupert ideal , like hers , was behind the clouds . [She]_{754-this lady} came unexpectedly on a small picture of [his]_242-rupert in [[a friend]_{829-a friend} 's drawing - room]_{6483-a friend 's drawing - room} , and acknowledged , by the violence of [her]_{754-this lady} emotion , that [she]_{754-this lady} was falling in love with [the unknown artist]_{6484-the unknown artist} . Did [she]_{754-this lady} think of subduing [her]_{754-this lady} passion , of putting away [his]_242-rupert remembrance ? With all [her]_{754-this lady} force of character , and in spite of [her]_{754-this lady} wide attainment and unusual gifts , [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} was [a very woman]_{6485-a very woman} . [She]_{754-this lady} could do much ; [she]_{754-this lady} could not forget , So , at least , [she]_{754-this lady} told [her]_{754-this lady} conscience when it warned [her]_{754-this lady} against caring about [a man [she]_{754-this lady} had never seen]_{6486-a man she had never seen} . Might [he]_242-rupert not be low - born , ill - educated , anything but charming to look at ? this worldly - wise conscience inquired . [She]_{754-this lady} did not believe it possible . No , [his]_242-rupert mind must be equal to [his]_242-rupert paintings ; and what did the rest signify ? [His]_242-rupert mind was [himself]_242-rupert ; birth and appearance , good or ill , were but accessories . However , [she]_{754-this lady} would ask and be satisfied . [[Her]_{754-this lady} father]_{671-her father} had a multitiude of [friends]_6106-friends in the world of art . [She]_{754-this lady} invited [one of [them]_6106-friends]_{6489-one of them} to dinner , was very gracious to [him]_242-rupert in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} , and put [her]_{754-this lady} important questions among a sheaf of others , trivial , but sufficient to blind [the deluded artist]_{6491-the deluded artist} , who flattered [himself]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert was always welcome where [ladies]_718-ladies ruled . '_[1674-he] Did [he]_1674-he know [Glanville?'—'Oh]_{334-glanville?'—'oh} yes , had met [him]_{334-glanville?'—'oh} several times ; [goodish sort of artist]_{1675-goodish sort of artist} ; made some lucky hits ; was rather too deep for [him]_{334-glanville?'—'oh} , [you]_1676-you know , but clever — decidedly . '—'Much in society?'—'A good deal , [he]_1674-he should say ; met [him]_242-rupert in [the best houses]_{6493-the best houses} , where [he]_242-rupert was a favourite ; could tell capital stories , not too long ; was not bad - looking ; sang and played a little ; fancied [he]_242-rupert came from somewhere on [the Welsh border]_{6494-the welsh border} — [Herefordshire]_{67-herefordshire} , [Shropshire]_{68-shropshire} , that way ; had been told [he]_242-rupert was of [good family]_{6495-good family} , all extinct but [himself]_242-rupert ; not a bad thing when [one 's family]_{6496-one 's family} was all extinct but [[one]_5661-one 's self]_{6498-one 's self} , provided [they]_{6496-one 's family} mentioned one in [their]_{6496-one 's family} wills , ha , ha!'—'Rich , did [he]_242-rupert suppose?'—'Why , not , [you]_6499-you know , rich , but [landed proprietor]_{6500-landed proprietor} , that sort of thing , etc . etc . 'Lady_{[334-glanville?'—'oh]} May , having squeezed this sponge , left [him]_1677-him dry , but not discontent , to the care of [others]_5757-others ; and told [her]_1679-she conscience it might now keep quiet , which it did for a while , being terrified at a domineering way [she]_1679-she sometimes used towards it . By and by it would take courage and speak again . [She]_1679-she might make [his]_1677-him acquaintance , then , if [she]_1679-she wished , and ask [him]_1677-him to dinner , like [[his]_1677-him loquacious brother - artist]_{1680-his loquacious brother - artist} ? Yes , and then ? How much was [she]_1679-she likely to see or know of [him]_1677-him in [a London dining - room]_{1681-a london dining - room} , or during a [London]_4-london season ? [She]_1679-she wanted more than that . [He]_1677-him must be worthy of [her]_1679-she friendship ; nay , could [she]_1679-she be certain that [she]_1679-she was worthy of [his]_1677-him ? [She]_1679-she began to consider . [Conscience]_{335-conscience} , whispering maliciously somewhere within , hissed out , ' [the Belle]_{6501-the belle} 's Stratagem . '_{[335-conscience]} [She]_1679-she laughed ; [she]_1679-she was in a good humour , and would see whether a stratagem were possible . [Glanville]_242-rupert must come to [the house]_{1304-the house} , must stay with [them]_1683-them long enough to reveal [his]_242-rupert character as fully as [she]_1679-she desired . How could it be accomplished ? [She]_1679-she had got so far in [her]_1679-she meditation when [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} came to [her]_1679-she with the plans which [various artists]_{1684-various artists} had submitted for decorating [[their]_{1684-various artists} Great Hall]_{1685-their great hall} . [[Her]_1679-she father]_{671-her father} wanted the Arthurian legend painted on [his]_{671-her father} walls , for it was a proud tradition that [the Trelinghams]_{336-the trelinghams} were [children of Uther]_{1687-children of uther} . [He]_{671-her father} had long meant to begin the work , and it was now high time , if [he]_{671-her father} was to see it executed at all . [The Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} , [Launcelot]_{247-launcelot} , [the Lady of [the Lake]_{70-the lake}]_{1689-the lady of the lake} ! It was all nature could do to stifle a cry . To hide [her]_1679-she feelings [May]_{244-lady may} looked at the designs on the table . Not one but was inspired by the Idylls of [the King]_{1690-the king} — pretty , fantastic , old - faced , so to speak , but the only genius perceptible was [Tennyson]_246-tennyson 's . [She]_{244-lady may} swept them on one side . ' [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's is [[your]_242-rupert artist]_{6502-your artist} , [papa,'she]_{337-papa,'she} boldly said . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} thought for a minute or two . [He]_{663-the earl} knew [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's productions well ; strangely enough , [he]_{663-the earl} liked them . In design they were bold and clear ; in execution , it was agreed on all hands , they were admirable . '_{[244-lady may]} [I]_0-i will call on [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert at [[his]_242-rupert studio]_{1691-his studio} , ' said [the good man]_{5869-the good man} finally . When the door closed behind [him]_0-i , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} sank down trembling on [her]_{244-lady may} chair . What had [she]_{244-lady may} done ? This was the first of many interviews which [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} held with [Glanville]_242-rupert , who never showed to such advantage as in adapting [himself]_242-rupert to men from whom [he]_242-rupert entirely differed . Valuing [his]_242-rupert own opinions too highly to bestow them on [every chance comer]_{6505-every chance comer} , and not preaching [them]_{6505-every chance comer} save by the indirect methods of art , [the young man]_{5843-the young man} took pleasure in observing how variously [the world]_{5697-the world} appeared in [other men]_{6508-other men} 's eyes ; and [he]_242-rupert was therefore attentive to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and charmed [him]_{663-the earl} in turn . To accept the commission , though brilliant , was another question . [He]_242-rupert did not want for money or fame ; [he]_242-rupert hesitated to leave [London]_4-london for so many months as the task would demand ; and [he]_242-rupert doubted that [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} would enter into [his]_242-rupert conception of the cycle of the Morte d'Arthur , which was more rugged , primitive , and barbaric , but also of larger scope and nearer , as [he]_242-rupert believed , to the roots of life and reality , than the current interpretation . To [his]_242-rupert surprise , [the formal ritualist]_{6510-the formal ritualist} did enter into [his]_242-rupert thought,—thanks very possibly to [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} , whose volume , then about to be published , had been seen by [the Earl]_{663-the earl} in manuscript , and whose sturdy realism had one element , at all events , in common with [Glanville]_242-rupert 's more elevated historical views . Thus encountering no resistance where [he]_242-rupert had looked for it , and captivated by the mingled courtliness and good nature of [the old man]_{5911-the old man} , [Glanville]_242-rupert consented to pay a visit to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and , after seeing [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , to lay [his]_242-rupert designs ( of which [he]_242-rupert drew out a lucid sketch ) before [him]_{243-trelingham} . [He]_242-rupert did not propose to call on [the Earl]_{663-the earl} in [town]_1305-town ; it was a busy time when [his]_242-rupert engagements stood six deep , and [he]_242-rupert must add to them if [he]_242-rupert intended an early departure . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} felt relieved . [He]_242-rupert had suggested to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , after [his]_242-rupert first visit , that [she]_{244-lady may} should ask [the artist]_{5691-the artist} to dinner , and [she]_{244-lady may} , a good deal to [his]_242-rupert surprise , had not exactly declined , but put it off , saying that it did not matter and [they]_6517-they should have as much as [they]_6517-they wanted of [him]_242-rupert in [the country]_{625-the country} . It was a fancy on [her]_{244-lady may} part to begin [their]_6517-they friendship away from [London]_4-london , in a less artificial atmosphere . The key - note of [an acquaintance]_{6519-an acquaintance} is so often struck in the first conversation , and how often wrong ! [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert would surely come to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; and , with a light heart , [she]_{244-lady may} delayed the dawn of a day whose varying fortunes [she]_{244-lady may} could by no means have guessed at . Resolute , however , [she]_{244-lady may} was in turning over this new leaf , that looked so fair in its gold - illumined border , of the book of [her]_{244-lady may} fate . [She]_{244-lady may} would have blushed for shame had [her]_{244-lady may} intention pointed in the direction for which a hard , practical world would have given [her]_{244-lady may} credit . So rude and gross are the maxims upon which social arrangements are calculated that the motives of [a lady , at the age of twenty - six]_{6520-a lady , at the age of twenty - six} , and still unmarried , who takes an interest in [a young unmarried genius]_{6521-a young unmarried genius} , seem even to the fair - minded , suspicious or self - evident . What can [she]_{244-lady may} want except to marry [him]_242-rupert ? And there is much to be said for that view . Nevertheless , [she]_{244-lady may} does not always want to marry [him]_242-rupert ; [she]_{244-lady may} may be seeking an object of admiration , of worship , which is not compatible at all times with marriage ; or [a friend]_{829-a friend} to share [her]_{244-lady may} better thoughts ; or simply [a comrade whose amusing manners would be lost outside the circle of a numerous society by the domestic hearth]_{6523-a comrade whose amusing manners would be lost outside the circle of a numerous society by the domestic hearth} . All this will be conceded by [the philosopher who sees in life deeper problems than those of ordinary match - making]_{6524-the philosopher who sees in life deeper problems than those of ordinary match - making} ; but even [he]_{6524-the philosopher who sees in life deeper problems than those of ordinary match - making} , [the wise observer]_{6525-the wise observer} , will shake [his]_{6524-the philosopher who sees in life deeper problems than those of ordinary match - making} head when enthusiasm mounts so fast as it did in the bosom of [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} [She]_{244-lady may} , to [her]_{244-lady may} own seeming , had left behind [her]_{244-lady may} the '_{[244-lady may]} [land of white and green]_{1692-land of white and green} , ' the velvet - footed flower - besprinkled vally where [youths]_6526-youths and [maidens]_6527-maidens choose [one another]_{630-one another} ; [she]_{244-lady may} was , and meant to continue , [an '_{[244-lady may]} old maid]_{6529-an ' old maid} . ' [She]_{244-lady may} did not call it the state of single blessedness ; it was only not so miserable as would have been a life spent with any of [the suitors that had come to [her]_{244-lady may}]_{6530-the suitors that had come to her} . What [she]_{244-lady may} did ask , had it ever been possible , was the '_{[244-lady may]} marriage of true minds , ' which is the inward grace of all outward union between [man]_6250-man and [woman]_6532-woman . [She]_{244-lady may} dreamt now that in [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert was such a true mind as [she]_{244-lady may} had hitherto sought in vain ; but the time of marriage was past . With a sigh [she]_{244-lady may} looked back , and once more [the land of white and green]_{6533-the land of white and green} , the daisies and fresh springing grass , had melted into reminiscences of early youth . [Glanville]_242-rupert was unwedded ; but [he]_242-rupert might still be [[her]_{244-lady may} friend]_{6534-her friend} , and teach [her]_{244-lady may} something better than to feed on romance . [I]_{244-lady may} daresay [the reader]_{5689-the reader} will experience some contempt for [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , on hearing that a friendship like this , pitched just right between high and low , appeared in [her]_{244-lady may} eyes a state of life to which [she]_{244-lady may} and [Glanville]_242-rupert might be called . And yet [she]_{244-lady may} thought so . Inbred modesty would have forbidden [her]_{244-lady may} to take steps towards securing [a lover]_{6536-a lover} ; but how could it interfere with [her]_{244-lady may} winning [a friend]_{829-a friend} ? [Conscience]_{335-conscience} , perplexed , though not entirely convinced , lay down to sleep again . The sacred epochs of fashion were passing quickly by . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , who usually observed these times and seasons as [he]_{243-trelingham} did Easter and Saints'-days,—although [he]_{243-trelingham} never had witnessed a horse - race or owned a yacht,—went down early with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} to [[his]_{243-trelingham} country - seat]_{6538-his country - seat} , and summoned [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} to advise [him]_{243-trelingham} in the selection of historic scenes for [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} . [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert likewise , as if [he]_242-rupert were acting of [his]_242-rupert own free will , and there were no [Lady May]_{244-lady may} in existence , took [his]_242-rupert ticket for [Yalden]_5-yalden on a certain morning , and , in so doing , burnt [[his]_242-rupert ships]_{6540-his ships} . There was no going back [the same man that [he]_242-rupert came]_{6541-the same man that he came} . Thus , at the end of a month , [we]_6542-we find [these two]_{6543-these two} in the picture - gallery : [Rupert]_242-rupert , [master of [himself]_242-rupert]_{6544-master of himself} , uncertain whether [he]_242-rupert cares for [the lady]_{722-the lady} , certain that [he]_242-rupert does not care with any overwhelming passion ; and [she]_{722-the lady} already doubting whether to bind [herself]_{722-the lady} to friendship and nothing beyond , or yield to this new absorbing influence which is wrapping [her]_{722-the lady} all round in its golden haze . To yield ? But , if [he]_242-rupert should think of [her]_{722-the lady} only [a friend]_{829-a friend} , would it not be planting a dagger in [her]_{722-the lady} bosom , never to be withdrawn ? [He]_242-rupert was courteous , attentive , full of pleasant wisdom , open as the day . [He]_242-rupert would have been [a perfect brother]_{6547-a perfect brother} . Was that the whole of it ? [She]_{722-the lady} longed and feared and grew uneasy , and could find no rest . [She]_{722-the lady} knew , what [Rupert]_242-rupert , being only [a man]_{5695-a man} , was not likely to perceive , that [Karina Lutenieff]_338-karina watched [them]_6549-them ; that [she]_{722-the lady} would have encouraged , had [she]_{722-the lady} dared , an affection which to [her]_{722-the lady} meant the surrender , by [[her]_{722-the lady} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , of [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} . When [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} spoke in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} about [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's giving up the dignity of cousinhood , [she]_{5855-the countess} was moved by a mischievous desire to irritate [all three who were sitting there]_{6553-all three who were sitting there} . [She]_{5855-the countess} had said , petulantly enough , when [the gentlemen]_{5861-the gentlemen} left , that it was a shame [Lady May]_{244-lady may} did not at once refuse [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , since [she]_{244-lady may} seemed not to care for [him]_{250-tom davenant} . And [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had answered , '_{[244-lady may]} Will [you]_1693-you not allow [me]_0-i to wait till [I]_0-i am asked ? ' For though [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} was afraid , and [[her]_{722-the lady} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} suspected , that something would occur on [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} 's coming of age , [neither of [them]_{6553-all three who were sitting there}]_{1152-neither of them} knew of [his]_{250-tom davenant} having already made a proposal in set terms . There were moments , during these days of bewilderment and growing trouble , when [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , as [she]_{244-lady may} sat listening to [Rupert]_242-rupert , seemed to catch glimpses of a nobler order of things , where friendship and not love should be the primal element,—rifts in [her]_{244-lady may} golden haze through which the pure heavens were seen like unchanging sapphire , a great , free , illimitable world , passionless , tranquil , clear as the morning dawn . They came when [he]_242-rupert spoke of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's enthusiasm , of [his]_242-rupert yearning to express the unseen beauty which haunted [his]_242-rupert steps and whispered in [his]_242-rupert ear , and vanished so soon as [he]_242-rupert turned [his]_242-rupert head to look upon [her]_{244-lady may} . Or again , when [he]_242-rupert descanted on the secret loveliness of landscape , its infinite meanings , its mysterious half - tones , its silent touches lulling the spirit to rest , on the lapse of streams and the glory of foaming waters . While [he]_242-rupert forgot [himself]_242-rupert in speaking , [she]_{244-lady may} , in [her]_{244-lady may} rapt attention , saw the earthly vanish and [themselves]_{6553-all three who were sitting there} entering into a unity of which all the love [we]_6559-we know is but a trembling shadow . And [he]_242-rupert spoke of history , of the old classic times , of religion , not as [a man]_{5695-a man} largely - informed indeed , but as [a true artist]_{1187-a true artist} , whose eye sees things in [their]_{6553-all three who were sitting there} grouping and judges them by the law of the beautiful . It was [the high world [she]_{244-lady may} had longed to dwell in]_{6562-the high world she had longed to dwell in} . How could [she]_{244-lady may} think of marriage if this were not the heart of it , the gold that made it precious ? [She]_{244-lady may} grew ashamed now , though never before , humbled at the remembrance of what passionate desires [she]_{244-lady may} had allowed to come between [her]_{244-lady may} and the unsullied light . [She]_{244-lady may} would be worthy of [him]_242-rupert , of [his]_242-rupert large thoughts and heroic aims ; for did [he]_242-rupert not make of [his]_242-rupert profession a heroism ? After a morning spent like this , [she]_{244-lady may} went about [her]_{244-lady may} household tasks with an air of gentleness , a countenance so clear and eyes so washed in heavenly dews , that [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , moved to admiration of [he]_242-rupert knew not what that was exquisite about [her]_{244-lady may} , would say smilingly , '_[1693-you] [You]_1694-you have put on [your]_1694-you angel 's face to - day , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} ; why do n't [you]_1694-you wear it always for [our]_1696-our delight ? ' Alas ! [she]_{244-lady may} could not . [Rupert]_242-rupert [himself]_242-rupert was not always soaring on eagle 's wing . [He]_242-rupert could be melancholy and dispirited ; [he]_242-rupert was sometimes worn out with fatigue of which [he]_242-rupert rendered no account ; for , as [I]_0-i have said , [he]_242-rupert united to a most winning frankness a reserve that none , except [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , attempted to break into . [He]_242-rupert was unequal , changeable , or , in [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} 's complimentary phrase , iridescent . Trifles irritated [him]_242-rupert when serious misfortunes left [him]_242-rupert tranquil . [He]_242-rupert could be touchy at a word ; and although in [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's presence [he]_242-rupert never displayed temper , it was not difficult to perceive that many things tried [him]_242-rupert . Some afternoons [he]_242-rupert would make an excuse for strolling out alone , and , going down to [the boat - house]_{6565-the boat - house} , unmoor the skiff , leap into [it]_{6565-the boat - house} , row across to [Ivor]_277-ivor sitting philosophically in the verandah of [[his]_277-ivor hermitage]_{6566-his hermitage} , and running up the water - steps like [a man]_{5695-a man} pursued , fling [himself]_242-rupert down on the sofa in [[Ivor]_277-ivor 's study]_{6568-ivor 's study} , and lie there silent till the bell summoned [him]_242-rupert to dinner . [He]_242-rupert returned , for the most part , in good though not exuberant spirits , and said not a syllable of where [he]_242-rupert had been or what doing since last [they]_6569-they saw [him]_242-rupert . [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was [a pleasant house to stay at]_{6570-a pleasant house to stay at} ; for [[its]_{243-trelingham} owner]_{6571-its owner} possessed the hospitable grace of providing all things for [your]_6572-you amusement and never asking whether [you]_6572-you had availed [yourself]_6572-you of them . But these imperfections , proving that the serene spirit was human , had more danger for [Lady May]_{244-lady may} than [their]_6569-they joint expeditions in quest of the Ideal . From pity to love is an easy step . [She]_{244-lady may} admired , [she]_{244-lady may} pitied , [she]_{244-lady may} began , despite [her]_{244-lady may} interest in the higher friendship , if [we]_6573-we may call it so , to love . And mark , [reader]_1461-reader , for [I]_0-i must tell [you]_6572-you the truth as [I]_0-i know it , [she]_{244-lady may} felt that , in so doing , [she]_{244-lady may} was descending ; [she]_{244-lady may} did not admire [her]_{244-lady may} love , but yielded to it as a disease . [I]_0-i have heard say that falling in love is like falling asleep ; it implies a quiescent , not an active will . So was it with [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} [She]_{244-lady may} felt [herself]_{244-lady may} falling asleep ; [her]_{244-lady may} better resolutions melted away ; [her]_{244-lady may} fear of consequences changed to an impetuous hope . [The angel - face]_{6575-the angel - face} did not return so often ; the golden haze thickened and shut out the sapphire . [She]_{244-lady may} began to long for an acknowledgment of affection from [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , as [a fevered man]_{6576-a fevered man} longs for the cooling water . [She]_{244-lady may} would die rather than speak ; surely [she]_{244-lady may} was no [Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} to blazon [her]_{244-lady may} feelings before [friends]_6106-friends and [strangers]_{1579-strangers} ; but how slow the minutes moved until that draught was handed [her]_{244-lady may} ? [She]_{244-lady may} kept [her]_{244-lady may} secret with an agony like [the young Spartan]_{6579-the young spartan} 's who felt the gnawing of the fox under [his]_{6579-the young spartan} cloak and would not cry out though [his]_{6579-the young spartan} vitals were torn . Had [men]_5873-men so little perception when [a woman]_{6460-a woman} was suffering ? But could [he]_5873-men return [her]_{244-lady may} love merely because [she]_{244-lady may} suffered ? No , [she]_{244-lady may} would not have it in such a shape , on such conditions ; [she]_{244-lady may} would wait and think of [that higher world]_{6582-that higher world} , and — and if nothing came of it , well , [she]_{244-lady may} could die . [The lady of [the lake]_{5996-the lake}]_{1689-the lady of the lake} seated by [the dim gray waters]_{1657-the dim gray waters} , looking on the infinitely unfolding cloud , flecked with faint sunshine , the impenetrable thicket on [one side of [her]_{244-lady may}]_{6586-one side of her} , the deserted path away in [the green forest]_{6587-the green forest} behind [her;—all]_{1689-the lady of the lake} the picture came back as when first [she]_{244-lady may} saw it , and the same feeling of desolation . Its irony was prophetic , its meaning likely to be fulfilled in [her]_{244-lady may} own life with which [she]_{244-lady may} was now making a last and desperate experiment . Timid though [she]_{244-lady may} felt in approaching a subject that might betray [her]_{244-lady may} emotion , [she]_{244-lady may} could not refrain one morning from the inquiry what [his]_5873-men meaning was in that composition . [He]_5873-men asked [her]_{244-lady may} in turn , as was not unusual with [him]_5873-men , to give [him]_5873-men an account of it ; whether it seemed to aim at anything except describing in colour what [the poet]_{1671-the poet} had described in words . [She]_{244-lady may} was dreadfully embarrassed , and wished [she]_{244-lady may} had not spoken . In a low voice , hesitating at every sentence , [she]_{244-lady may} faltered out [her]_{244-lady may} surmises , [her]_{244-lady may} probably mistaken opinion , that it implied rather a longing for the unattainable than perfect joy in the realms of romance . [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , not laying aside [his]_5873-men brush while [she]_{244-lady may} spoke , gave [her]_{244-lady may} a look of contentment from time to time , and said , when [she]_{244-lady may} could keep [her]_{244-lady may} voice no longer under control and took refuge in silence , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not think to have made the meaning so clear . Either [you]_1697-you have a quick discernment or [my]_0-i parable was plainly written . Yes , [I]_0-i did endeavour to convey an ironical suggestion that the beauty of old romance was deceptive , and less akin to the truth of existence , of the perfect ideal existence which it ought to be [our]_1698-our aim to enjoy , than were the ghostly mere and its phantasmagoria of clouds to the creative sun . But , ' [he]_5873-men went on , '_[1697-you] [you]_1697-you did not , perhaps , gather a second meaning [I]_0-i had put into the parable . [That beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} , seems to be passing idly through [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} hands the golden hair which has fallen down over breast and shoulders , while upon [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} knees lies the magic wand , forgotten . [She]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} understands , though dreamily , that [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} is beautiful ; [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} has the rod of life within [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} grasp . But , charmed by the fantastic visions that pass along the sky , [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} sits entranced ; and [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} beauty and [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} magic are of no avail . Were [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} but to rise and strike [the waters]_{1455-the waters} , how marvellous a change would come over them ! For [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} is [the queen]_{1701-the queen} , not [the slave of romance]_{1702-the slave of romance} ; it is for [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} that [its]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} realms were created , and all its uncertain glories do but reflect in weak sentimental imaginations , like those of [children]_{1703-children} , [knight - errants]_{1704-knight - errants} , and [medieval troubadours]_{1705-medieval troubadours} , the fulness of [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} life . [I]_0-i have painted a second picuture , where [the dreaming fay]_{1706-the dreaming fay} remembers that once upon a time [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} was [the Lady Venus]_{339-the lady venus} , [the mother of the living]_{1707-the mother of the living} and [the delightful goddess]_{1708-the delightful goddess} . For , as [you]_1709-you know , these mythologies are all pretty nearly identical in meaning . During the Middle Ages life and beauty lay under a spell ; [they]_1710-they were bewitched and all things with them . To strike into the depth of existence and fling one 's sails upon every breeze , confident that shipwreck in [the infinite]_{1711-the infinite} was not possible,—do [you]_1709-you think [the boldest medieval spirit]_{1712-the boldest medieval spirit} would have ventured it ? ' '_{[1712-the boldest medieval spirit]} And can [you]_1709-you believe , ' [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} said , raising [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} countenance to [his]_1709-you , '_[1709-you] that shipwreck is not possible ? [You]_1709-you often speak as though the supreme law were the law of beauty . Granting that , indeed , [we]_1713-we need not fear to go upon the rocks . ' But , in [her]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} own mind , [she]_{1699-that beautiful lady , who is all desire and wistfulness} was far from granting it . [Rupert]_242-rupert did not answer immediately . [His]_242-rupert thoughts went back to [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and that forlorn afternoon in [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} . [He]_242-rupert seemed to hear the sad yet mocking tone in which [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} declared existence a universal shipwreck ; and it gave [him]_242-rupert pause . Too large - minded to call a possibility in question because it was disagreeable , [he]_242-rupert preferred not to dwell upon it . After a while [he]_242-rupert answered gravely : '_[1709-you] There seems to be a controversy between [the artists]_{1714-the artists} and [the philosophers]_{1715-the philosophers} on this point , witness [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor and [me]_0-i . [He]_277-ivor does not pronounce all things evil , nor do [I]_0-i say they are at their best ; nevertheless , [I]_0-i could not paint if [I]_0-i believed that beauty was less than the sovereign law . And [he]_277-ivor speaks of expiation , the tragic Nemesis , and [I]_0-i know not what . ' '_[277-ivor] Then [you]_0-i hope the best , ' [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} said , '_[0-i] although [you]_0-i see it nowhere realised . [The lady of the mere]_{1668-the lady of the mere} is dreaming still ; but [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} may awaken and with a stroke of [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} wand restore [our]_1718-we lost ideals ? ' '_{[1668-the lady of the mere]} Yes , ' [he]_0-i cried ; '_{[1668-the lady of the mere]} [I]_0-i subscribe to that creed , on one condition . ' '_[0-i] What is it ? ' [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} asked anxiously . '_[0-i] Let it be whispered in [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} ear that [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} is dreaming . [We]_1718-we are near waking , it has been said , when [we]_1718-we dream that [we]_1718-we dream . ' '_[0-i] [You]_0-i would imply something [I]_0-i do not quite understand . ' '_[0-i] Well , then , so long as fantastic visions abuse [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} eyes [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} can not resist them , because they are all [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} world . Let [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} see , however faintly , a different ideal ; in comparing [them]_1719-them both [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} will wake to perfect reason . ' [Lady May]_{6590-lady may} sank back into [her]_{6590-lady may} chair and meditated . The unreal vision was love which pined in secret and called forth no response . The reasonable union between [herself]_{1668-the lady of the mere} and [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert could only be friendship , if [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} saw a way to keep it as intimate as now it was becoming . But no way presented itself . [He]_242-rupert would marry and forget [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} . [She]_{1668-the lady of the mere} must return to a lonely life . The days ran on ; there was little change in them . And while [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} own countenance gazed upon [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} from the canvas , [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} beheld only the enchanted fay , [her]_{1668-the lady of the mere} eyes full of wistfulness , looking out upon dim waters , upon a mist of weary sunshine , and a world of dreams . Would [she]_{1668-the lady of the mere} ever awaken ? '_[0-i] Thursday , — 18—. It seems only the other day since [I]_0-i took possession of [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} ; and it is more than a month . What a gap in these pages ! [I]_0-i have never been a careful annotator of the day 's work . The less [I]_0-i had done , the less [I]_0-i was inclined to write it ; when [my]_0-i hands were full [I]_0-i grudged the time . But this evening [I]_0-i have lighted [my]_0-i reading - lamp , drawn the curtains , stirred the wood fire into a blaze , and , seated where [I]_0-i can enjoy its cheerful glow and feel its warmth , must make an effort , in the only way endurable , to hold up the mirror before [me]_0-i and view therein [my]_0-i counterfeit presentment . The time is propitious . Thanks to [Van Helmont]_{340-van helmont} and [[his]_{340-van helmont} alchemist fore - fathers]_{1721-his alchemist fore - fathers} , [I]_0-i have at any rate restored the surface of [the Virgin of [the Seraphim]_{71-the seraphim}]_{1467-the virgin of the seraphim} . [My]_0-i composition , as binding as Roman cement , smooth enough to lay upon it the most delicate colours , and no thicker than a transparent wash , will endure from [Rupert]_242-rupert 's hand whatever treatment [he]_242-rupert may attempt . Who says that alchemy was good for nothing ? or that poring over its obscure and dusty records will bring no reward ? If [I]_0-i had not been drawn to them , held by [them]_1723-them , lost in them during weeks of seeming idleness , the Madonna would still be a dismal sight , instead of inviting [a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the Trelingham portraits]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} . ' [I]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} have done what was required , and should be returning to [London]_4-london when [my]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} portmanteau is packed . Do [I]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} think of going ? No . [I]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} must if [the Earl]_{663-the earl} does not bid [me]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} stay . But [I]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} am confident [he]_{663-the earl} will . There is [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} to be commenced now . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's designs will have to be made out , and [I]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} can help [him]_242-rupert better than [any one else]_{6593-any one else} . Why should [I]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} not render [him]_242-rupert the service [he]_242-rupert expects ? Admirable reasoning , [Ivor]_277-ivor ! And is it what [you]_277-ivor mean ? Come , [[my]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} friend]_{5878-my friend} , be plain with [yourself]_277-ivor ; there is [not a soul]_{6595-not a soul} listening . Let [me]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} cross - examine [you]_277-ivor a little . Now , [sir]_5663-sir , what are [you]_277-ivor by profession ? [A philosopher]_{6597-a philosopher} . Good . It is not the commonest trade in these times . And what kind of philosopher?—do [you]_277-ivor pretend to know the essences of things , entities , quiddities , and all the rest ? [You]_277-ivor do not ? [You]_277-ivor hold with [an uncouth Athenian sculptor]_{6598-an uncouth athenian sculptor} , who carved badly , but argued irresistibly , that [your]_277-ivor business , being [a philosopher]_{6597-a philosopher} , is to know [yourself]_277-ivor and do [your]_277-ivor duty , not to peer into the mysteries of the gods . Yes , and [you]_277-ivor consider that [a man]_{5695-a man} should rise above [his]_{5695-a man} passions and control them , not be swayed as [they]_{5695-a man} move . For , [you]_277-ivor say , [they]_{5695-a man} run wild in every direction , all wanting to be satisfied at once , and , like horses that will not obey the rein , each of [them]_{5695-a man} pulls the way it would like to go , and is fain to drag [the charioteer]_{6601-the charioteer} along with it . Right — quite right . [You]_277-ivor remember [your]_277-ivor Greek , [I]_{1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits} see . But , then , why do [you]_277-ivor think of staying [here]_6115-here ? '_{[1724-a great modern artist to add the finishing touch , and promising to shine out again among the trelingham portraits]} Because [the place]_{987-the place} is so beautiful , adapted exquisitely to [my]_0-i tastes and desires . [I]_0-i have travelled , but never dwelt in [a lovely region like this]_{1726-a lovely region like this} . The air feels like [home]_693-home ; [the waters]_{1455-the waters} are ever sounding sweetly or solemnly in [my]_0-i ear , and when they lie down in perfect stillness the calm penetrates [my]_0-i innermost being , and is more delightful than the murmur of [ocean]_1729-ocean . The mind grows clear ; the passion for wisdom takes on a more ethereal hue ; [my]_0-i thoughts seem larger , and become crystalline in depth and tranquillity . Without violating the secrets of [the gods]_{1730-the gods} , [I]_0-i lift a corner of the veil of [Isis]_341-isis , and fall down in reverence before a loveliness too awful to be disclosed . ' [You]_277-ivor speak very well , better than some books [I]_277-ivor have read . And , [Ivor]_277-ivor , were [I]_277-ivor not looking so straight at [you]_277-ivor , [I]_277-ivor should think this was not only the truth , but the whole truth . Ah , [you]_277-ivor colour at [my]_277-ivor insinuation ; [your]_277-ivor eyes droop . [I]_277-ivor must ask no further . [[My]_277-ivor dear young man]_{6603-my dear young man} , [the lawyer]_{6604-the lawyer} shall give place to [the physician]_{1406-the physician} , to [the father confessor]_{6606-the father confessor} . Tell [me]_277-ivor what that feeling is which has begun to stir like a serpent in [your]_277-ivor bosom . [I]_277-ivor will not vex [you]_277-ivor , but suggest the healing remedies , if any there be . '_[277-ivor] When [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor had written thus far [he]_277-ivor laid down [his]_277-ivor pen , and , going to the window , drew aside the curtain and looked out . [He]_277-ivor was in [the largest chamber of [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage}]_{1731-the largest chamber of the hermitage} , called [the study]_{1733-the study} , which permitted a view along [the gorge]_{1507-the gorge} and down to [the sea]_{642-the sea} . A portion of the overhanging roof had been taken away , to allow of sufficient light for mending the canvas and for such bits of engraving as [Mardol]_277-ivor might undertake during [his]_277-ivor leisure . It was a silent , starlit night . No moon was in the sky , nor any cloud . The air , though not frosty , was keen and dry , for a wind came at intervals out of the north and swept noiselessly along , brushing away the evening vapours which lingered about [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . Everywhere , as [he]_277-ivor looked , the stars broke on [his]_277-ivor view sparkling with soft light , not wildly , as when a throbbing seems to take the heavens , but in mild serenity and with friendly glances at [the mortal who beheld them]_{1737-the mortal who beheld them} . ' The thousand eyes are looking into [mine]_277-ivor , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor murmured , remembering that conversation on [the watch - tower]_{1558-the watch - tower} with [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} [Her]_{261-glanville} dark eyes , too , — [he]_277-ivor was not likely to forget them . How beautiful and piercing they were ! they seemed to look through [you]_1739-you . But the light in them was fitful , not serene ; it came and went in sudden flashes , startling [you]_1739-you as with unexpected questionings . It did not speak of calm or comfort ; the deep resignation which that silent night inspired,—how unlike the restlessness , the languor , yearning , melancholy , the fretting desire which [their]_1740-their glance quickened into life within [him]_277-ivor . [He]_277-ivor was alone now , in the presence of [infinite worlds]_{1741-infinite worlds} , each [an abyss of splendour]_{1742-an abyss of splendour} , a flaming ocean pouring out its waves upon [Eternity]_72-eternity , unhasting , unresting , bound by obedience to unspeakable laws which might not be transgressed , moving towards a goal that [no man]_{1743-no man} should ever behold . Could human passion endure in the greatness of the midnight spectacle ? What was it but a little flame springing up out of the dust and dying down in a moment,—a handful of dry heather set on fire and cast into [the waters of death]_{1744-the waters of death} ? Should [he]_277-ivor break [his]_277-ivor heart because no flame answered [his]_277-ivor ? For a long while [he]_277-ivor stood motionless , absorbed in meditation . An hour passed , but [he]_277-ivor did not move ; [his]_277-ivor mind , intently thinking , controlled the muscles of the limbs ; as though [he]_277-ivor were out of the body , [his]_277-ivor spirit sweeping through [the countless worlds]_{1745-the countless worlds} , beheld [their]_{1745-the countless worlds} greatness , their strange magnificence , [their]_{1745-the countless worlds} lonely spaces where living thing had never breathed nor would breathe , and unbroken solitude had reigned from the immeasurable past Eternity , as it would reign into the Eternity to come . [He]_277-ivor did not strive to leap the bounds of ordinance and break through the guarded gates into [the mystery beyond]_{1746-the mystery beyond} . It was enough to open [his]_277-ivor eyes and see what was before [him]_277-ivor . The longer [he]_277-ivor thought the more was [his]_277-ivor mind overwhelmed , subdued , penetrated , cleansed from earthly desires and lifted out of itself . Again , the beautiful face , with its piercing passionate glances , came across the vision ; but it had lost its power . [It]_1747-it passed by like a falling star , vanishing in the steadfast night of eternity . And the awful silent heavens looked down and were reflected in the waters of [the shining mere]_{1748-the shining mere} ; and deep calm fell upon [Ivor]_277-ivor . [He]_277-ivor drew the curtain again , sat down , took up [his]_277-ivor pen with a firm hand , and wrote : — ' If hitherto [I]_277-ivor have been so foolish as to dream of love , and such a love , here is the end . It is not for [me]_277-ivor . [I]_277-ivor know [my]_277-ivor calling , to which , until [I]_277-ivor found [myself]_277-ivor at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , [I]_277-ivor have never been disloyal . These moments of madness shall not count . Let [me]_277-ivor recall [them]_6607-them now that they belong to the past ; let [me]_277-ivor examine , in the starry light of intellect , a passion to which , as [I]_277-ivor think , [I]_277-ivor yielded too much , but hope to yield no more . The most efficacious means of vanquishing a sentiment is , say [the wise masters]_{6608-the wise masters} , to put it under the microscope and analyse it to the last fibre . [I]_277-ivor doubt that [a mistress]_{6609-a mistress} 's letters , howsoever tender and eloquent they seem to [the lover]_{6610-the lover} , would charm or subdue if [he]_{6610-the lover} read them critically to see where the charm lay . [I]_277-ivor will pluck up this fast - growing wild rose by the roots , trace the delicate , almost invisible threads which it was insinuating into [my]_277-ivor heart , and leave it , a beautiful dead thing , perfect but withered , compressed between these pages . Am [I]_277-ivor strong enough to be fair to [myself]_277-ivor , resolved enough not to run a further risk ? But should [I]_277-ivor not still be exposed to temptation , while the warm earth cherished the seed of love ? Out with it to the surface ; let the light kill it ! But in what way ? Let [me]_277-ivor think . This book , so scanty in its record of facts , is abundant in delineation of moods and feelings . [I]_277-ivor always meant to make it an autobiography,—the travels of a soul towards truth . Why , now , should [I]_277-ivor not take [Carlyle]_342-carlyle 's advice , and set down the story of [my]_277-ivor life ? Why not , like [Jean Paul]_{343-jean paul} , in that charming brief fragment of [his]_{343-jean paul} , become [the professor of biography]_{6611-the professor of biography} to [myself]_277-ivor ? It will bring out the contrast which would make any love of [mine]_277-ivor for [Lady]_6612-lady May ridiculous ; and [I]_277-ivor might turn to these pages for a little cooling of [my]_277-ivor infatuation should it return . The sweet poison must not run in [my]_277-ivor veins any longer . This antidote shall allay its fury . Do but let [me]_277-ivor begin at the beginning , and not spare the subject of the story out of misplaced tenderness . '_[277-ivor] [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , then , [a young man of uncertain age]_{1749-a young man of uncertain age} , but , as [he]_277-ivor believes , verging on thirty , of plain features , less than the middle height , and surely not well connected,—ay , that is the inventory . ' Of [my]_277-ivor birth and parentage [I]_277-ivor know less than [a workhouse orphan]_{6613-a workhouse orphan} , except that neither can have signified to [the world]_{5697-the world} at large ; for it is something to be chargeable to [the parish]_{5810-the parish} . All [I]_277-ivor know is that [I]_277-ivor was brought up by [good - natured , affectionate people , who told [me]_277-ivor [I]_277-ivor was [no child of theirs]_{6617-no child of theirs}]_{6616-good - natured , affectionate people , who told me i was no child of theirs} . [The old man]_{5911-the old man} taught [me]_277-ivor to draw , praised [my]_277-ivor ability , set [me]_277-ivor to learn what [I]_277-ivor could , being [a mere lad , of the technique of engraving]_{6619-a mere lad , of the technique of engraving} , and took [me]_277-ivor with [him]_{5911-the old man} , almost as soon as [I]_277-ivor could walk , to [[his]_{5911-the old man} workman]_{6620-his workman} 's club , [his]_{5911-the old man} tradesunion meetings , [his]_{5911-the old man} political association , [his]_{5911-the old man} temperance and vegetarian propaganda , but at no time to church . [He]_{5911-the old man} did not believe greatly in [churches]_{6621-churches} . However , [I]_277-ivor soon learnt that [the world]_{5697-the world} was [a busy place]_{6623-a busy place} ; and strange to say , [I]_277-ivor learnt equally soon that [I]_277-ivor had nothing to do with its concerns . [I]_277-ivor liked to see and hear [human beings]_{6624-human beings} . To attend a crowded meeting and listen to straightforward , energetic speeches , interrupted , encouraged , sometimes put an end to , by [a vast audience upon whom not a word fell unobserved,—this]_{6625-a vast audience upon whom not a word fell unobserved,—this} was to [me]_277-ivor as animating as it was instructive . All the arguments [I]_277-ivor heard were of much the same import ; [they]_{6625-a vast audience upon whom not a word fell unobserved,—this} dwelt on the misery of [the masses]_{6626-the masses} and proved it by appealing to [ourselves]_{6627-ourselves} . [I]_277-ivor was not miserable ; [I]_277-ivor had all [I]_277-ivor wanted . But [I]_277-ivor knew of some in [[my]_277-ivor own street]_{6628-my own street} that had nothing , to whom the charity of [neighbours]_{5772-neighbours} supplied a crust now and then , while at other times [they]_{5772-neighbours} went hungry to bed . Did [I]_277-ivor feel for [them]_{5772-neighbours} ? Have [I]_277-ivor not often sat down with tears in [my]_277-ivor eyes to [our]_{6627-ourselves} simple table , because [I]_277-ivor could not share [my]_277-ivor little meal with [the poor wretches]_{6630-the poor wretches} ? [I]_277-ivor pitied , [I]_277-ivor caressed [the tiny children]_{6631-the tiny children} , so begrimed and neglected , as [they]_{6631-the tiny children} sat shivering on the door - step near the street lamp , afraid to go into the dark when night was fallen on [the huge city]_{6632-the huge city} , and [mothers]_6633-mothers and [sisters]_6385-sisters had left [them]_{6631-the tiny children} at [home]_693-home — left [them]_{6631-the tiny children} on what a business too often ! That , too , [I]_277-ivor was not long in learning ; [the children of [the poor]_{6637-the poor}]_{6636-the children of the poor} know everything . [They]_{6636-the children of the poor} can not be blessedly ignorant like those who are fenced round about in [luxurious mansions]_{6638-luxurious mansions} and [pleasant gardens]_{6639-pleasant gardens} whither evil does not penetrate easily . But [I]_277-ivor have known [them]_{6636-the children of the poor} , though not ignorant , innocent ; though acquainted so young with the ways of life , modest and self - respecting . [[My]_277-ivor teacher]_{6640-my teacher} might have forbidden [me]_277-ivor to make [friends]_6106-friends among [these outcast children]_{6642-these outcast children} . [He]_{6640-my teacher} did no such thing . [He]_{6640-my teacher} trusted to the moral influence of the movement of reform to which [he]_{6640-my teacher} belonged ; and [his]_{6640-my teacher} trust was not in vain . Deeply impressed as [I]_277-ivor was , at an incredibly early date , with a sense of the many things , too bad for improvement , that could not and ought not to endure , there was little room left in [my]_277-ivor thoughts for what was base or ignoble . [I]_277-ivor have smiled since on hearing it said that [children]_{1703-children} are too young to understand these things . How young was [I]_277-ivor when the problem of social misery , shouted from a hundred platforms , became to [me]_277-ivor as real a fact as it is this night ? '_[277-ivor] But still , it was a problem in which [others]_5757-others were affected , and [I]_0-i on [their]_5757-others behalf , not on [my]_0-i own . The days of [my]_0-i childhood were solitary , and not at all unhappy . [I]_0-i could have wished for [a companion]_{1751-a companion} in the evenings ; [I]_0-i longed to know [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} and [mother]_1753-mother . There came rainy hours to vary the long calm sunshine , and , like [other children]_{1754-other children} , [I]_0-i wept , even bitterly . But it was seldom . [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor and [[his]_277-ivor wife]_{1017-his wife} displayed the tenderest fondness for [a child who lacked neither discernment to recognise [their]_1757-their affection nor the feeling of gratitude that was all [he]_277-ivor could give in return]_{1756-a child who lacked neither discernment to recognise their affection nor the feeling of gratitude that was all he could give in return} . [I]_0-i do not mean that [he]_277-ivor was unloving , far from it ; but [he]_277-ivor knew [they]_1757-their were not [[his]_277-ivor parents]_{1141-his parents} , and [he]_277-ivor would have deemed it somehow a violation of the duty [he]_277-ivor owed elsewhere to love [them]_1757-their as such . A curious distinction for [a boy]_{1041-a boy} to make ! [He]_277-ivor had , in truth , from the beginning a quick and delicate sense for the moral aspects of things , developed by [his]_277-ivor intimacy with [men who were all day long discoursing of the just and the unjust , the rational order of the world , and the inherent defects of existing institutions]_{1760-men who were all day long discoursing of the just and the unjust , the rational order of the world , and the inherent defects of existing institutions} . [I]_0-i have read nothing in the debates of Parliament or the works of [political economists]_{1761-political economists} with which as [a boy]_{1041-a boy} [I]_0-i was not familiar . The handling is not always so good ; the amount of conventional falsehood seems to [me]_0-i immeasurably greater . ' Had [I]_{1761-political economists} lived in [[my]_{1761-political economists} own family]_{6644-my own family} , or known what it was to have [brothers]_{6645-brothers} and [sisters]_6385-sisters , [I]_{1761-political economists} too must have thrown [myself]_{1761-political economists} as [I]_{1761-political economists} grew up into [the reform movement]_{6647-the reform movement} . To change [the world]_{5697-the world} , [one]_5661-one must have a [home]_693-home , [a country]_{6651-a country} , a religion . It is that which gives [the local habitation]_{6652-the local habitation} and the name , apart from which [our]_6653-our aspirations are like [the poet]_{1671-the poet} 's dream — airy nothings . But [I]_{1761-political economists} had neither [home]_693-home , nor [country]_6656-country , nor religion . [I]_{1761-political economists} had only [myself]_{1761-political economists} and this kind - hearted philosophy . It charmed [my]_{1761-political economists} imagination ; it roused [me]_{1761-political economists} at the great meetings to enthusiasm ; it did not hinder [me]_{1761-political economists} from falling back into that solitary world where [I]_{1761-political economists} was the only figure . [I]_{1761-political economists} learned much , and with superhuman quickness ; [I]_{1761-political economists} spent hour after hour at [[my]_{1761-political economists} teacher]_{6640-my teacher} 's side , watching all [he]_{6640-my teacher} did , and copying it as [he]_{6640-my teacher} allowed [me]_{1761-political economists} , always with astonishing accuracy for so young a hand . [The good man]_{5869-the good man} looked on [me]_{1761-political economists} , [I]_{1761-political economists} think , as something uncanny . [I]_{1761-political economists} must , indeed , have been [a weird , elfish creature]_{6659-a weird , elfish creature} . And how [I]_{1761-political economists} went on dreaming , longing , imagining , ever under a presentiment that , sooner or later , [a figure]_{6660-a figure} would step down to [me]_{1761-political economists} from [the unknown world]_{6661-the unknown world} , and [I]_{1761-political economists} should enter upon a fresh chapter of existence ! Not that [I]_{1761-political economists} despised [[my]_{1761-political economists} station]_{6662-my station} , or coveted the rich wares [I]_{1761-political economists} saw in [shop]_6663-shop - windows , or thought as [I]_{1761-political economists} went by [the enormous palaces of [Belgravia]_73-belgravia and [Tyburnia]_74-tyburnia]_{6664-the enormous palaces of belgravia and tyburnia} , that [I]_{1761-political economists} should like to live in [them]_{6664-the enormous palaces of belgravia and tyburnia} . [My]_{1761-political economists} dream did not run thus . [I]_{1761-political economists} saw [myself]_{1761-political economists} restored to [father]_5898-father and [mother]_1753-mother , or kissing the lips of [a baby - sister]_{6667-a baby - sister} , and wandering in [the fields]_{6668-the fields} , holding [[my]_{1761-political economists} new - found [father]_5898-father]_{6669-my new - found father} 's hand . An idle dream ! But , surely , innocent enough . '_{[1761-political economists]} The fresh chapter of existence opened at last , when [I]_0-i was not expecting it . There was one day in the year , and only one , that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor had a fancy for keeping . It was Christmas Day . [He]_277-ivor did not go to [church]_1763-church , and [he]_277-ivor despised the festive decorations by which [[his]_277-ivor neighbours]_{1764-his neighbours} marked [their]_{1764-his neighbours} enjoyment . But , if the day was fine , [he]_277-ivor took [[his]_277-ivor wife]_{1017-his wife} and [me]_0-i for a walk in [the green country]_{1766-the green country} , which then lay nearer [London]_4-london than it does now . [We]_1767-we went just so far as to be out of the clash and jangle of the Christmas bells , but not far enough to lose their delicious chiming when heard in the distance . While [we]_1767-we wandered quietly along , [[my]_0-i teacher]_{6640-my teacher} would take up [his]_{6640-my teacher} favourite parable and expound to [us]_1767-we the universal charity of Nature ; for [he]_{6640-my teacher} never uttered the name of [God]_276-god . [He]_{6640-my teacher} enlarged on the bounty that sends [us]_1767-we not only what [we]_1767-we may eat and drink , but [wise men , in whom there are thoughts]_{1769-wise men , in whom there are thoughts} by which [we]_1767-we may live and learn to care for [one another]_{630-one another} . [He]_{6640-my teacher} told over [their]_{1769-wise men , in whom there are thoughts} names ; [he]_{6640-my teacher} spoke of [their]_{1769-wise men , in whom there are thoughts} sufferings , [their]_{1769-wise men , in whom there are thoughts} triumphs , [their]_{1769-wise men , in whom there are thoughts} undying influence ; and [he]_{6640-my teacher} chose , as the greatest example , the name which [so many in gross and ignorant fashion were celebrating that day]_{1771-so many in gross and ignorant fashion were celebrating that day} . [He]_{6640-my teacher} said [a man]_{5695-a man} could do nothing so good as follow [His]_{5695-a man} example and labour to change [the world]_{5697-the world} in [His]_{5695-a man} spirit . Occasionally , [he]_{6640-my teacher} would read a few words from the story of [His]_{6640-my teacher} life ; but this was not often , and the only book [he]_{6640-my teacher} would not have [me]_0-i peruse was the Christian Bible . ' [I]_1774-i liked what [he]_{6640-my teacher} read ; but [I]_1774-i did not think of disobeying [his]_{6640-my teacher} wishes . What took up [my]_1774-i thoughts a great deal more was the fancy , which [I]_1774-i indulged without breathing a word to any one , that Christmas Day was [my]_1774-i birthday , to be kept sacred by [me]_1774-i , to be filled with a vision of [home]_693-home and all that [I]_1774-i was by and by to recover of [my]_1774-i inheritance of love . Christmastide for [me]_1774-i meant infinite hopes , unquenchable desires . [I]_1774-i , too , was to taste the joys of childhood , and be folded to [a mother]_{6672-a mother} 's bosom . While [old Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor was speaking of the dream of innocence long banished from [mankind]_6457-mankind , or to be found only in the hearts of [children]_{1703-children} ; when [he]_{6640-my teacher} prophesied that by the law of progress it would in due time become no dream , but a universal reality , and the age of reason , of obedience to nature , of unpurchased happiness and sylvan delights , be ushered in with acclamation , and terminate the ferocious strife of [man]_6250-man with [man]_6250-man , by a treaty of eternal brotherhood , [my]_1774-i heart warmed within [me]_1774-i , and [I]_1774-i saw [myself]_1774-i roaming [the beautiful forest]_{6677-the beautiful forest} and playing in [its]_{6677-the beautiful forest} [sunlit glades]_{6678-sunlit glades} , not [an orphan]_{6679-an orphan} or [an outcast]_{6680-an outcast} , but restored to all that loved [me]_1774-i and were by [me]_1774-i beloved . [I]_1774-i could think of no progress but the change from [my]_1774-i wintry desolation to a home looking out on [the wide world]_{6681-the wide world} , yet centred in [the rustic cabin of [[my]_1774-i parents]_{6683-my parents}]_{6682-the rustic cabin of my parents} . For it was the firm conviction of [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , as of thousands besides , that , when the day came , [mankind]_6457-mankind would pour out of [[their]_6457-mankind enormous modern towns]_{6685-their enormous modern towns} , as on the opening of the prison gates captives rush forth in ecstasy , and would never more shut out the air and light of heaven with high walls and crowded habitations , or heap together corrupting luxuries , every one of which was soaked or stained with the blood and sweat of [unrewarded toilers]_{6686-unrewarded toilers} . [He]_277-ivor called [the splendid capitals of [Europe]_75-europe]_{6687-the splendid capitals of europe} and [America]_76-america mouths of hell , where flame and smoke ascended day and night without ceasing , and the shrieks of the damned for ever filled the mirky air . But for the sense of duty which kept [him]_277-ivor where the battle raged , [he]_277-ivor would have sold what [he]_277-ivor possessed and gone away , when [he]_277-ivor was young and active , to [the uncolonised lands in which [a man]_{5695-a man} might live as nature intended]_{6688-the uncolonised lands in which a man might live as nature intended} . But it was a task laid upon [him]_277-ivor , laid upon [me]_1774-i too , [he]_277-ivor repeated with solemn emphasis , to aid in conquering from [effete civilisation [the countries on which [it]_6692-it had inflicted wars and pestilence and famine]_{6691-the countries on which it had inflicted wars and pestilence and famine} , and a tyranny as hurtful to [the few that exercised it]_{6693-the few that exercised it} as to [the millions who could not shake it off]_{6694-the millions who could not shake it off}]_{6690-effete civilisation the countries on which it had inflicted wars and pestilence and famine , and a tyranny as hurtful to the few that exercised it as to the millions who could not shake it off} . Meanwhile , [we]_6695-we must share the captivity of [[our]_6695-we brethren]_{6696-our brethren} , and teach [them]_{6696-our brethren} to forge weapons whereby freedom might be won . [I]_1774-i felt that [he]_277-ivor spoke nobly ; [I]_1774-i was eager to follow [his]_277-ivor lead ; but [my]_1774-i imagination delighted in [the remote continents whose soil was yet virgin , and whose [pathless woods]_{6698-pathless woods} owned no sovereignty but nature 's]_{6697-the remote continents whose soil was yet virgin , and whose pathless woods owned no sovereignty but nature 's} . [I]_1774-i longed to lose [myself]_1774-i in the vast solitude , with only the stars to tell [me]_1774-i whether [I]_1774-i was travelling towards [the equator]_{6699-the equator} or [the pole]_{6700-the pole} ; [I]_1774-i spent in thought more hours than [I]_1774-i can reckon floating down the mighty rivers in the canoe [I]_1774-i had with [my]_1774-i own hands hollowed out of a fallen trunk,—floating , dreaming , as the waters bore [me]_1774-i onward between [forest and forest]_{6701-forest and forest} , the endless branches interlacing over [my]_1774-i head , and almost shutting out the sky . Was [I]_1774-i called to be [a soldier]_{6702-a soldier} in the war against [corrupt civilisation]_{6703-corrupt civilisation} , [my]_1774-i pleasure should be to explore in fancy [the beautiful regions [I]_1774-i could not otherwise attain]_{6704-the beautiful regions i could not otherwise attain} . [I]_1774-i was , and have remained amid a variety of changes , [an untamable creature]_{6705-an untamable creature} , a denizen of [woods and wild places]_{6706-woods and wild places} . [The deep seclusion of [this valley]_{6708-this valley}]_{6707-the deep seclusion of this valley} , where now [I]_1774-i am writing , the loneliness of [the Hermitage]_{99-the hermitage} , have for [me]_1774-i a charm which only those can experience who , living much in [the throng of civilised men , yet strange to [their]_{6709-the throng of civilised men , yet strange to their ways and feelings} ways and feelings]_{6709-the throng of civilised men , yet strange to their ways and feelings} , are in dreams transported into the midst of landscapes [they]_{6709-the throng of civilised men , yet strange to their ways and feelings} have never with waking eyes beheld . '_[1774-i] [Our]_1774-i Christmas morning walk did not take [us]_1774-i into [the mighty woods of [Brazil]_78-brazil]_{1775-the mighty woods of brazil} — [[my]_0-i favourite hunting - ground]_{1776-my favourite hunting - ground} in fancy — nor over [the rolling savannahs of [South America]_{79-south america}]_{1777-the rolling savannahs of south america} . There were times when snow or frost kept [us]_1774-i within all day . Invariably , if [we]_1774-i had spent the early hours abroad , [we]_1774-i came [home]_693-home to [our]_1774-i meal of deliciously - dressed herbs — for [I]_0-i have implied that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor was a vegetarian , and on the same principle was [I]_0-i brought up . When the dishes were cleared away , [we]_1774-i would sit round a blazing fire , kept up in all its glory by [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} to whom the warmth was grateful and almost the only enjoyment in which [she]_{344-mrs. mardol} displayed what [[her]_{344-mrs. mardol} husband]_{6407-her husband} termed an unphilosophical excess . [He]_{6407-her husband} did not grudge the wood or the coals , however , and , as [he]_{6407-her husband} sat there , sipping [his]_{6407-her husband} glass of water , [he]_{6407-her husband} would tell [me]_0-i stories of [his]_{6407-her husband} youth and [[his]_{6407-her husband} old companions]_{1780-his old companions} ; how [some]_1378-some realised in humble station the meaning and the joy of an earnest human life , and [others]_5757-others , [the many]_{1783-the many} , had been as thriftless and pleasure - seeking as though born to [high estate]_{1784-high estate} . The dispositions of [men]_5873-men , [he]_{6407-her husband} said , did not correspond to the cleavage of ranks . But it was [his]_{6407-her husband} way to enlarge on the good [he]_{6407-her husband} had known rather than to dishearten [me]_0-i by dwelling on the bad . Then [he]_{6407-her husband} would recall [his]_{6407-her husband} own adventures , which were amusing sometimes and singular ; and [he]_{6407-her husband} seldom left off ere [he]_{6407-her husband} had drawn , with sharp strokes , in the manner of an engraving rather than a painted scene,—for it had no colour , only an admirable distinctness,—the sketch of [some well - known hero that had risen , by labour and genius]_{1786-some well - known hero that had risen , by labour and genius} , to be great among [[his]_{6407-her husband} fellow - [workmen]_1788-workmen]_{1787-his fellow - workmen} and a power in [the world]_{5697-the world} 's development . [The saints of [his]_{6407-her husband} calendar]_{1790-the saints of his calendar} were such men as [Franklin]_345-franklin , [Pallissy]_346-pallissy , [Stephenson]_{347-stephenson} , [James Watt]_{348-james watt} , Ampère . But [he]_{6407-her husband} admired [them]_{1790-the saints of his calendar} less when [they]_{1790-the saints of his calendar} became rich and famous than in [their]_{1790-the saints of his calendar} days of adversity . Of some [he]_{6407-her husband} said that [they]_{1790-the saints of his calendar} had more energy than light ; that , in accepting wealth [they]_{1790-the saints of his calendar} were false to [the brethren]_{1791-the brethren} ; that [the founders of the golden aristocracy]_{1792-the founders of the golden aristocracy} were too often [thieves]_1793-thieves , as [those who had established the aristocracy of blood]_{1794-those who had established the aristocracy of blood} had been [pirates and robbers]_{1795-pirates and robbers} . [He]_{6407-her husband} was never long without coming back to [his]_{6407-her husband} favourite theme , and [I]_0-i was never weary of it . ' [I]_{1207-the stranger} must have been about twelve years old , when , as the short afternoon of Christmas was closing in , and the blazing fire made a mixture of light and shade on [our]_6710-our parlour ceiling , a ring came to the sidedoor , and [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , pausing in the story [he]_277-ivor was telling,—I remember it was the life and adventures of [Victor Jacquemont]_{349-victor jacquemont} , [the French traveller in the]_{6711-the french traveller in the} Himalayas,—rose from [his]_{349-victor jacquemont} chimney - corner and went to open it . [We]_6710-our had [no servant]_{6712-no servant} , not even [a girl to run errands]_{6713-a girl to run errands} . It was [my]_{1207-the stranger} business to do such commissions for [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} , and very willingly [I]_{1207-the stranger} did them . In a few moments [the old man]_{5911-the old man} came back with some one [I]_{1207-the stranger} had never seen . [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} , however , did not look surprised . [[Her]_{344-mrs. mardol} husband]_{6407-her husband} seemed intimate with [the man]_{5814-the man} , whose peculiar appearance , to confess the truth , [I]_{1207-the stranger} did not like . [He]_{5814-the man} shook hands with [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} , sat down in the chair [she]_{344-mrs. mardol} offered [him]_{5814-the man} , and asked in a quick but courteous tone , whether the candles standing on the table might not be lighted . [I]_{1207-the stranger} disliked [him]_{5814-the man} even for this little thing . [I]_{1207-the stranger} was fond of watching the uncertain dancing shadows on the ceiling and the tongues of fire that leaped among them , before the lights came . [He]_{5814-the man} seemed to be intruding on the poetic interval [I]_{1207-the stranger} had enjoyed at [[Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's knee]_{6717-mr. mardol 's knee} ; to be ending [my]_{1207-the stranger} time of poetry altogether . [I]_{1207-the stranger} can not tell why this notion came into [my]_{1207-the stranger} head ; but , as [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} said to [me]_{1207-the stranger} once , [I]_{1207-the stranger} was always fancying something . And so [I]_{1207-the stranger} fancied this , not guessing what [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} 's business might be . The candles were lighted ; [[my]_{1207-the stranger} teacher]_{6640-my teacher} threw [himself]_{6640-my teacher} back in [his]_{6640-my teacher} chair ; and [the unknown guest]_{6720-the unknown guest} , backoning [me]_{1207-the stranger} to [him]_{5814-the man} , drew the lights where they would fall full on [my]_{1207-the stranger} face and leave [him]_{5814-the man} in shadow . [I]_{1207-the stranger} looked at [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor ; [he]_277-ivor smiled encouragingly , and said , " [You]_{1207-the stranger} need not be afraid , [Ivor]_277-ivor ; [[our]_6721-our friend]_{6722-our friend} will do [you]_{1207-the stranger} no harm . " But [I]_{1207-the stranger} was afraid , although , by a strong resolution , [I]_{1207-the stranger} kept down the trembling that came upon [me]_{1207-the stranger} . How well [I]_{1207-the stranger} remember what ensued ! " '_{[1207-the stranger]} [[My]_0-i boy]_{1796-my boy} , " said [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , " should [you]_{1796-my boy} like to be [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} ? " [I]_0-i stared at [him]_{1796-my boy} . " [A gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} , " [I]_0-i answered when [my]_0-i sense of politeness returned ; " [I]_0-i do n't know what [you]_{1207-the stranger} mean by [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} . " " ' Well , " said [he]_{1207-the stranger} , " to be rich and wear fine clothes , a new suit every day if [you]_{1796-my boy} liked , and to drink wine , and eat venison which [you]_{1796-my boy} had killed [yourself]_{1796-my boy} , and have [servants]_{1089-servants} , and horses , and [carriages]_{6724-carriages} ? " [He]_{1207-the stranger} spoke in an amused voice , and smiled , not unpleasantly [I]_{1207-the stranger} thought , across at [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor . [He]_{1207-the stranger} had not long to wait for [his]_{1207-the stranger} answer . " '_{[1207-the stranger]} [I]_0-i should like a horse , " [I]_0-i said , " very much , if [I]_0-i had caught it [myself]_0-i with a lasso , and tamed it . " [I]_0-i did not speak of breaking it in , because [I]_0-i was not learned in the terms of chivalry . " ' But , " [I]_{1207-the stranger} went on at once , " [I]_{1207-the stranger} have clothes enough , and [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor says it is wrong and cruel to be rich . And [I]_{1207-the stranger} do n't want to kill anything , or to eat dead animals , or to drink fire - water . And , " [I]_{1207-the stranger} concluded , out of breath , though not so incoherently as it sounded , " if [all men]_{6725-all men} are equal , how can [a good man]_{6726-a good man} have [servants]_{1089-servants} ? " '_{[1207-the stranger]} To [my]_0-i astonishment , [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} bent down and kissed [me]_0-i . " [You]_0-i have been well taught , [[my]_0-i boy]_{1796-my boy} , " [he]_0-i cried , laying [his]_0-i hand on [my]_0-i shoulder ; " if [you]_0-i really think as [you]_0-i say , there is small fear of [your]_0-i becoming [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} . But let [me]_0-i try [you]_0-i . [I]_0-i have left [a carriage]_{1374-a carriage} round the corner ; will [you]_0-i come with [me]_0-i and live in [a beautiful house]_{1805-a beautiful house} , and have all the things [I]_0-i told [you]_0-i about ? " [His]_0-i eyes kept looking steadily into [mine]_0-i while [he]_0-i spoke . Do [you]_1806-you think ( [I]_0-i am addressing [the acute lawyer who cross - examined [me]_0-i not long ago ) that the prospect dazzled or attracted [me]_0-i]_{1807-the acute lawyer who cross - examined me not long ago ) that the prospect dazzled or attracted me} ? Quite otherwise . Nay , [I]_0-i did not loathe the temptation , [I]_0-i despised it . And [I]_0-i despised [him]_0-i . Why did [he]_0-i come to spoil [our]_1808-our Christmas evening ? [I]_0-i did not believe in the devil ; but , as [this man]_{1809-this man} sat looking into [my]_0-i eyes and telling [me]_0-i of unknown riches and a glory that [I]_0-i associated with blood - guiltiness , [I]_0-i felt , for the first time in [my]_0-i life , that the evil power , whose tokens [I]_0-i saw everywhere in misery and hunger , had drawn nigh to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i would have run to [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor and hidden [myself]_0-i in [his]_277-ivor arms ; but [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} held [me]_0-i , saying , " Why do n't [you]_0-i answer ? Will [you]_0-i come ? " [I]_0-i released [myself]_0-i from [his]_{1207-the stranger} grasp , and sobbed out , " Let [me]_0-i alone , [I]_0-i do not want anything of [yours]_{1207-the stranger} . [I]_0-i wish to be poor . [I]_0-i mean to be poor as long as [I]_0-i live . " [He]_{1207-the stranger} caught [me]_0-i round the neck and kissed [me]_0-i once more . " Never mind , " [he]_{1207-the stranger} said soothingly , " never mind . Did [I]_0-i not warn [you]_0-i that it was only a trial ? It is true [I]_0-i came in [a carriage]_{1374-a carriage} , because [I]_0-i am in weak health , and can not face the piercing weather on foot . And [I]_0-i live in [a larger house]_{1812-a larger house} than [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor quite approves . But [I]_0-i am not rich ; and [I]_0-i do not want [you]_0-i to be rich . " " ' Then , " [I]_0-i answered immediately , " why do [you]_{1207-the stranger} not speak the truth ? It is wrong to make believe that [you]_{1207-the stranger} could give [me]_0-i the things [you]_{1207-the stranger} said , when [you]_{1207-the stranger} had n't them . " [He]_{1207-the stranger} laughed a good deal before replying . " [I]_0-i did not say [I]_0-i had them , but that [you]_0-i might have them , [[my]_0-i boy]_{1796-my boy} . However , let [us]_6729-us leave this . [I]_0-i am going to propose something which [I]_0-i mean in earnest ; and [I]_0-i hope [you]_0-i will be [a good boy]_{6730-a good boy} and say yes where [I]_0-i want [you]_0-i to do so ? " [He]_{1207-the stranger} raised all manner of wild hopes within [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i looked at [him]_{1207-the stranger} with eager eyes ; [I]_0-i felt the tears coming into them ; and [I]_0-i could hardly see [him]_{1207-the stranger} for crying , as [I]_0-i said tremulously , " Will [you]_{1207-the stranger} take [me]_0-i to [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} and [mother]_1753-mother ? " Such were the words in which [my]_0-i heart relieved its pent - up sorrow . At last the promise of Christmas Day was to be fulfilled . [The home [I]_0-i longed for]_{6733-the home i longed for} could not be all a dream . As though it were near at hand , hidden only by a curtain that instant to be drawn away , [I]_0-i divined [its]_{6733-the home i longed for} presence . [Children on every side of [me]_0-i]_{6734-children on every side of me} , though in want , though with scantiest raiment , and oftentimes only sleep to still [their]_{6734-children on every side of me} hunger , had love to keep [them]_{6734-children on every side of me} warm ; while [I]_0-i , [poor outcast]_{6735-poor outcast} , was owned by [none except for charity]_{6736-none except for charity} . Must not [this unexpected friend]_{6737-this unexpected friend} , if [he]_{6737-this unexpected friend} cared for [me]_0-i as [he]_{6737-this unexpected friend} said , have brought the best of news ? Who was so wretched as to lack the love of [kith]_6738-kith and [kin]_6739-kin , save only [me]_0-i ? Shaken with childish sobbing , [I]_0-i repeated , " Take [me]_0-i to [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} and [mother]_1753-mother ! " '_[0-i] Again there came a pause in the writing . Thoughts and emotions from the long past strove within [Ivor]_277-ivor 's bosom ; and , leaning [his]_277-ivor head on [his]_277-ivor hand , [he]_277-ivor sat for a while in painful meditation . Then , taking up [his]_277-ivor pen , [he]_277-ivor went on with the story . ' [The man]_{5814-the man} seemed thunderstruck . [He]_277-ivor started violently , putting [his]_277-ivor hand to [his]_277-ivor heart as if [he]_277-ivor had been shot . " [[Your]_0-i father]_{6060-your father} and [mother]_1753-mother ? " [he]_277-ivor repeated with surprise ; " no , [I]_277-ivor can not take [you]_0-i to [them]_6745-them . When or how did it come into [your]_0-i head that [you]_0-i could have [any father]_{6746-any father} and [mother]_1753-mother except these ? " and [he]_277-ivor pointed to the good old people who sat in anxious silence , waiting — as [I]_277-ivor have thought in later years when mediatating on the doings of that night — to be informed of things about which [they]_6745-them had no more knowledge than [I.]_277-ivor [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} turned to [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor with a somewhat haughty gesture . " [You]_277-ivor do not instil into [the boy]_{864-the boy} , " [he]_277-ivor said , " [I]_277-ivor am sure [you]_0-i do not , idle fancies of this kind . Is it [his]_{864-the boy} way to talk of [a possible father]_{6750-a possible father} and [mother]_1753-mother ? " [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor answered calmly , " [I]_277-ivor have told [him]_{864-the boy} that [he]_{864-the boy} is [no child]_{6752-no child} of [mine]_277-ivor , and there [I]_277-ivor have left the matter . Never until this evening did [I]_277-ivor hear [him]_{864-the boy} talk of [[his]_{864-the boy} unknown parents]_{6753-his unknown parents} . "—"Right , right , " said [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} ; " [you]_0-i rebuke [me]_277-ivor . [I]_277-ivor know well that [you]_0-i have dealt with [Ivor]_277-ivor wisely , and have brought [him]_277-ivor up according to [our]_6755-our agreement . " Then , falling to a steady perusal of [my]_277-ivor tear - stained countenance , [he]_{1207-the stranger} said in firm but gentle accents , " [Ivor]_277-ivor , [you]_277-ivor must put away impossible notions . To vex [yourself]_277-ivor about parents whom [you]_277-ivor have lost is foolish . It can bring [you]_277-ivor nothing but trouble . [I]_277-ivor am [[your]_277-ivor guardian]_{6756-your guardian} , although [you]_277-ivor have never seen [me]_277-ivor till now ; and [Mr.]_6757-mr. and [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} , who have taken such care of [you]_277-ivor , will give [you]_277-ivor a home as long as [you]_277-ivor wish to stay with [them]_6758-them . But [you]_277-ivor are called to a task , in which the ties of kindred would be simply a hindrance . [You]_277-ivor know in part what [I]_277-ivor mean . [You]_277-ivor have now to learn the rest . Can [you]_277-ivor attend while [I]_277-ivor am talking ? " '_[277-ivor] For [I]_0-i stood absorbed in [my]_0-i disappointment , hearing every word , yet feeling that [I]_0-i was thousands of miles away , roaming in [the pathless desert]_{1813-the pathless desert} , and , with cries that tore the heart , calling on [my]_0-i unknown , on [[my]_0-i dead parents]_{1814-my dead parents} , to have pity on [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i was alone , utterly , helplessly alone ; cut off from [[my]_0-i teacher]_{6640-my teacher} and kind [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} by the sudden thrusting in of [this new - comer , who styled [himself]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} [[my]_0-i guardian]_{1817-my guardian} , and who appeared in [my]_0-i childish eyes hard and unlovable]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} . [His]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} question ended [my]_0-i reverie ; [he]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} saw [I]_0-i was attending . Then [he]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} explained , rather as to an equal than [a mere boy of twelve]_{1818-a mere boy of twelve} , that [he]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} wished [me]_0-i to interrupt [my]_0-i apprenticeship with [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , and to spend three , if not four , years at [a public school]_{1819-a public school} . " Not , " [he]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} continued , " at [Eton]_80-eton or [Harrow]_81-harrow ; [I]_0-i could not enable [you]_0-i to enter if [I]_0-i wished , which is not the case . But [you]_0-i shall go to [a real public school]_{1820-a real public school} , nevertheless , where [you]_0-i may learn Greek and Latin , and mix with [English gentlemen]_{1821-english gentlemen} . " ' [I]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} was again stirred to rebellion . " What have [I]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} to do with [gentlemen]_{6759-gentlemen} ? " [I]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} cried . " [I]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} do not want to be [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} , but [an engraver]_{6098-an engraver} . " " '_{[1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable]} Would [you]_0-i not like to learn Latin and Greek ? " [he]_{1816-this new - comer , who styled himself my guardian , and who appeared in my childish eyes hard and unlovable} inquired . [My]_0-i answer was prompt . " Not if [they]_1822-they will make [me]_0-i [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} . [Mr. Ashwell"—he]_{350-mr. ashwell"—he} was [an eloquent stone - mason of [my]_0-i acquaintance]_{1824-an eloquent stone - mason of my acquaintance} , great at lecturing and [a man [I]_0-i liked to listen to—"Mr]_{1825-a man i liked to listen to—"mr} . [Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} says that Latin and Greek train [men]_5873-men to be [slaves of [the aristocracy]_{1828-the aristocracy}]_{1827-slaves of the aristocracy} , and to believe wornout lies . [He]_{351-mr. ashwell} says [no sensible father]_{1829-no sensible father} would let [[his]_{1829-no sensible father} children]_{6078-his children} learn [them]_1822-they . " At which reply [I]_0-i saw a gleam of pleasure on [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's wrinkled features . [He]_277-ivor was of the same opinion as [[my]_0-i stone - mason]_{1831-my stone - mason} . But the smile on [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} 's face was due to another feeling . [I]_0-i could see [he]_277-ivor was a good deal surprised . " [You]_0-i are [the quickest boy [I]_0-i have met of [your]_0-i age]_{1833-the quickest boy i have met of your age} , " [he]_277-ivor went on to say ; " [you]_0-i appear to have a genius for catching up what is said around [you]_0-i . So much the better . [Mr. Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} , however , is right and wrong . The classics have become the studies of [slaves]_5852-slaves , but they were written by [free men]_{1835-free men} . Do [you]_0-i know nothing of [Plutarch]_352-plutarch 's Lives ? " [I]_0-i had read them all , in English , and [I]_0-i told [him]_277-ivor so . " Very well , " [he]_277-ivor answered , " then [you]_0-i ought to understand that the classics , too , are held captive by the institutions which tyrannise over [mankind]_6457-mankind . Not only [the nations]_{1837-the nations} , but [their]_{1837-the nations} history , [their]_{1837-the nations} past , [their]_{1837-the nations} very literature , must be set free and restored to its right owners . [Mr. Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} speaks like [the unwashed barbarian [he]_{351-mr. ashwell} probably is]_{1838-the unwashed barbarian he probably is} . [We]_1839-we need [men of a type less common , who believe in the old learning as in the latest science]_{1840-men of a type less common , who believe in the old learning as in the latest science} . [You]_0-i , [Ivor]_277-ivor , must be acquainted with both . And there are reasons why [you]_0-i should know what the inside of [a public school]_{1819-a public school} is like . Will [you]_0-i go ? " " ' Might [I]_0-i come back afterwards to learn engraving ? " [I]_0-i would not give up what [I]_0-i so intensely delighted in . [He]_277-ivor assured [me]_0-i that such was [his]_277-ivor intention ; when [I]_0-i could go on with [my]_0-i studies by [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i should return to [[Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's workroom]_{6762-mr. mardol 's workroom} . If [I]_0-i showed no aptitude for Latin and Greek — but it could not be , [I]_0-i was too fond of modern languages , as [he]_277-ivor knew , not to feel interested in the ancient , which were so much nobler . [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} talked more eloquently than even [Mr. Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} ; and [my]_0-i ear detected , in [his]_277-ivor accent and choice of words , a refinement that in [Mr. Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} it would have been vain to seek . [He]_277-ivor must belong , [I]_0-i fancied , to [the washed and scented revolutionists]_{6764-the washed and scented revolutionists} , [the less common sort , whose ranks [he]_277-ivor invited [me]_0-i to join]_{6765-the less common sort , whose ranks he invited me to join} . [I]_0-i did not feel reluctant if , in the end , [I]_0-i might become [an engraver]_{6098-an engraver} . At [my]_0-i age , it is true , three or four years seemed an eternity . What might not happen in [them]_6767-them ? But [I]_0-i was told that the time would run by faster than [I]_0-i could imagine ; that it was really almost too short ; and that [I]_0-i should spend [my]_0-i holidays with [Mr.]_6768-mr. and [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} . [They]_6769-they acquiesced in the arrangement . And , though [I]_0-i shed tears at the thought of entering on [a new world]_{6770-a new world} without [guide or companion]_{6771-guide or companion} , what could [I]_0-i do but consent ? [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} was affected on leaving [me]_0-i . [He]_{1207-the stranger} said [I]_0-i should see [him]_{1207-the stranger} again , but not until [I]_0-i had spent a term at [school]_5684-school . And so the day was fixed , and [he]_{1207-the stranger} went out into the freezing weather of Christmas , to [[his]_{1207-the stranger} carriage]_{6774-his carriage} , [I]_0-i suppose , round the corner . [I]_0-i was glad to see [him]_{1207-the stranger} go . [I]_0-i spent the long hours of that night in feverish dreaming . All [I]_0-i had heard or imagined during the day came back , strangely confused , in sleep . [I]_0-i seemed to find in [the wilderness]_{6775-the wilderness} [[my]_0-i long - lost parents]_{6776-my long - lost parents} ; but while [I]_0-i clung about [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} 's knees with sobbing affection , or held forth [my]_0-i arms to clasp [a father whose face [I]_0-i dimly discerned]_{6778-a father whose face i dimly discerned} , the vision melted , and [I]_0-i was standing by an open tomb , wherein lay a dreadful shrouded figure . Bending over it , with sardonic joy in [his]_{1207-the stranger} looks , [I]_0-i beheld [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , and , on beholding [him]_{1207-the stranger} , fled . Ever and [anon]_6780-anon [I]_0-i awoke , crying bitterly , and the pillow wet with [my]_0-i tears . The night seemed as though it would never end . Time after time , with change of scene and attitude , [the man that called [himself]_{6781-the man that called himself my guardian} [[my]_0-i guardian]_{1817-my guardian}]_{6781-the man that called himself my guardian} came before [me]_0-i as [the murderer of those [I]_0-i held dear]_{6783-the murderer of those i held dear} . [His]_{6781-the man that called himself my guardian} icy breath froze the blood in [my]_0-i veins ; [I]_0-i shrank at [his]_{6781-the man that called himself my guardian} touch , but could neither escape nor resist [him]_{6781-the man that called himself my guardian} . [His]_{6781-the man that called himself my guardian} single face made [my]_0-i world and filled [me]_0-i with loathing and dismay . '_[0-i] Why it should thus have affected [me]_0-i [I]_0-i can not tell even now , when [I]_0-i know [him]_1842-him so well . But early impressions are indelible . [Mine]_0-i are , at least . [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} has never done [me]_0-i harm ; [I]_0-i am [[his]_1842-him debtor]_{1843-his debtor} for much good . Nevertheless , to dissociate [him]_1842-him from the visionary terror of [my]_0-i dreams that night is impossible . [I]_0-i admire [his]_1842-him daring and resolution ; and there are times when [I]_0-i could almost love [him]_1842-him but for the resistance of something within . [I]_0-i shall not love [him]_1842-him now — that is certain ; the age when affection can be commanded , if ever it can , is past . On [my]_0-i gratitude , respect , and service [he]_1842-him may count ; [I]_0-i can offer [him]_1842-him no more . ' [My]_1845-i first days at [school]_5684-school ! ah [me]_1845-i , how miserable [they]_6785-they were ! [[Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} 's solicitor , who took [me]_1845-i down from [London]_4-london]_{6786-mr. felton 's solicitor , who took me down from london} , told [me]_1845-i [I]_1845-i should be homesick , but [I]_1845-i must not mind , it would pass in a week or two . [He]_{6786-mr. felton 's solicitor , who took me down from london} little understood that the worst [home]_693-home - sickness is that of [a child who has no [home]_693-home]_{6788-a child who has no home} . If [I]_1845-i felt lonely when [Mr.]_6790-mr. and [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} took care of [me]_1845-i , it was a thousand times worse here . [I]_1845-i had the sense of [a man with the tender heart of a child]_{6791-a man with the tender heart of a child} . [My]_1845-i wretchedness was not the simple though piercing misery of a dog that has lost [[his]_1845-i master]_{5782-his master} ; it was poisoned and made incurable by thought . [I]_1845-i did not in any way resemble the ordinary English boy , to whom leaving [[[his]_1845-i parents]_{1141-his parents} '_[1845-i] house]_{6794-his parents ' house} is a trial for which , in the society of [other boys]_{1844-other boys} , [he]_1845-i finds compensation . [I]_0-i had left [the whole world]_{1846-the whole world} in quitting [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor and [[his]_277-ivor friends]_{1847-his friends} . [I]_0-i liked many things of which [boys]_836-boys are passionately fond ; but [I]_0-i liked , [I]_0-i cherished with enthusiasm , others of which these had not the faintest imagination . In spite of the venerable architecture , [large teaching staff]_{1849-large teaching staff} , solemn routine , and gentlemanly surroundings that gave [the school]_{1850-the school} a name , [I]_0-i felt , when [I]_0-i could take notice of it all , like [a civilised man among barbarians]_{1851-a civilised man among barbarians} . It was [a new world]_{6770-a new world} , but oh , how inferior to the old ! Let [me]_0-i think of it again to - night ; let [me]_0-i recall the condemnation [I]_0-i passed on it then , lest for the sake of a beautiful face [I]_0-i fling [myself]_0-i under the dominion of it now . ' [An unreal , a fantastic world]_{6795-an unreal , a fantastic world} , wilder than many dreams ! Here were [five hundred boys]_{6796-five hundred boys} , trained , as [Mr. Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} , [the eloquent stone - mason]_{6797-the eloquent stone - mason} , said , to be slaves of [an institution]_{6798-an institution} and to believe in worn - out lies . Not that [their]_{6796-five hundred boys} minds received any training ; it was only [[their]_{6796-five hundred boys} characters]_{6799-their characters} that were moulded on a certain plan . [I]_1853-they saw none with a love of learning ; enthusiasm was not scorned , for it did not exist within [the school precincts]_{6800-the school precincts} . [Masters]_6801-masters and [boys]_836-boys were immersed in routine ; and [they]_1853-they had but one standard , of vague outline , but exceedingly definite in practice : [they]_1853-they all aimed at being [English gentlemen]_{1821-english gentlemen} . This did not keep [the boys]_{6804-the boys} from [schoolboys]_{6805-schoolboys} '_[1853-they] sins . [They]_1853-they lied to [[their]_1853-they masters]_{1854-their masters} , and sometimes , though seldom , to [one another]_{630-one another} ; [they]_1853-they were cruel , selfish , and spiteful ; [they]_1853-they believed in no religion , and [they]_1853-they had little morality . [I]_0-i had been educated hitherto on such a different system that every day increased [my]_0-i astonishment . [I]_0-i can not have seen things so clearly as [I]_0-i do now , or have been aware of [my]_0-i own reflections . But [I]_0-i did reflect and did pass judgment ; a mind quickened by early contact with other minds is not slow in perceiving contrasts so great as that between [the people [I]_0-i had left]_{1856-the people i had left} and [the people among whom [I]_0-i had come]_{1857-the people among whom i had come} . Strange as [I]_0-i felt to the ways of [the place]_{987-the place} , a solitary in [the crowd of [eager , thoughtless boys]_{1860-eager , thoughtless boys}]_{1859-the crowd of eager , thoughtless boys} , [I]_0-i observed incessantly what went on around [me]_0-i . ' [I]_0-i could not help looking for [a friend]_{829-a friend} , but it was long ere [I]_0-i found one . What point of contact was there between [me]_0-i and all [these boys]_{6807-these boys} ? [They]_{6807-these boys} did not read ; [they]_{6807-these boys} could talk only of trivial subjects . [They]_{6807-these boys} knew nothing of the great causes about which [men]_5873-men were contending . [They]_{6807-these boys} had never been thrown upon the current of life . [Their]_{6807-these boys} very sins against the moral law had less in [them]_{6807-these boys} of [the human being]_{6809-the human being} than of the unreasoning animal which fulfils its desires and has never heard of a law . [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor spoke to [me]_0-i of the True , the Good , the Beautiful , the greatest happiness of the greatest number , the essential sacredness of duty , the wisdom of obeying the higher Nature which is eternal and unchangeable . Do not say that [I]_0-i could not understand . [I]_0-i did understand ; and the proof is that [I]_0-i put questions to which [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor could not always find an answer . But that inability , so humbly confessed in the presence of [a young child]_{6810-a young child} , did not abate the boundless reverence with which [I]_0-i listened . In [my]_0-i thoughts , [he]_277-ivor was [the interpreter of Nature]_{6811-the interpreter of nature} 's laws , the Orpheus by whose song [my]_0-i slumbering spirit was awakened . [I]_0-i obeyed [him]_277-ivor with utter submission , and the deepest feeling of [my]_0-i soul was reverence . '_[0-i] Here [I]_0-i found as little reverence as enthusiasm ; [a teacher that should speak of higher things than grammar would have been laughed at]_{1861-a teacher that should speak of higher things than grammar would have been laughed at} ; nor do [I]_0-i remember on any one countenance a look to which in [my]_0-i other life [I]_0-i had been accustomed , manifesting the presence of the highest aspirations . It is a look impossible to mistake . Its absence made [these men]_{5968-these men} commonplace and the life around [them]_{5968-these men} dreary . [I]_0-i could go to [none of [them]_{5968-these men}]_{1863-none of them} for comfort . [They]_{5968-these men} did not invite [me]_0-i to do so ; [they]_{5968-these men} were peremptory and distant in [their]_{5968-these men} relations with [the boys]_{6804-the boys} ; and [I]_0-i should as soon have thought of opening [my]_0-i troubles to the stone lions that ramped above the main entrance as to [these frigid pedants , whose souls were in the routine of [their]_{1865-these frigid pedants , whose souls were in the routine of their school} school]_{1865-these frigid pedants , whose souls were in the routine of their school} and [their]_{1865-these frigid pedants , whose souls were in the routine of their school} domestic concerns . [They]_{5968-these men} remained no less strange to [me]_0-i when [I]_0-i had lived [my]_0-i four years under [them]_{5968-these men} than at the beginning . [They]_{5968-these men} were not cruel , but indifferent ; not unlearned , but blind to the meaning of [their]_{5968-these men} books because so little acquainted with life ; not inhuman , but quite , quite ignorant of the depth and scope of the word humanity . [I]_0-i thought [them]_{5968-these men} fitter to be playing cricket or rowing on [the river]_{6125-the river} than to teach [others]_5757-others how to live . Reserved though [I]_0-i was , the extraordinary questions [I]_0-i sometimes put were a surprise and a puzzle to [them]_{5968-these men} . [I]_0-i was told to keep silence ; but never did one of [them]_{5968-these men} stoop to answer [me]_0-i seriously . A leading article of [their]_{5968-these men} creed , [I]_0-i soon found , was that [boys]_836-boys have no understanding except for [their]_836-boys games , and a few clever ones for the lessons in the school - books . [I]_0-i learned fast , and more than [one master]_{1869-one master} complained [he]_{1869-one master} did not know what to do with [me]_0-i . Why did [[my]_0-i guardian]_{1817-my guardian} send [me]_0-i to a place where [my]_0-i time was wasted , and [I]_0-i was bidden , under penalties , to spend three months in learning what [I]_0-i knew at the end of three weeks ? Of course [he]_{1817-my guardian} had [his]_{1817-my guardian} motives . But [I]_0-i went through suffering which might have been spared [me]_0-i . Did it require all those weary months to give [me]_0-i the true idea of [an English gentleman]_{1871-an english gentleman} , or to prove by experience that [our]_1872-our inheritance from [Rome]_18-rome and [Athens]_82-athens was shamefully misused ? The conviction was soon stamped on [my]_0-i mind , burnt into it , rather , as with encaustic . To make [me]_0-i more of [a democrat]_{890-a democrat} was impossible ; the trial [I]_0-i now went through had a different but no less enduring effect—(yes , [Ivor]_277-ivor , it must and shall endure)—it was for ever to hinder [me]_0-i from adopting the principles or habits of [the class to which [[my]_0-i school - fellows]_{1875-my school - fellows} belonged]_{1874-the class to which my school - fellows belonged} . The wealth which [they]_{1875-my school - fellows} took for granted [I]_0-i renounced with passionate scorn ; the intellect [they]_{1875-my school - fellows} despised [I]_0-i came more and more to believe in ; the love of [mankind]_6457-mankind , which [they]_{1875-my school - fellows} did not even know , [I]_0-i resolved to make the ruling principle of [my]_0-i conduct . What [they]_{1875-my school - fellows} called honour [I]_0-i saw was partly a brute instinct , partly the far - off reflection of Roman patriotism and Stoic virtue , by no means equal to the original . Did [I]_0-i see that at sixteen ? [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} , who had a peculiar power of making [me]_0-i think , helped [me]_0-i to see it . What can change [me]_0-i ? ' [The boys]_{6804-the boys} were [gentlemen]_{6759-gentlemen} in the making . With much that was agreeable , [they]_{6804-the boys} had nothing that was pathetic about [them]_{6804-the boys} . [I]_{353-mr. felton} could have liked one or another , as [I]_{353-mr. felton} might have been fond of a high - spirited , beautiful animal ; but how different was that affection from the heart - piercing pity , the unbounded tenderness , [I]_{353-mr. felton} had felt at the sight of [[my]_{353-mr. felton} poor little neighbours]_{6814-my poor little neighbours} , — [children of [my]_{353-mr. felton} own age or younger , living on [stinted fare]_{6816-stinted fare} , without amusements , without green fields or flowers]_{6815-children of my own age or younger , living on stinted fare , without amusements , without green fields or flowers} , shivering in the cold , and trembling when the dark night came on because [they]_{6804-the boys} had only [one another]_{630-one another} 's company in the lonesome street,—forlorn , [unfriended creatures]_{6818-unfriended creatures} , the recollection of whom makes [my]_{353-mr. felton} heart bleed even while [I]_{353-mr. felton} write , and tells [me]_{353-mr. felton} that this love trouble of [mine]_{353-mr. felton} is trifling indeed compared with the anguish that nightly haunts [[our]_6819-our cities]_{6820-our cities} . Be still , be still , spirit of compassion ! [I]_{353-mr. felton} will serve , [I]_{353-mr. felton} am serving in [the army of [the poor]_{6637-the poor}]_{6821-the army of the poor} . Do not blind [me]_{353-mr. felton} with tears until [I]_{353-mr. felton} have written the memories that are to save [me]_{353-mr. felton} from degradation , from moral ruin . '_{[353-mr. felton]} No , there was none to share [my]_0-i thoughts . [I]_0-i made [so - called friends]_{1877-so - called friends} . [I]_0-i was not insulted , nor was any special injustice dealt out to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i played and laughed , and was on good terms with [most of [[my]_0-i companions]_{1879-my companions}]_{1878-most of my companions} , and learned to speak as [they]_{1878-most of my companions} did , lightly or unfeelingly as the occasion required . [I]_0-i never forgot that [I]_0-i was distinct from [them]_{1878-most of my companions} in origin , belief , profession , porspect , disposition,—in everything that may make [one human being]_{1880-one human being} unlike [another]_1881-another . The ingrained conviction that [these boys]_{6807-these boys} were [heirs of injustice]_{1883-heirs of injustice} helped [me]_0-i ; so did [their]_{6807-these boys} quiet assumption that [the world]_{5697-the world} belonged to [them]_{6807-these boys} ; so did the tone in which [they]_{6807-these boys} implied that to be low - born and base were the same thing ; so , above all , did the frequent return to [[my]_0-i old teacher]_{1885-my old teacher} and [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} when the holidays came for which [I]_0-i yearned . At the close of a dismal term [I]_0-i saw with fresh and ever - growing delight [the familiar workroom]_{1886-the familiar workroom} , and handled [the burin]_{1887-the burin} once more . ' The time would not pass quickly . [I]_{1887-the burin} counted all the days and all [their]_{1878-most of my companions} hours , gaining relief only from [my]_{1887-the burin} books , in which were things high and heroic , if [I]_{1887-the burin} could have been taught [them]_{1878-most of my companions} by [men who had felt the heroism or aspired to the height]_{6823-men who had felt the heroism or aspired to the height} . [My]_{1887-the burin} evenings , too , when [I]_{1887-the burin} could be alone , were spent in a pleasant occupation ; for [I]_{1887-the burin} did not lay aside [my]_{1887-the burin} pencil . But [I]_{1887-the burin} must have broken down in health and spirits , or pleaded for release from captivity , but for one thing . [Rupert]_242-rupert came to be [[my]_{1887-the burin} friend]_{5878-my friend} . [Rupert]_242-rupert , not quite [my]_{1887-the burin} own age , with [his]_242-rupert bright looks , ardent feelings , quick impulsive ways,—Rupert , versatile , affectionate , capable of anger and so ready to forgive and forget , sensitive , engaging,—what a change passed over [my]_{1887-the burin} solitary life when [he]_242-rupert grew to be a part of it , when [his]_242-rupert sunshine brought out in the gray wintry landscape all manner of unexpected colouring , warm tints , and comfortable cheering prospects ! It was the love of drawing that occasioned [our]_6825-our friendship ; but [I]_{1887-the burin} should always have worshipped [him]_1888-him , though in silence , for [his]_1888-him nature , how different soever from [mine]_{1887-the burin} , was essentially that of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . '_{[1887-the burin]} Until [I]_0-i became the confidant of [his]_1888-him thoughts [I]_0-i had never known what a light , ethereal creation [the human spirit]_{1889-the human spirit} may be . [I]_0-i seemed to find in [him]_1888-him , young as [he]_1888-him was , the ideal charm which is revealed in the Greek statuary , as in the noble unaffected verse which corresponds to it in the Greek tragedians . The friezes of [the Parthenon]_{83-the parthenon} were known to [me]_0-i from the earliest [I]_0-i can remember . [[My]_0-i master]_{1890-my master} often took [me]_0-i to see [them]_1891-them . [He]_{1890-my master} taught [me]_0-i how to admire [their]_1891-them unparalleled perfection ; for , much as [he]_{1890-my master} dreaded the influence of the classic training , [he]_{1890-my master} neither ignored nor misunderstood the greatness of antique art . [He]_{1890-my master} was [a true artist]_{1187-a true artist} [himself]_{1890-my master} , transferring a picture with astonishing insight and accuracy from canvas to steel or wood . [The Greek poets]_{1893-the greek poets} [I]_0-i was beginning to read of [my]_0-i own accord , for [I]_0-i would not wait until [these indolent guides]_{1894-these indolent guides} gave the signal . Thus , in a moment , spring burst upon [me]_0-i out of the heart of winter , [the world]_{5697-the world} grew white with blossom , the soft rains fell with music and light in them on the tender meadow grass — truly meadow - sweet , and enamelled in pearly dews to [my]_0-i young vision . Friendship , art , poetry , all the Graces came , and with them hours of pleasant musing , of endless converse , of laughter and passionate delight , and a love [I]_0-i could in no way express , yet was ever expressing . [Rupert]_242-rupert was [my]_0-i first , [[my]_0-i only friend]_{1896-my only friend} ; and how fond [he]_242-rupert was of [me]_0-i ! [We]_1897-we quarrelled , not often , but yet [we]_1897-we did quarrel ; for , if [I]_0-i was patient , [I]_0-i could also be vexed , and [he]_242-rupert was headlong and impetuous . How vehement were [our]_1897-we disputes , how full of anguish [our]_1897-we estrangement , how proud [we]_1897-we were in demeanour , and how deeply pierced within ! Such quarrels were like thunderstorms — violent , allthreatening . Then a little word , a look , a hand stretched out , broke the spell ; not a cloud but rolled away below the horizon , and all the air was sweet and fresh , with the singing of nightingales in every covert , and strange new flowers springing about [our]_1897-we steps . ' Only [a boy]_{1041-a boy} 's friendship ? Ah , golden hours , full of life and wonder , when , like virgin - snow , the unsullied feelings took on them rosy tints , and sparkled and shone pure and bright under the great sun as it rose into the heavens ! '_[0-i] [I]_0-i had known what it was to pity children,—that serious , thoughtful tenderness , which seems to befit old age , not boyhood,—but never until now had [I]_0-i imagined a love surpassing pity , made up of worship and delight , of joy and absolute surrender , of exquisite satisfaction and new desires . [I]_0-i was beginning [my]_0-i acquaintance with the Old Testament , which at [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's [I]_0-i had not thought of looking into . How often [I]_0-i dwelt upon the one verse that , giving back this fresh experience , as in a looking - glass , was to [me]_0-i a reflection of the eternal truth ! " And it came to pass , " said the story , " when [he]_242-rupert had made an end of speaking unto [Saul]_354-saul , that the soul of [Jonathan]_355-jonathan was knit with the soul of [David]_356-david ; and [Jonathan]_355-jonathan loved [him]_242-rupert as [his]_355-jonathan own soul . " [I]_0-i would think of [him]_242-rupert often as [David]_356-david , sometimes call [him]_242-rupert by that name . For [he]_242-rupert too was ruddy and of a fair countenance . [He]_242-rupert could do nothing that was not perfect ; [I]_0-i loved the least trifle that [his]_242-rupert hand had touched , finding a pleasure not only in [his]_242-rupert presence , but in having near [me]_0-i any sign that [he]_242-rupert would come again . In every friendship , says the proverb , [one]_5661-one loves and one suffers [himself]_5661-one to be loved . In [our]_1899-our friendship [I]_0-i was [the lover]_{6610-the lover} . [I]_0-i asked only such a return as [the god]_{1901-the god} makes to [[his]_{1901-the god} worshipper]_{1902-his worshipper} , something tender and protecting , and , above all , leave to express [my]_0-i devotion . It is so long ago . [Our]_1899-our regard has in nothing diminished , but the charm of its springtide could not last . It has yielded to a more energetic feeling , which seems to [me]_0-i the abiding element of manhood , and a constituent of all [our]_1899-our passion when youth is gone . The fresh , wet colour , innocent but warm , has now a deeper tone , a more enduring consistency ; it is fixed and will not fade . The hues of spring are not eternal , but its life is ; and summer and harvest do but unfold it to perfection . And yet , and yet,—ah , golden hours , what would [I]_0-i not give for a single one of them , that hour of reconciliation when [[our]_1899-our nightingales]_{1903-our nightingales} were singing in every brake ! ' All too quickly now did the days fleet on , as they swept down the river of time . [I]_0-i counted [them]_6828-them for the pleasure [they]_6828-them had yet in store . [Rupert]_242-rupert , like [myself]_0-i , was [an orphan]_{6679-an orphan} ; [he]_242-rupert did not spend the holidays at [home]_693-home , but either in [[[his]_242-rupert guardian]_{6831-his guardian} 's family or with friends to whom [he]_242-rupert was always welcome . With the courtesy of [[his]_242-rupert class]_{6833-his class}]_{6832-his guardian 's family or with friends to whom he was always welcome . with the courtesy of his class} , [he]_242-rupert put no questions as to whence [I]_0-i came . [I]_0-i gave [him]_242-rupert to understand that [I]_0-i had lost [[my]_0-i parents]_{6683-my parents} ; that [my]_0-i name was not [my]_0-i own ; and that [I]_0-i was not going to a university like most of [[our]_6835-our companions]_{6836-our companions} , or , like [himself]_242-rupert , on [the Continent]_{6837-the continent} to study . [He]_242-rupert never said , " What , then , do [you]_0-i propose to do ? " But [he]_242-rupert entreated [me]_0-i to take [him]_242-rupert for [[my]_0-i brother]_{6838-my brother} in heart and soul . [I]_0-i promised , and [I]_0-i have kept [my]_0-i promise . The strange thing was that [I]_0-i loved [him]_242-rupert so well , and felt in such a heavenly new world when [he]_242-rupert was by , that [I]_0-i did not remember one of the controverted points on which [I]_0-i ought to have examined [him]_242-rupert . [I]_0-i did not ask [him]_242-rupert to accept Democracy , or vegetarianism ( which latter , from necessity , [I]_0-i had been compelled at school to surrender ) , or the hatred of [city]_6839-city - life , or the worship of Nature . [He]_242-rupert was gentle to [every one]_{5791-every one} ; [he]_242-rupert could not be hard - hearted when [he]_242-rupert stooped to care for [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i thought neither of [[my]_0-i old associates]_{6841-my old associates} nor of the questions [they]_{6841-my old associates} were agitating as [I]_0-i looked at [his]_242-rupert dear face and walked by [his]_242-rupert side . Long after [I]_0-i came upon the magnificent saying of [Novalis]_357-novalis , " Were there only two lovers in [the universe]_{6842-the universe} , " and so on . How deep it went into [me]_0-i ! [I]_0-i remembered the time when , for [Rupert]_242-rupert and [me]_0-i , there were only [two lovers]_{6843-two lovers} — [we]_{6843-two lovers} two , in all [the world]_{5697-the world} , and [we]_{6843-two lovers} wandered as in a happy dream . Life could have no problems for [us]_{6843-two lovers} ; [we]_{6843-two lovers} desired nothing save that [our]_{6843-two lovers} dream might never end . Does the secret of regeneration lie there for [these half - dead institutions]_{6845-these half - dead institutions} ? Is love the last word in the development of the race , as it surely is in that of [the individual]_{6846-the individual} ? But [men]_5873-men do not understand . [They]_5873-men have so little inspiration , so universal a sense of distrust . [They]_5873-men are cautious , and therefore cold . [They]_5873-men pretend to be guided by justice , by an abstract formal balancing of [mine]_0-i and thine , which speedily becomes injustice when the stronger holds the scales . The universal makeweight , [I]_0-i perceive , is the sword of [Brennus]_358-brennus . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i went [home]_693-home , but thought day and night of [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} . [I]_0-i worked easily and spoke with less shyness than before ; and [my]_0-i secret thoughts were altered . The longing for [father]_5898-father and [mother]_1753-mother , though unappeased , was dormant . [I]_0-i knew it might stir when [my]_0-i last term had ended and [I]_0-i had bidden [Rupert]_242-rupert farewell . Neither would [I]_0-i mind the great problems in which [I]_0-i had taken such interest . Time enough , [I]_0-i said , when [Rupert]_242-rupert is away . [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} observed the change , questioned [me]_0-i , looked over a letter of [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} 's which [he]_{353-mr. felton} asked [me]_0-i to show [him]_{353-mr. felton} , and with a grave smile asked [me]_0-i what [I]_0-i knew of [the boy]_{864-the boy} 's position . [I]_0-i knew very little , except that [he]_242-rupert was of good birth , that [[his]_242-rupert parents]_{1141-his parents} were dead , and that [he]_242-rupert meant to be [a painter]_{1911-a painter} . All this [I]_0-i repeated ; but , in [my]_0-i own mind , [Rupert]_242-rupert was the being [I]_0-i loved , who had no antecedents and no place in [this lower realm]_{1912-this lower realm} ; [he]_242-rupert came to [me]_0-i out of [heaven]_807-heaven . What else [he]_242-rupert might be [I]_0-i neither knew nor cared . [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} let [me]_0-i alone . [He]_{353-mr. felton} saw how it was , and would not come between [me]_0-i and [my]_0-i first friendship . ' [I]_{353-mr. felton} can see now that the experiment of [school]_5684-school had its dangers . However , it succeeded . Much as [I]_{353-mr. felton} loved [Rupert]_242-rupert , [I]_{353-mr. felton} was not tempted to prefer [the English gentleman]_{6849-the english gentleman} 's view of things either to [Plutarch]_352-plutarch or to [Plato]_359-plato . [These boys]_{6807-these boys} were [Macedonians]_{6851-macedonians} , not [Greeks]_282-greeks . It might have been difficult to climb from [their]_{6807-these boys} level to the higher doctrines ; but the only change for [me]_{353-mr. felton} would have been a descent , and that in [the region of the intellect]_{6852-the region of the intellect} [I]_{353-mr. felton} hold to be impossible . [I]_{353-mr. felton} am yet convinced that English life is founded on chimæras . [Its]_6853-its rank , respectability , wealth , and religion are phantoms , not realities . [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , who had none of these , was superior beyond comparison to [the teachers at whose feet [I]_{353-mr. felton} was sitting]_{6854-the teachers at whose feet i was sitting} . For [I]_{353-mr. felton} was astonished , and have since been amused , on finding that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor applied a religious standard , and made [me]_{353-mr. felton} do so too , where [these nominal Christians]_{6855-these nominal christians} dreamt only of [their]_{6855-these nominal christians} conventions . At [school]_5684-school [I]_{353-mr. felton} kept [my]_{353-mr. felton} feelings on this and the like matters to [myself]_{353-mr. felton} ; even [Rupert]_242-rupert did not know them . The conformity expected of [me]_{353-mr. felton} was by no means troublesome . [Nobody]_1128-nobody asked whether [I]_{353-mr. felton} thought of eternal realities , or believed in them . [I]_{353-mr. felton} went to [chapel]_6858-chapel like [the rest]_{6022-the rest} ; unlike [the rest]_{6022-the rest} , [I]_{353-mr. felton} listened to sermons which , in their complacent dulness had a grotesque charm for one to whom the manliest popular speaking in [London]_4-london was accessible and long had been so . [I]_{353-mr. felton} was much too young to analyse , but perfectly capable of feeling the difference . [I]_{353-mr. felton} heard [the preacher in the pulpit]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} tamely rehearse , for the hundredth time , a gospel which was not so real to [him]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} as to [me]_{353-mr. felton} were the figures of the heathen mythology in [his]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} everyday lessons . [I]_{353-mr. felton} knew the poetical worth and grandeur of [Apollo]_251-apollo ; [he]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} did not know the historical worth or grandeur of [[his]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} Christ]_{6862-his christ} . Therefore , [he]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} droned out a burden of so - called saving articles and went [his]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} way , satisfied to have spoken what [he]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} had spoken before , any time these twenty years . Of religion [he]_{6861-the preacher in the pulpit} knew nothing . On the other hand , [[my]_{353-mr. felton} friend]_{5878-my friend} [Mr. Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} , [the eloquent stone - mason]_{6797-the eloquent stone - mason} , rugged as [he]_{351-mr. ashwell} was in speech and bearing , insisted on a creed for which [he]_{351-mr. ashwell} would have laid down [his]_{351-mr. ashwell} life , or taken that of [any preacher]_{6865-any preacher} — a creed which absorbed [his]_{351-mr. ashwell} being and filled [his]_{351-mr. ashwell} daily thoughts , shining out to [him]_{351-mr. ashwell} as the certain salvation of [mankind]_6457-mankind . Now , [Mr. Ashwell]_{351-mr. ashwell} did not stand alone . [I]_{353-mr. felton} knew a multitude of others , equally convinced and eager to spread [their]_6457-mankind teaching , though not so eloquent . The old religion , as seen at [school]_5684-school , seemed to [me]_{353-mr. felton} [an effete babbler on Sundays , and no better than a forgotten corpse the rest of the week]_{6868-an effete babbler on sundays , and no better than a forgotten corpse the rest of the week} . '_{[353-mr. felton]} ' But , [Ivor]_277-ivor , [you]_277-ivor reason more than enough . Go on with [your]_277-ivor story . [You]_277-ivor left [school]_5684-school as [you]_277-ivor came , [a revolutionist]_{6870-a revolutionist} ; [you]_277-ivor corresponded with [Rupert]_242-rupert ; [you]_277-ivor saw [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} once in a way and satisfied [him]_{353-mr. felton} that [you]_277-ivor were striving to unite the noble past of [mankind]_6457-mankind with as noble a future ; [you]_277-ivor earned [your]_277-ivor bread honestly , and repaid [Mr.]_6872-mr. and [Mrs. Mardol]_{344-mrs. mardol} 's affection by tending [them]_6873-their in [their]_6873-their old days and closing [their]_6873-their eyes when the hour struck . [You]_277-ivor laboured in the cause , and did not abandon it in the pursuit of worldly phantoms ; [you]_277-ivor fell in love neither with rank , nor with riches , nor with respectability . [You]_277-ivor were loyal and true until a certain morning , when , as [you]_277-ivor gazed foolishly into a beautiful face , [your]_277-ivor beliefs and principles melted like frostwork in the sun ; and [you]_277-ivor fell in love with [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} . '_{[353-mr. felton]} ' Ah , spare [me]_1914-i , [stern monitor]_{6874-stern monitor} ! [I]_1914-i will confess and have done with it . Yes , it is too true . Convinced that [I]_1914-i had nothing to fear from love , that [Rupert]_242-rupert 's friendship left no room for it , [I]_1914-i came into [the neighbourhood of fire]_{6875-the neighbourhood of fire} and was scorched before [I]_1914-i knew . Pity and pardon [my]_1914-i inexperience . How could [I]_1914-i anticipate that feelings which had never shown a sign of existence would leap out of the soil , full - armed and mature , at the glance of [a woman which meant nothing for [me]_1914-i and yet was infinitely captivating]_{6876-a woman which meant nothing for me and yet was infinitely captivating} ? But is it not shameful that [I]_1914-i waited to catch the plague until [I]_1914-i had left [my]_1914-i work - a - day world and was admitted within this high - born circle ? Could [I]_1914-i never , then , have fallen in love with [[a mechanic]_{6877-a mechanic} 's daughter]_{6878-a mechanic 's daughter} ? [I]_1914-i never did , nor thought of such a thing . It is only , [I]_1914-i suppose , [King Cophetua]_{360-king cophetua} that weds [the beggar maid]_{6879-the beggar maid} , not [a man whose rank is about equal to [[her]_{6879-the beggar maid} father]_{671-her father} 's]_{6880-a man whose rank is about equal to her father 's} . [I]_1914-i have seen [beautiful , though ragged , damsels in the haunts of [the poor]_{6637-the poor}]_{6882-beautiful , though ragged , damsels in the haunts of the poor} ; could [I]_1914-i have asked one of [them]_{6882-beautiful , though ragged , damsels in the haunts of the poor} to share [my]_1914-i affection ? Not I. [Cophetua]_{360-king cophetua} had a greater mind than [[the engraver]_{6884-the engraver} 's apprentice]_{6885-the engraver 's apprentice} . Or was it that [I]_1914-i sought [a companion who would understand [me]_1914-i and be [my]_1914-i radiant polar star in what [I]_1914-i dreamt of achieving]_{6886-a companion who would understand me and be my radiant polar star in what i dreamt of achieving} ? That may be the explanation . May [Davenant]_{244-lady may} has , [I]_1914-i think , the heart of [a woman]_{6460-a woman} and the mind of [a man]_{5695-a man} . [I]_1914-i like [her]_{244-lady may} resolute bearing , the proud carriage of [her]_{244-lady may} body and straightforward look , the cordial grasp of [her]_{244-lady may} hand . Then how abashed [she]_{244-lady may} can suddenly seem , eyes cast down and the colour mounting , as if in the midst of [her]_{244-lady may} imperious strength [she]_{244-lady may} remembered that [she]_{244-lady may} was [a maiden]_{6889-a maiden} and therefore needed a stronger arm . [I]_1914-i beheld in [her]_{244-lady may} a highly - cultivated yet unspoilt nature , the finest breeding combined with as fine a play of impulse and passion,—no wonder [I]_1914-i began to think there might be happiness in love . Let it serve for [my]_1914-i exculpation . No , [she]_{244-lady may} would not dream of marrying beneath [her]_{244-lady may} , as [the world]_{5697-the world} calls it . For [me]_1914-i [she]_{244-lady may} cares not at all . When [I]_1914-i talk [she]_{244-lady may} looks at [me]_1914-i with undaunted eyes ; it is only while [she]_{244-lady may} is talking [herself]_{244-lady may} , or [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} interposes , or [Rupert]_242-rupert throws in a hasty word , that the fit of blushing comes upon [her]_{244-lady may} . To indulge an affection like this would be chasing the rainbow . It may be difficult to renounce ; but , [Ivor]_277-ivor , confess that it is impossible to attain . [Some other man]_{6891-some other man} will appear to make [her]_{244-lady may} happy , if [he]_{6891-some other man} has not come already . [Her]_{244-lady may} gratitude for the restoration of the canvas may give [you]_6892-you a place in [her]_{244-lady may} memory among [carpenters]_{6893-carpenters} and [drawing - masters]_{6894-drawing - masters} . [You]_6892-you will bid [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} farewell , go back to [the mighty prison of [London]_4-london]_{6896-the mighty prison of london} , live where [no great lady]_{6897-no great lady} comes or would venture [her]_{244-lady may} dainty footstep , and find in [Rupert]_242-rupert all the joy that affection is to bestow on [you]_6892-you . Good - bye , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; the rainbow has melted into mist . '_[1914-i] [He]_1914-i flung down [his]_1914-i pen , and once more , walking to the window , drew the curtains . As [he]_1914-i did so a flood of light came into [the room]_{762-the room} . [He]_1914-i had been writing many hours ; [he]_1914-i was cold and stiff ; and the morning , with its steely clearness wherein there seemed neither the warmth of sunshine nor the solemn brilliancy of the stars , chilled [him]_1914-i yet more . [He]_1914-i turned to the hearth where , when [he]_1914-i began to write , the fire was blazing . A heap of white ashes lay in the fender , and not a spark glowed among them . ' The fire is out , '_[1914-i] [he]_1914-i said to [himself]_1914-i with a mocking smile , ' and so is [my]_1914-i love for [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} . Each has done [its]_6898-its work . What more do [I]_1914-i want ? '_[1914-i] And [his]_1914-i thoughts went back to the solemn words whispered as [he]_1914-i stood face to face with the stars at midnight . ' What is love but a handful of dry heather , set on fire and cast into the waters of death . '_[1914-i] [He]_1914-i would not live for it ; [he]_1914-i must aim at the larger good of immortality which , transcending passion , in some unknown way realises perfection . [IVOR MARDOL]_277-ivor has made such frank confession in the foregoing pages that [I]_0-i need not recount the history of those bewitching days when [he]_1914-i proved [himself]_1914-i less a contemplative than [a common mortal]_{1916-a common mortal} . [He]_1914-i had dreamt dreams and suffered moments of misery . Sometimes [he]_1914-i had lingered an hour after breakfast about [Rupert]_242-rupert 's easel and unwittingly performed [the office of duenna]_{1917-the office of duenna} , which [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} had openly renounced , saying [she]_{5855-the countess} was tired of sitting so long at the same window . Nor had [he]_1914-i spent as many hours as were anticipated in [[his]_1914-i island - dwelling]_{1919-his island - dwelling} . There , as [he]_1914-i bent over the canvas , [he]_1914-i had been glad and sorry that it did not vex [him]_1914-i with a lovely face ; so distracted [he]_1914-i could never have made it whole . But [he]_1914-i had envied [Rupert]_242-rupert . And now ? [His]_1914-i eyes were purged of glamour , [he]_1914-i saw that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's indifference to [him]_1914-i had been complete all along . [She]_{244-lady may} , [a heroine of the old order]_{1920-a heroine of the old order} , could not recognise [a hero in this saint of the new]_{1921-a hero in this saint of the new} . On hearing [Glanville]_242-rupert 's description [she]_{244-lady may} had called [Ivor]_277-ivor romantic . [She]_{244-lady may} hardly thought [him]_277-ivor so after a month 's acquaintance . [His]_277-ivor clear intellect , astounding erudition , frankness , and simplicity , made [him]_277-ivor as interesting as [he]_277-ivor was amiable . But to [her]_{244-lady may} the finest thing about [him]_277-ivor was [his]_277-ivor worship of [Rupert]_242-rupert . For [she]_{244-lady may} had not come to the stage of burning jealousy where even the friendship of [a third person]_{1922-a third person} is resented . But things were going fast that way . The passion that consumed [her]_{244-lady may} was growing to a deadly white flame ; and [all beings]_{1923-all beings} , save [herself]_{244-lady may} and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , were becoming shadows and nonentities to [her]_{244-lady may} . How could [she]_{244-lady may} bestow a thought on [Ivor]_277-ivor ? [He]_277-ivor knew it now , and was resigned . [His]_277-ivor countenance did not betray [him]_277-ivor ; and [his]_277-ivor Diary was [a good , if a stern , friend]_{1925-a good , if a stern , friend} in those long hours at [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . [He]_277-ivor found that [he]_277-ivor must not quit [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} begged [him]_277-ivor to stay , and [Rupert]_242-rupert insisted . To [their]_1928-their entreaties [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} joined [his]_{250-tom davenant} own . For , as if to demonstrate that not love but friendship must form [his]_277-ivor happiness , [Ivor]_277-ivor and [the young heir of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1929-the young heir of trelingham} had become the closest of [companions]_{1930-companions} . [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , who was now [himself]_{250-tom davenant} again , had intended to return to [Foxholme]_84-foxholme , but [the Earl]_{663-the earl} would not let [him]_{250-tom davenant} go . [He]_{663-the earl} persuaded [him]_277-ivor , in fact , to make [the Court]_{1181-the court} [[his]_277-ivor home]_{1933-his home} during the autumn and winter . There were deeds to be examined , accounts rendered , and other legal business transacted before [his]_{250-tom davenant} coming of age ; and it would be pleasant to do these things at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} rather than in [London]_4-london , which was [a place [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} abhorred]_{1934-a place tom abhorred} . [He]_{250-tom davenant} could never stay [there]_913-there above three days without losing [his]_{250-tom davenant} spirits ; being most unlike [[his]_{250-tom davenant} fashionable mother]_{1936-his fashionable mother} , who declared life in [the country]_{625-the country} impossible . So [the young man]_{5843-the young man} remained , and gave [his]_{5843-the young man} time first to fishing and by and by to hunting , for [he]_{5843-the young man} was fond of both . This , [I]_0-i fancy , is rare in [the civilised sportsman]_{1939-the civilised sportsman} ; and , indeed , as they are habits derived from quite distinct sets of [savage ancestors]_{1940-savage ancestors} , [they]_1941-they are not likely to be united in [the same individual]_{1942-the same individual} . Now , [Ivor]_277-ivor was [a follower of [Isaac Walton]_{361-isaac walton} 's]_{1943-a follower of isaac walton 's} , and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , rowing one afternoon in August to [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} for some fishing tackle [he]_{250-tom davenant} had left [there]_913-there , had found [the philosopher equipped as for an expedition]_{1946-the philosopher equipped as for an expedition} , and delightedly offered to show [him]_{5843-the young man} the resources of [the Yale]_{1947-the yale} . [Ivor]_277-ivor was already acquainted with [them]_1948-them , but [he]_277-ivor submitted to be led up stream and down , while [[his]_277-ivor guide]_{1949-his guide} pointed out [the deep pools]_{1950-the deep pools} and shady nooks under sun - baked stones where the trout were lurking . [They]_1951-they spent a delicious afternoon . [The stream]_{5994-the stream} was whipped , the basket filled , and [Ivor]_277-ivor 's knowledge of the ways of [that pretty river]_{1953-that pretty river} excited [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} 's highest admiration . Thus did [the wild huntsman]_{1954-the wild huntsman} and the [London]_4-london engraver make [friends]_6106-friends . [They]_1951-they did not say much about [their]_1951-they feelings . But when [Ivor]_277-ivor was not in [the house]_{1304-the house} , [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} was pretty sure to be away ; and many an hour [they]_1951-they passed by [lakelet]_1957-lakelet and [stream]_1958-stream , during which [their]_1951-they conversation ranged wider than might have been fancied . [Ivor]_277-ivor had not begun as [a fisherman]_{1959-a fisherman} , [he]_277-ivor told [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , but as [an explorer]_{1960-an explorer} . The sight of running water fascinated [him]_277-ivor , and [he]_277-ivor had spent [his]_277-ivor holidays in following the course of [[our]_1961-our English streams]_{1962-our english streams} , going down with [them]_{1962-our english streams} through [the varying landscape]_{1963-the varying landscape} till they were lost in [the sea]_{642-the sea} . It was from lingering on [the banks]_{1965-the banks} in all sorts of weather and studying [the river]_{6125-the river} life that [he]_277-ivor had come to understand the pleasure there was in angling . ' Cast a line into [the waters]_{1455-the waters} , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said,—and [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} listened as to inarticulate music,—'transform [yourself]_{250-tom davenant} for the while into pike or salmon , and forget [your]_{250-tom davenant} too busy reasoning , [you]_{250-tom davenant} will find after a few hours that all manner of dim faculties within are bestirring [themselves]_{1967-themselves} , unsuspected kinships with the lower creation coming to light ; [you]_{250-tom davenant} dream , and the spirit of [the place]_{987-the place} floats silently near ; it speaks in the only language that can be uttered in these depths , vague , elemental , soothing , and [you]_{250-tom davenant} recover a little of the freshness that made childhood a wonder and a romance . ' Thus [Ivor]_277-ivor explained the final cause of fly - fishing ; not to catch trout for supper , but to get back the lost sense of [Paradise]_85-paradise and be one again with the spirit of [the watery realms]_{6900-the watery realms} from which , some forgotten morning millions of years ago , [the first amphibian]_{6901-the first amphibian} crept daringly on [land]_1341-land . [He]_277-ivor said , now and then , to [[his]_277-ivor scientific friends]_{6903-his scientific friends} that while [he]_277-ivor agreed with [them]_{6903-his scientific friends} in going forward , [he]_277-ivor thought it would be fatal to [man]_6250-man 's happiness if [he]_277-ivor did not go backward too . In [his]_277-ivor metaphorical way [he]_277-ivor added , '_{[250-tom davenant]} Though harvest means the golden grain which is waving in the sun , [you]_{250-tom davenant} will not get a second unless [you]_{250-tom davenant} bury the seed in the earth out of which it sprang . Go back to [the amphibian]_{1969-the amphibian} if [you]_{250-tom davenant} would go on to the angel . ' [[His]_277-ivor friends]_{1847-his friends} looked gravely at [him]_277-ivor and did not smile . [They]_{1847-his friends} thought it more respectable to say as little as might be of [the amphibian]_{1969-the amphibian} now [he]_{1969-the amphibian} had become such [a distant relative]_{6907-a distant relative} . But these were [chamber - philosophers]_{6908-chamber - philosophers} , not [students in the open air]_{6909-students in the open air} . [They]_{1847-his friends} little understood what a revolution is preparing for [their]_{1847-his friends} science , as well as for the political systems against which [they]_{1847-his friends} are contending . '_[6250-man] [Man]_6250-man will rule over Nature , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[6250-man] only when [he]_6250-man is at [home]_693-home in every part of it and knows it from within . ' Thus [Ivor]_277-ivor gained [a second friend]_{6910-a second friend} , to whom , after [Rupert]_242-rupert , [he]_277-ivor cleaved with [his]_277-ivor whole heart . [They]_{1847-his friends} had in common a deep sense of enjoyment and freedom in [the open air]_{6911-the open air} , and the unconscious poetry that lingers about the sedges by [the river]_{6125-the river} . Perhaps there was something else that bound [them]_{1847-his friends} — an innocent mind , a pure and simple heart ; for [they]_{1847-his friends} were both unworldly . [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} could understand where [he]_{250-tom davenant} could not speak , and [he]_{250-tom davenant} grew greatly attached to [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} . [He]_{250-tom davenant} consulted [him]_{250-tom davenant} on other things besides fishing : what [he]_{250-tom davenant} ought to do at [Foxholme]_84-foxholme , whether [he]_{250-tom davenant} could look after [[his]_{250-tom davenant} tenants]_{5771-his tenants} without doing more harm than good , and kindred subjects on which [he]_{250-tom davenant} would never have spoken to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . Would [Ivor]_277-ivor come and stay with [him]_{250-tom davenant} after [he]_277-ivor was twenty - one ? [Ivor]_277-ivor smiled , but made no promises . [He]_277-ivor was not [[his]_277-ivor own master]_{6915-his own master} , [he]_277-ivor said . [Their]_6916-their intimacy delighted [Glanville]_242-rupert , surprised but did not displease [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , and slightly amused [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} In the bosom of [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} it excited some innocent wonder . [She]_{261-glanville} neither liked nor disliked [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor ; to [her]_{261-glanville} [he]_277-ivor was [a species of inferior artist , who came about [the place]_{987-the place} as [other men]_{6508-other men} did to put up stained - glass or æsthetic woodwork]_{6919-a species of inferior artist , who came about the place as other men did to put up stained - glass or æsthetic woodwork} . [She]_{261-glanville} wished [he]_277-ivor would not persuade [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} to go fishing so often , or spend the time after dinner out of doors . It was stupid when [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} came in merely to dine , and to stroll about afterwards with [a male companion]_{6922-a male companion} instead of staying to be worshipped in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} . For [herself]_{261-glanville} , [she]_{261-glanville} had made several flying visits to [town]_1305-town , and meant , after [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} 's birthday , to spend a season in [Paris]_19-paris . But [she]_{261-glanville} could not forego the opportunities of seeing [him]_{250-tom davenant} which [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} afforded . It was [[her]_{261-glanville} second home]_{6925-her second home} , and [she]_{261-glanville} would stay until [the young man]_{5843-the young man} went . Thus [eagles]_362-eagles , wrens , and turtledoves reason , after [their]_6927-their kind . [Glanville]_242-rupert , meanwhile , was falling into a mesmeric sleep . [He]_242-rupert had no defence against the sorceries of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , no other love to resist an ardent nature bent on making [him]_242-rupert its own . [He]_242-rupert felt the pressure of an invisible hand , silently but surely compelling [him]_242-rupert to [his]_242-rupert knees . [He]_242-rupert could not pretend indifference to [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} The strange fierce beauty of [her]_{261-glanville} character excited [him]_242-rupert . [Her]_{261-glanville} conversation was singularly animated ; [her]_{261-glanville} voice had charmed [him]_242-rupert from the first ; and the loneliness of [her]_{261-glanville} position appeared to [him]_242-rupert deserving of the sincerest pity . [She]_{261-glanville} spoke of [the great relatives with whom [she]_{261-glanville} had passed [her]_{261-glanville} time during [[her]_{261-glanville} mother]_{6384-her mother} 's frequent illnesses]_{6928-the great relatives with whom she had passed her time during her mother 's frequent illnesses} . Among [them]_{6928-the great relatives with whom she had passed her time during her mother 's frequent illnesses} all [she]_{261-glanville} had [not one friend]_{6930-not one friend} . Little by little [she]_{261-glanville} told [Rupert]_242-rupert all [she]_{261-glanville} dared . [He]_242-rupert saw more clearly than [she]_{261-glanville} did the peril of these confidential dialogues . But it was hard not to return [her]_{261-glanville} confidence and treat [her]_{261-glanville} as [an intimate friend who would be delighted to know all about [him]_242-rupert]_{6931-an intimate friend who would be delighted to know all about him} . When the conversation was over [he]_242-rupert regretted that it had begun ; [he]_242-rupert accused [himself]_242-rupert of sentimentality , of being led away by [his]_242-rupert feelings , and indulging in what [the French]_{284-the french} call effusion . Nevertheless , a morning seldom ended before [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had taken up the thread of sentiment again , while appearing to be merely absorbed or unhappy , and [Glanville]_242-rupert had suffered another of the silken meshes to be woven about [him]_242-rupert . Now [he]_242-rupert was under [the enchanter]_{6932-the enchanter} 's spell ; [he]_242-rupert fancied [he]_242-rupert could move when [he]_242-rupert desired , that [he]_242-rupert had only to will ; and [he]_242-rupert was forgetting that to will under certain circumstances is the whole , but an insuperable , difficulty . A single word would break the spell ; but how was [he]_242-rupert to utter it ? On the contrary , [he]_242-rupert began whispering to [himself]_242-rupert that such confidences were very pleasant ; that [he]_242-rupert knew where to stop ; that there was no reason why [he]_242-rupert should not be [[Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's best friend]_{6933-lady may 's best friend} ; that [he]_242-rupert had not thought [she]_{244-lady may} could be so fascinating ; that if [he]_242-rupert did care a great deal for [her]_{244-lady may} it would do no harm ; that — [he]_242-rupert woke up one morning with something like a guilty conscience and began to deliberate whether [he]_242-rupert could stay at [the Court]_{1181-the court} and not ask [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to consent to [their]_6935-their marriage . Was [he]_242-rupert so sure , then , of [the lady]_{722-the lady} 's consent ? [He]_242-rupert was [no coxcomb]_{6937-no coxcomb} ; and yet [he]_242-rupert was sure . By a thousand tokens [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} had convinced [him]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert was [the most interesting man [she]_{244-lady may} had met]_{6938-the most interesting man she had met} . To confess it in direct terms was neither possible , nor becoming , nor necessary . [He]_242-rupert knew it . Even now [he]_242-rupert did not say to [himself]_242-rupert that [she]_{244-lady may} was in love with [him]_242-rupert ; but [he]_242-rupert felt no anxiety . The question [he]_242-rupert had asked in [his]_242-rupert own mind , as [he]_242-rupert walked up and down [the front terrace]_{5784-the front terrace} on a certain afternoon , seemed now to have an answer . Could [he]_242-rupert live without [one who captivated [his]_242-rupert feelings , who would be happy to share [his]_242-rupert life]_{6940-one who captivated his feelings , who would be happy to share his life} , who was capable of splendid enthusiasm ? [Her]_{244-lady may} position might demand an alliance with rank ; but [her]_{244-lady may} extraordinary gifts made [her]_{244-lady may} worthy to be [the helpmate of genius]_{6941-the helpmate of genius} . [Glanville]_242-rupert did not speak much that morning ; but [he]_242-rupert looked often at [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and the glance of soft inquiring meditation , which had never before lighted on [her]_{244-lady may} , stirred [her]_{244-lady may} heart with an expectant thrill . [She]_{244-lady may} could not meet [his]_242-rupert eyes , but a gentle blush , a sense of overwhelming diffidence , which gave to [her]_{244-lady may} motions a distracted and yet not ungraceful hesitation , betokened that love , waiting so long for a response , was now certain that it would not be withheld . The morning was still and autumnal ; but in [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's heart rose the delicious feeling of spring . [She]_{244-lady may} was no longer miserable ; the clouds were dispersing , and the sun was coming out . [She]_{244-lady may} felt that love was answering love ; and while [her]_{244-lady may} own was intensified , it was humbled too . Had [she]_{244-lady may} done that which was unmaidenly ? had there been a lack of reticence , a boldness in speaking of what [she]_{244-lady may} had thought and suffered ? [She]_{244-lady may} hoped not ; [she]_{244-lady may} trusted not . But all would be well now . These first green buds were like the promise of a glorious summer ; they gave [her]_{244-lady may} inexpressible delight . Nor was [Glanville]_242-rupert quite destitute of similar feelings . [He]_242-rupert knew that [she]_{244-lady may} was pleased and happy ; confidence between [them]_6942-them seemed natural enough now , and [he]_242-rupert was sure it would last . [He]_242-rupert did not think [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} could resist [an only daughter]_{6943-an only daughter} 's wishes . [His]_242-rupert own success had been too brilliant and unmistakable to allow of the difficulties being raised which are commonly brought forward in such cases . [He]_242-rupert would finish the Madonna of [the Seraphim]_{6944-the seraphim} before taking any step . There must be no chance of an abrupt termination to the task [he]_242-rupert had begun . But , on the day after [he]_242-rupert had restored the picture , [he]_242-rupert would demand the hand of [Lady May.]_{261-glanville} That , and that alone , should be [his]_242-rupert recompense . Nor would [he]_242-rupert give occasion to malice by attempting to gain [the lady]_{722-the lady} 's consent before [[her]_{722-the lady} father]_{671-her father} 's . It should not be said of [him]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert had taken [the Earl]_{663-the earl} at a disadvantage . Had [his]_242-rupert affection been as strong as [he]_242-rupert imagined perhaps [he]_242-rupert had not behaved so punctiliously ; [he]_242-rupert might have found [himself]_242-rupert saying more than [he]_242-rupert intended , and betraying a secret that [lovers]_6948-lovers can not easily keep . Anyhow , [he]_242-rupert resolved to wait . The last sitting was over . [Glanville]_{261-glanville} , thinking [himself]_{261-glanville} much enamoured of [the lady]_{722-the lady} , paid [her]_{722-the lady} no compliments ; but , with the delicate flattery of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , spoke of the expression , temper , and make of soul which went with this or that detail in the copy [he]_242-rupert was taking from nature . [He]_242-rupert felt satisfied that the task was done , and , as [he]_242-rupert thought , not unworthily . There remained the more difficult enterprise , to transfer the features of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} to the original canvas , now set up at the end of [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} and waiting [the master]_{6952-the master} 's touch . Curtains drawn round [it]_6953-it concealed from profane eyes the havoc that remained , though [Ivor]_277-ivor had smoothed away crease and hollow , making , by the aid of some secret in alchemy , a restoration so perfect that [the Earl]_{663-the earl} wondered and [Glanville]_{261-glanville} was astounded . [The engraver]_{6884-the engraver} would not allow [any one else]_{6593-any one else} to view [his]_{6884-the engraver} triumph . [He]_{6884-the engraver} insisted , mildly , but with the authority of [a benefactor]_{6957-a benefactor} , on hiding [the Madonna of the Seraphim]_{6958-the madonna of the seraphim} in a kind of [artist]_6959-artist 's sanctuary until it shone out in splendour as before the morning it was ruined . [Glanville]_{261-glanville} agreed , and , as [he]_242-rupert could not execute what amounted to a tour de force in the light - handed way [he]_242-rupert had taken with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's portrait , it was resolved that [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} should remain open , but the farther end be cut off and fitted up as [a studio]_{6961-a studio} , where [Rupert]_242-rupert , assisted by [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} , might work unhindered . With a mixture of pain and expectation , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} rose for the last time from the chair in which [she]_{244-lady may} had sat and dreamt over [her]_{244-lady may} life during all those mornings . [She]_{244-lady may} put away the heavy crimson dress , sighing as [she]_{244-lady may} did so , and wondering whether [the Madonna of the Seraphim]_{6958-the madonna of the seraphim} would become to [her]_{244-lady may} an intolerable memory or , as [Dante]_363-dante sings , '_[6250-man] the beginning and the cause of all joy . ' The tremendous inward conflict , the intense longing and ardour of resolution had left [her]_{244-lady may} exhausted , like a medium who has with difficulty succeeded in mesmerising a reluctant will . And was [she]_{244-lady may} successful ? [She]_{244-lady may} did not know . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's countenance told [her]_{244-lady may} so little . [She]_{244-lady may} saw [him]_242-rupert vanish with [her]_{244-lady may} portrait behind the voluminous curtains of [[his]_242-rupert improvised studio]_{6964-his improvised studio} ; and [she]_{244-lady may} walked slowly away , feeling like [one that has witnessed the fourth act of a tragedy]_{6965-one that has witnessed the fourth act of a tragedy} and is uncertain how the fifth will turn out . Alas that the tragedy was [her]_{244-lady may} own ! [She]_{244-lady may} was expectant , not sanguine . It was part of '_[6250-man] love 's fine wit , ' that [she]_{244-lady may} anticipated on the day when the picture was restored the dénouement of these most wretched uncertainties . [She]_{244-lady may} must live through the interval as [she]_{244-lady may} could . It was not easy . Passion is one of [the sleepless gods]_{6966-the sleepless gods} ; it watched by [her]_{244-lady may} day and night , banished repose from [her]_{244-lady may} pillow , took the colour from [her]_{244-lady may} cheek , steeped [her]_{244-lady may} very music in bitterness , languor , and excitement , in delirious joy and quickly succeeding pain . [She]_{244-lady may} had been , in earlier times , [a bold horsewoman]_{6967-a bold horsewoman} , somewhat to the scandal of [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's acquaintance , but it was an exercise [she]_{244-lady may} had forsworn and [she]_{244-lady may} would not return to it . Had [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} been untenanted [she]_{244-lady may} might have spent [her]_{244-lady may} worst hours [there]_913-there , unobserved by [the guests who were constantly coming and going at [the Court]_{1181-the court}]_{6970-the guests who were constantly coming and going at the court} . But now [she]_{244-lady may} felt like a wounded animal that has no place to creep into . [She]_{244-lady may} knew not what to anticipate nor how [she]_{244-lady may} should act . There was , in [the whole world]_{1846-the whole world} , [no single creature with whom [she]_{244-lady may} could take counsel]_{6973-no single creature with whom she could take counsel} ; and the gnawing pain at [her]_{244-lady may} heart grew , until [she]_{244-lady may} feared in a sudden frenzy of the nerves to betray [her]_{244-lady may} secret and be disgraced for ever . Day after day [she]_{244-lady may} wandered about [the beach]_{5940-the beach} , choosing the most lonely situations and walking on and on wherever [the strip of sand]_{6975-the strip of sand} was wide enough to leave a passage at [the foot of [the cliffs]_{6977-the cliffs}]_{6976-the foot of the cliffs} . [She]_{244-lady may} was not much the better for it all ; [her]_{244-lady may} sleep after such prolonged exertion was broken and feverish . [She]_{244-lady may} seemed to be living on wild hopes which would not bear examination . Now and then a passing look , a word from [Glanville]_242-rupert revived [her]_{244-lady may} . But that was little enough , and there was nothing else . At length the decisive morning came , towards the end of October , when the still air seems tranquil , not melancholy , and there are frequent gleams of sunshine . [Glanville]_242-rupert had been absorbed in [his]_242-rupert work , not allowing [himself]_242-rupert a moment 's leisure while daylight lasted . [He]_242-rupert could think of nothing else . All the airy shapes that filled [his]_242-rupert imagination had taken wings ; [he]_242-rupert forgot even the motive with which [an artist]_{6123-an artist} is commonly credited — the love of fame . One purpose took possession of [him]_242-rupert — to make this picture as perfect as [he]_242-rupert might ; to enter into the heart of [that dead Friar who had painted it and wrest from [him]_242-rupert the secret of its loveliness]_{6979-that dead friar who had painted it and wrest from him the secret of its loveliness} . [He]_242-rupert felt that to restore was , in this instance , to create anew . [Rupert]_242-rupert had learnt when [he]_242-rupert was very young , what [many artists]_{6980-many artists} have not discovered when [they]_{6980-many artists} lay down [their]_{6980-many artists} pencil,—at twenty [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert that [the painter who has not lived in [his]_242-rupert picture]_{6981-the painter who has not lived in his picture} will never make it live to [others]_5757-others ; that drawing and colouring are the hands , but imagination is the eye and the soul . In delineating the countenance of [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} [he]_242-rupert had seen only [the lady]_{722-the lady} before [him]_242-rupert ; in reproducing it [he]_242-rupert forgot [her]_{722-the lady} , and in spirit went back to the world of religious types and ecstatic imaginations wherein [Fray Raimondo]_{309-fray raimondo} had beheld [the Virgin of the Seraphim]_{1467-the virgin of the seraphim} ere [he]_242-rupert depicted [her]_{722-the lady} to [others]_5757-others . The enthusiasm which dominated [Glanville]_242-rupert was not love ; it was antagonistic to love ; but [he]_242-rupert might have made to [Lady]_6986-lady May the excuse which [Andrea del Sarto]_{364-andrea del sarto} offered to [[his]_242-rupert angry wife]_{6987-his angry wife} — that [he]_242-rupert forgot [her]_{722-the lady} for [herself]_{722-the lady} . There was no room then for a double worship ; [he]_242-rupert was living , contemplating , loving with [Fray Raimondo]_{309-fray raimondo} , two centuries ago , in [a southern land]_{6988-a southern land} and among [a medieval populace]_{6989-a medieval populace} . There are [dramatic painters]_{6990-dramatic painters} no less than [dramatic poets]_{6991-dramatic poets} , [[men]_5873-men who throw [themselves]_5873-men into a mood , a character , a whole epoch , with such intense realisation that the feelings spring up in them which correspond with the scene [they]_5873-men are describing]_{6993-men who throw themselves into a mood , a character , a whole epoch , with such intense realisation that the feelings spring up in them which correspond with the scene they are describing} , and out of that vivid illusion [they]_5873-men extract truth and summon the past from its grave . When the short afternoon compelled [him]_242-rupert regretfully to put down [his]_242-rupert brushes , [he]_242-rupert still went on dreaming of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} and [the monk in [[his]_242-rupert cell]_{6995-his cell}]_{6994-the monk in his cell} , with the golden vision steadfast above [him]_242-rupert . [This man of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{6996-this man of the world} became [a child]_{5891-a child} , [a mortified recluse]_{6999-a mortified recluse} , [a seer at the gate of heaven]_{7000-a seer at the gate of heaven} ; for the time being [he]_242-rupert was neither sarcastic nor melancholy . [He]_242-rupert would not have chosen the subject ; [he]_242-rupert painted no Madonnas of [his]_242-rupert own accord ; but since it was given to [him]_242-rupert , the instinct which made [him]_242-rupert [an artist]_{6123-an artist} impelled [him]_242-rupert to obey the law of inspiration whereby [he]_242-rupert had succeeded hitherto . None but [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor saw the work advance . [The friends]_{7002-the friends} were much together and communicative as usual on the points raised in its execution . But on other things [they]_{7002-the friends} were silent . [Each]_614-each had a secret of [his]_614-each own which concerned [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and [neither could utter it]_{7004-neither could utter it} . [Glanville]_242-rupert , indeed , looked forward to the marriage on which [he]_242-rupert had , [I]_6250-man will not say set [his]_242-rupert hopes , but made up [his]_242-rupert mind . Yet [he]_242-rupert was no more excited when [he]_242-rupert thought of it than if [some one]_{933-some one} had told [him]_242-rupert that there would be rain in the evening . Had [he]_242-rupert cared half as much as [the lady who was waiting breathlessly for the fifth act to commence]_{7006-the lady who was waiting breathlessly for the fifth act to commence} , [he]_242-rupert would have found [his]_242-rupert tongue , and surprised [Ivor]_277-ivor with [his]_242-rupert eloquence . Then , too , [he]_242-rupert might have seen into the bosom of [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} , whose thwarted affection , purifying itself like an ascending flame , was not to be quenched , but transformed into the rarest sentiment of chivalry . [Ivor]_277-ivor was more tender than passionate ; the pity which was almost born with [him]_277-ivor coloured [his]_277-ivor every feeling , even that friendship for [Rupert]_242-rupert , wherein pity might have seemed to find no place . Much more did it warm and melt [his]_277-ivor being when the haggard looks of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} told [him]_277-ivor , [the most observant and most unobtrusive of spectators]_{7008-the most observant and most unobtrusive of spectators} , that [she]_{244-lady may} was suffering . It was a feeling which softened [his]_277-ivor disappointment and took away the eagerness that , under other circumstances , would have prompted [him]_277-ivor to pour [his]_277-ivor confidences into the ear of [Rupert]_242-rupert . A necessary reserve grew up between [them]_7009-them , not weakening [their]_7009-them affection , but marking another stage in the friendship which had united [them]_7009-them . It was destined to exert a momentous influence on [their]_7009-them lives when the threads had grown more entangled . So the morning arrived , bright and clear , on which [Glanville]_242-rupert proposed to unveil the Madonna of [the Seraphim]_{6944-the seraphim} . There were [no strangers]_{7011-no strangers} in [the house]_{1304-the house} except [himself]_277-ivor and [Ivor]_277-ivor , both of whom had by this time a false air , as [the French]_{7013-the french} say , of belonging to [the domain]_{7014-the domain} . [Even Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} had not been invited . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , in [his]_{243-trelingham} rare visits to [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} , chiefly during the earlier sittings , had made various suggestions with regard to the tone and expression of the vanished countenance . [His]_{243-trelingham} memory for technical details and accessories was excellent , and , thanks to it , [Glanville]_242-rupert had reproduced the style , if not the actual peculiarities , of ornament and setting . [The Earl]_{252-the earl} would not interrupt [him]_{243-trelingham} while engaged on the picture itself ; but [he]_{243-trelingham} came when [Glanville]_242-rupert was not working , marked the changes that [he]_{243-trelingham} judged indispensable , and offered [his]_242-rupert advice with the respect due to [a great artist]_{7016-a great artist} . It was generally to the purpose ; nor did [Rupert]_242-rupert pique [himself]_242-rupert on knowing the original better than [those who had seen it]_{7017-those who had seen it} . When the last colour was laid on , [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} took what [he]_{243-trelingham} called a private view and came away delighted . The painting was hung in [its]_7018-its former place , the purple veil , which still had [Lady Elizabeth]_{272-lady elizabeth} 's name upon it , was drawn in front ; and on the pleasant forenoon of the day appointed [the little family group]_{7019-the little family group} stood before it in expectation . [Rupert]_242-rupert was still in the enthusiastic mood of [Fray Raimondo]_{309-fray raimondo} ; only by an effort could [he]_242-rupert remember that [he]_242-rupert had promised [himself]_242-rupert a reward which to - morrow [he]_242-rupert must demand or renounce for ever . [Lady May]_{7020-lady may} superstitiously expected to read [her]_{7020-lady may} fate in the unveiled picture ; and [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} and [the Countess , who were standing side by side , the least concerned of all]_{7021-the countess , who were standing side by side , the least concerned of all} , felt vaguely that an atmosphere of unrest surrounded [them]_7022-them . [Karina]_338-karina had not discovered [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's secret ; [she]_338-karina fancied more than [she]_338-karina knew ; while of [Glanville]_242-rupert [she]_338-karina could make nothing whatever . [His]_242-rupert mind was a sealed volume which required a mightier spell than hers to unlock it . [She]_338-karina whispered to [[her]_338-karina cousin]_{6183-her cousin} that there ought to be an overture before the curtain drew up ; but [Lady May]_{244-lady may} did not answer . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} looked graver than usual , for [he]_{663-the earl} was thinking of that other morning , when [the young Alice]_{7025-the young alice} and [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} exchanged , in the presence of [this same Madonna]_{7026-this same madonna} , the pledges that had bereft [him]_{663-the earl} of [a friend]_{829-a friend} and [a sister]_{7028-a sister} . [His]_{663-the earl} eyes turned more than once towards [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , inquiringly , anxiously , as if [he]_{663-the earl} were struck with [her]_{244-lady may} resemblance to [[her]_{244-lady may} unhappy aunt]_{7029-her unhappy aunt} . There was no overture , nor was any needed . When [Ivor]_277-ivor drew aside the veil a sight as beautiful as ever graced the eyes of [mortals]_7030-mortals broke upon [them]_7030-mortals . The picture , as [they]_7030-mortals remembered it after the storm , was blurred in a hundred places , and the countenance of [the Virgin]_{802-the virgin} had disappeared under dust and defilement . But now ! It was a new creation . The seal of age could not remain intact ; fresh colours , though exquisitely blent with the old , took something of its two centuries from the painting . But there was no crudeness , no offensive novelty ; a light and delicate touch had given radiance to what was dim and effect to what was faded . The splendour of the vision came back , the heavenly dyes of angelic raiment , the brightness of [the martyrs]_{7032-the martyrs} '_[6250-man] crimson , the golden emerald of the far - off gleaming gates . Most wonderful of all , the countenance that had been lost was visible once more , drawing all eyes to it , in calm unconscious beauty , not looking down towards earth , but already enlightened , as it should seem , with the glory that falls from the Great White Throne . It was not a likeness of any human face ; if it resembled [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , the expression transcended all that had ever shone upon [her]_{244-lady may} features . Instead of the proud , self - centred look , there was unspeakable innocence , humility , gladness , a pure light on the brow , a tenderness in the gentle eyes , a majesty blent with meekness in the pose of the head , which bore its diadem of glittering stones as if they had been flowers . The sense of eternal triumph might be discerned in the movement of that glorious procession , as it swept through the air and mounted towards the stars of [God]_276-god . Quitting [the world of clouds]_{1972-the world of clouds} [it]_1973-it had attained the region of transparent light ; nor was there a reminiscence of pain or grief on any countenance . [The martyrs]_{7032-the martyrs} seemed springing to a new and divine life out of the wine - dark tide into which [they]_{7032-the martyrs} had been plunged ; [the cherubim , with the rose of everlasting youth]_{1975-the cherubim , with the rose of everlasting youth} upon [their]_{1975-the cherubim , with the rose of everlasting youth} wings , soared upward like lambent fire . Not a word was spoken for some minutes . In the highest human achievement there is ever something which appears to be more than human , and before which praise and criticism are alike trivial . What struck [Lady May]_{244-lady may} with astonishment was that [she]_{244-lady may} could not recognise [herself]_{244-lady may} . That serene countenance was not [her]_{244-lady may} own . [She]_{244-lady may} had never cherished the meek thoughts that looked out of those eyes , nor loved humility and patience , nor resigned [herself]_{244-lady may} to sorrow , like [that maiden who was ascending into [a realm of peace]_{1977-a realm of peace} [she]_{244-lady may} should never know]_{1976-that maiden who was ascending into a realm of peace she should never know} . Whence had come [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's inspiration ? If [her]_{244-lady may} dissatisfied spirit had passed into [him]_{5691-the artist} , if the influence [she]_{244-lady may} strove to exert had made a conquest of [his]_{5691-the artist} being , [he]_{5691-the artist} might have painted as splendid [a Madonna]_{1979-a madonna} , but it would not have been such as this . ' No , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} said , ' [he]_{5691-the artist} could have painted [no Madonna]_{7033-no madonna} . [I]_{244-lady may} am only fit to be the type of [a different woman]_{7034-a different woman} — [a sinful , ambitious , despairing creature , for whom heaven and its glory are a legend]_{7035-a sinful , ambitious , despairing creature , for whom heaven and its glory are a legend} . '_{[244-lady may]} [She]_{244-lady may} read in the beautiful painting a condemnation of [her]_{244-lady may} hopes . If [Glanville]_242-rupert 's imagining was of this lofty kind , [he]_{5691-the artist} would never stoop to [her]_{244-lady may} . Was [he]_{5691-the artist} , then , [a religious fanatic]_{1980-a religious fanatic} , or where had [he]_{5691-the artist} seen the innocent loveliness here depicted so truthfully ? Morning after morning [he]_{5691-the artist} had fixed [his]_{5691-the artist} eyes on [her]_{244-lady may} , as [she]_{244-lady may} sat before [him]_{5691-the artist} , only at last to create a vision in which [she]_{244-lady may} could claim no part . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's genius was [[her]_{244-lady may} rival]_{1981-her rival} ; [he]_{5691-the artist} could always evoke phantoms whose surpassing beauty would make [hers]_{244-lady may} seem poor and common . It was a bitter disappointment . [She]_{244-lady may} could not speak ; [her]_{244-lady may} very heart grew chill and heavy , and [her]_{244-lady may} lips turned pale . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} came to [her]_{244-lady may} relief . [He]_{5691-the artist} enlarged on the likeness and unlikeness between old and new ; what had been of necessity put in , what , on the other hand , it was impossible to restore . [He]_{5691-the artist} praised [Glanville]_242-rupert for having produced exactly the effect which must have been intended by [Fray Raimondo]_{309-fray raimondo} . Neither did [he]_{5691-the artist} forget [Ivor]_277-ivor 's share in the restoration . [He]_{5691-the artist} turned the picture this way and that to show how smooth was the surface ; [he]_{5691-the artist} made [the Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} view through a glass the extraordinary way in which the colours stood out from it and were at once solid and transparent . The delicately - painted foreground , the middle distance , the perspective , were all discriminated and discussed ; while [Lady May]_{244-lady may} endeavoured to recover [her]_{244-lady may} voice , and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} listened respectfully without comprehending half a sentence . [Karina]_338-karina knew more of painting than might have been expected ; [she]_338-karina had travelled along [the famous picture - galleries]_{1982-the famous picture - galleries} , and had painted a little [herself]_338-karina . [She]_338-karina , therefore , kept [Lady May]_{244-lady may} in countenance , and atoned for [her]_{244-lady may} shortcomings as duenna by saying now all that was required in commendation of [Glanville]_242-rupert , and encouraging [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to prolong [his]_{243-trelingham} discourse . [Rupert]_242-rupert was not [a man to gape after flattery]_{1983-a man to gape after flattery} . [He]_242-rupert knew that [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's praise was sincere ; [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} did not talk nonsense , though [her]_{5855-the countess} remarks were acute rather than profound ; and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's continued silence gave token that [she]_{244-lady may} was too much affected by [his]_242-rupert triumph to speak . When at last [she]_{244-lady may} murmured a word or two , though [he]_242-rupert could not catch what [she]_{244-lady may} said , [he]_242-rupert answered smilingly . [His]_242-rupert own enthusiasm was not yet exhausted . [He]_242-rupert left [them]_1986-them commenting on the picture , and went out for a solitary walk in [the Chase]_{52-the chase} . [He]_242-rupert did not return to luncheon . The dinner - hour came and [he]_242-rupert was still absent . What could have detained [him]_242-rupert ? Ten o'clock struck , and eleven ; it was close upon midnight and [he]_242-rupert had not come . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , restless and impatient , asked [herself]_{244-lady may} whether the suspense would never end , [the dénouement]_{1987-the dénouement} never arrive . What was [Rupert]_242-rupert doing ? or had anything befallen [him]_242-rupert ? When [Rupert]_242-rupert left [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} [he]_242-rupert descended behind [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} into [the Park]_{5743-the park} , and , after walking some distance , struck into [a little - frequented pathway]_{1990-a little - frequented pathway} , bordered with evergreens , which led in the opposite direction to [the moor]_{5721-the moor} and came down finally to [the river Yale]_{53-the yale} . Sunshine , still lingering about and penetrating through the branches , made a chequered pattern before [him]_242-rupert as [he]_242-rupert walked ; the foliage stirred under a light inconstant breeze , the sound of the sea broke upon [his]_242-rupert ear when [he]_242-rupert paused ; and [he]_242-rupert felt that [he]_242-rupert might now , without offending conscience , take a holiday . [He]_242-rupert had been working hard with brain and pencil for several weeks . [He]_242-rupert had thought and dreamt of nothing but the picture . It was at length finished . [He]_242-rupert could stretch out [his]_242-rupert arms like [a man who has had the fetters taken off them]_{1992-a man who has had the fetters taken off them} . [He]_242-rupert was free , and the great work would do [him]_242-rupert honour . [Mind]_365-mind and brain were now at rest ; [he]_242-rupert might wander as [he]_242-rupert pleased and forget yesterday to make [himself]_242-rupert the readier for to - morrow . A chapter of [his]_242-rupert life was closed . That sense of finality , of complete severance from the past , which comes on the conclusion of an undertaking in which [we]_1993-we have long been interested predominated over all others . [He]_242-rupert saw the curtain fall on the dramatic morning - piece which might have been styled [A Lady]_{6422-a lady} 's Portrait . All that [he]_242-rupert had done , all that was associated with the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , receded to a distance ; it became as fixed and cloudlike as the ridge of mountains [we]_1993-we may see every day from [our]_1993-we window but never think of travelling towards . And the figure of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} receded , floated on , and became a reminiscence affecting [him]_242-rupert no more than the painted Madonna [herself]_{6422-a lady} . Had [he]_242-rupert been in love ? [He]_242-rupert smiled . Was there love in a fancy which could not endure a change of conditions , which fled with the crowd of momentary shadows that swept by [him]_242-rupert and left no trace ? What [he]_242-rupert felt now was a sunny satisfaction , restoring [him]_242-rupert to [his]_242-rupert former sense of freedom . The mesmeric trance into which [he]_242-rupert had fallen was at an end . [He]_242-rupert could go whither [he]_242-rupert chose , and take with [him]_242-rupert neither regret nor longing . [Rupert]_242-rupert felt that [he]_242-rupert had ceased to be [[his]_242-rupert own master]_{6915-his own master} for a little interval ; but the servitude could not last . [He]_242-rupert was delighted to be free ; and with a light step [he]_242-rupert strolled on till [he]_242-rupert came to [the river]_{6125-the river} . At [the place where [he]_242-rupert paused [the Yale]_{53-the yale}]_{1997-the place where he paused the yale} was moving over sand and jutting stones , which broke [the tiny stream]_{1998-the tiny stream} into a hundred glittering rivulets , and gave a sure footing if one were tempted to cross . [The other side]_{1999-the other side} , thickly covered with tall trees , looked pleasant in the sunshine and not hard to climb . It seemed to lead upwards to [open country]_{2000-open country} , to a view over [the moor which [Glanville]_242-rupert had not enjoyed]_{2001-the moor which glanville had not enjoyed} . [He]_242-rupert stood a moment considering , then sprang lightly from stone to stone , and began to ascend [the steep]_{2002-the steep} . It proved more difficult than [he]_242-rupert had fancied ; [the ground]_{2003-the ground} was broken , the brushwood grew at the most irregular intervals and made [his]_242-rupert advance fatiguing . But there was a zigzag path , wide enough for one , which led along [the side of [the valley]_{5949-the valley}]_{2004-the side of the valley} and might take [him]_242-rupert to the top . [His]_242-rupert thoughts were agreeable ; the morning had many hours in it yet , and why should [he]_242-rupert not ramble on ? [He]_242-rupert went forward , plucking a leaf here and there , or breaking off a withered branch ; stopped sometimes to get a glimpse of [the river]_{6125-the river} where it was flowing beneath [him]_242-rupert , and fell into a poetic reverie which brushed with passing wing a thousand associations , old and new , but was not awake enough to dwell upon any of them . [He]_242-rupert had been advancing for nearly an hour , and still the track did not turn , but ran irregularly on , as if meaning to come out at the end of [the ridge]_{6307-the ridge} . On [his]_242-rupert right , which was the way [he]_242-rupert wanted to go , the steep grew higher and more rugged ; the trees huddled close together , and walking became no easy task . Should [he]_242-rupert retrace [his]_242-rupert steps ? [He]_242-rupert went a few paces forward . There was a flicker of sunshine among the leaves and a bit of blue sky showing itself ahead ; perhaps there might be an opening where [he]_242-rupert saw it . The wood seemed to grow thicker than ever , but [he]_242-rupert scrambled through , and found [himself]_242-rupert in [a narrow , tortuous bridle - path]_{2008-a narrow , tortuous bridle - path} which descended from [the high country]_{2009-the high country} , and , skirting the impenetrable side of the thicket , wound away in the direction towards which [Glanville]_242-rupert had set [his]_242-rupert face . [He]_242-rupert remembered the map of [the region]_{2010-the region} , and judged that it must be making for [Toxenden]_88-toxenden . [He]_242-rupert had no wish to get so far . Looking again , [he]_242-rupert saw that [a grassy opening]_{2011-a grassy opening} stretched down towards [the river]_{6125-the river} , and [he]_242-rupert determined on exploring that way . [He]_242-rupert disliked going back on [his]_242-rupert own footsteps , but did not mind an hour 's extra walking in search of adventures — pedestrian adventures , ending in muddy boots , which was all [he]_242-rupert could hope for in civilised [England]_39-england . [He]_242-rupert went over the grass and found that the opening continued . It was not long before [he]_242-rupert saw the gleaming of water to [his]_242-rupert left ; but , instead of a sparkling thread , it seemed a broad sheet . [He]_242-rupert broke through the covert , and in surprise looked down upon ' [the shining levels of [the lake]_{5996-the lake}]_{7036-the shining levels of the lake} . '_[242-rupert] In front rose [the smiling Hermitage]_{2013-the smiling hermitage} . [He]_242-rupert had come to [it]_{2013-the smiling hermitage} by [a pathway which was hardly used , and which had never before been traversed by [him]_242-rupert]_{2014-a pathway which was hardly used , and which had never before been traversed by him} . Although the sun was not so warm nor the sky so bright as when for the first time [he]_242-rupert beheld the chalet , it was an exquisite morning , and [he]_242-rupert stood awhile to contemplate the picture . Doors and windows were open as then , inviting [him]_242-rupert to enter . [He]_242-rupert did not suppose [Ivor]_277-ivor would be [there]_913-there ; for [he]_242-rupert never lunched at [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} when [he]_242-rupert had gone up early to [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} . But [Rupert]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert might as well take possession of [the Pompeian kitchen]_{2017-the pompeian kitchen} and improvise a classic , though a lonely meal , before ending [his]_242-rupert expedition . [He]_242-rupert should find a skiff in [the boat - house]_{6565-the boat - house} . [He]_242-rupert opened the door and looked round , expecting to see what [he]_242-rupert wanted ; but , if [a rowing - boat]_{2019-a rowing - boat} had ever been there , it was gone . [He]_242-rupert found instead — and it made [him]_242-rupert laugh when [he]_242-rupert saw it — one of those odd - looking contrivances which represent the first untutored efforts of [man]_6250-man at ship building , which are less advanced even than [a canoe]_{2021-a canoe} . They are round , tub - like things , made of wood and leather , roughly put together , and [I]_0-i fancy are called coracles . The instrument by which they are put in motion is a short - handled spoon , of a good breadth at the extremity ; and they move along with great speed when [a savage]_{2022-a savage} or [a knowing University man]_{2023-a knowing university man} takes the command . ' Well , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , ' here is proof positive that [the prehistoric]_{7038-the prehistoric} has been in [the land]_{741-the land} , or , to speak more accurately , on [the water]_{6302-the water} . [I]_242-rupert must really try [my]_242-rupert hand at this . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert sat [himself]_242-rupert down in the coracle , and with that mixture of courage and wariness that [we]_2024-we may observe in genuine athletes , so manipulated the large flat spoon that [he]_242-rupert was neither upset nor sent whirling round in a hopeless circle . As [he]_242-rupert sped along , much engrossed in the government of [his]_242-rupert coracle , [he]_242-rupert looked forward , and , not without surprise , perceived that the proper civilised boat was lying at the bottom of the steps which led up to [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . ' Then [Ivor]_277-ivor is at [home]_693-home , after all , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert ; ' but why did [he]_277-ivor come round to this side ? Has [he]_277-ivor been exploring in the wood like [me]_242-rupert ? And if [he]_277-ivor has , why did [I]_242-rupert not hear or see [him]_277-ivor ? '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert fastened the coracle , sprang out , and ran up the steps , calling out as [he]_242-rupert entered , ' [Ivor]_277-ivor , [Ivor]_277-ivor ! '_[242-rupert] There was no response . Thinking [he]_242-rupert might be in [the kitchen]_{6342-the kitchen} , [Rupert]_242-rupert went thither ; but no [Ivor]_277-ivor was there . What could have become of [him]_242-rupert ? [He]_242-rupert turned back and noticed that the door of [the study by which [he]_242-rupert had passed]_{2027-the study by which he had passed} was half - open . [[His]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} might be engaged over some drawing and too busy to answer . Throwing the door wide , [he]_242-rupert would have called out again as [he]_242-rupert entered , but that a sight most unexpected made [him]_242-rupert pause , draw back , and become fixed , motionless as a statue , on the threshold . [A young lady in a riding habit]_{2029-a young lady in a riding habit} , [a lady [he]_242-rupert had never set eyes on]_{2030-a lady he had never set eyes on} , [an angel that must have dropped from [the third heaven]_{2032-the third heaven}]_{2031-an angel that must have dropped from the third heaven} , stood with a book in [her]_{2029-a young lady in a riding habit} hand quietly confronting [him]_242-rupert . Not a word did [she]_{2029-a young lady in a riding habit} utter , and confusion held [him]_242-rupert dumb . Politeness deserting [him]_242-rupert in [his]_242-rupert utmost need , [he]_242-rupert gazed for half a minute — or was it for half an eternity?—into the calm , lustrous eyes that met [his]_242-rupert own . [They]_2033-they seemed of a most limpid innocence — beautiful , shining , starlike . Did [the lady]_{722-the lady} look as steadily at [him]_242-rupert ? [I]_0-i am sure [he]_242-rupert did not know . All [he]_242-rupert saw were the beautiful eyes , not any of the meaning [they]_2033-they may have had in them . [He]_242-rupert waited spellbound . [The lady]_{722-the lady} did not blush , or seem greatly taken aback . [She]_{722-the lady} smiled the least bit in [the world]_{5697-the world} — innocently , yet not harmlessly . And then , in a low clear voice , still keeping [her]_{722-the lady} book in [her]_{722-the lady} hand , still fascinating the thrice - bewildered [Rupert]_242-rupert with [her]_{722-the lady} childlike eyes , [she]_{722-the lady} said , ' Are [you]_242-rupert [the tenant of [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet}]_{7042-the tenant of the chalet} ? And must [I]_{722-the lady} ask [your]_242-rupert pardon ? '_{[722-the lady]} ' [The tenant]_{7044-the tenant} ? No ; really [I]_{722-the lady} — [[my]_{722-the lady} friend]_{5878-my friend} [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor — [I]_{722-the lady} was expecting to find [him]_{7044-the tenant} ; is there any — '_{[722-the lady]} [Rupert]_242-rupert stopped . [He]_242-rupert did not know how to go on ; [his]_242-rupert eyes made [his]_242-rupert tongue falter . [I]_0-i think [the young lady]_{723-the young lady} knew , suspected , was at least half - conscious that [he]_242-rupert could not continue while [she]_{723-the young lady} kept looking at [him]_242-rupert . [She]_{723-the young lady} turned slightly away , and took up [his]_242-rupert broken discourse . ' Then , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} said , ' [you]_242-rupert do not live [here]_6115-here . [I]_{723-the young lady} was afraid'—she did not look in any way afraid , and [I]_{723-the young lady} can not believe [she]_{723-the young lady} was , although [she]_{723-the young lady} said so—'I was afraid it might be like the fairy tale , and that one of the bears was coming [home]_693-home . '_{[723-the young lady]} ' The bears — the fairy tale ? [I]_242-rupert do not understand [you]_242-rupert . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert was bewildered yet . [She]_{723-the young lady} laughed now , and looked prettier than before . ' If [you]_242-rupert are [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} said , ' and not [master of [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet}]_{7049-master of the chalet} , [you]_242-rupert will allow [me]_{723-the young lady} to take [my]_{723-the young lady} leave before [any one]_{5901-any one} comes . [You]_242-rupert appear not to know a great deal about fairy tales , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} went on , as if enjoying [his]_242-rupert perplexity ; ' but [I]_{723-the young lady} have no time to explain . [I]_{723-the young lady} ought to go before the bears catch [me]_{723-the young lady} . There is no saying whether [they]_7052-they would take [me]_{723-the young lady} for [[their]_7052-they sister]_{7053-their sister} . [Some of [them]_7052-they]_{7054-some of them} ought , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} added pensively . ' If [you]_{723-the young lady} mean , '_[242-rupert] answered [Rupert]_242-rupert , who began to remember [the children]_{2038-the children} 's story to which [she]_{723-the young lady} alluded , ' that [you]_{723-the young lady} do not wish to meet [any of [[Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's family]_{7056-lord trelingham 's family}]_{7055-any of lord trelingham 's family} , [I]_242-rupert think [I]_242-rupert can assure [you]_{723-the young lady} that [they]_{7056-lord trelingham 's family} are not likely to visit [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} at this hour . It is [[my]_242-rupert friend]_{5878-my friend} , [Mr. Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , who lives [here]_6115-here just now . '_[242-rupert] [Her]_{723-the young lady} gloves were lying on a chair . [She]_{723-the young lady} put down the volume in [her]_{723-the young lady} hand , took up the gloves , and began slowly to put them on . After some deliberation , [she]_{723-the young lady} said : ' And is [[your]_242-rupert friend]_{1390-your friend} a relative of [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's ? '_{[723-the young lady]} ' Not at all , '_[242-rupert] answered [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' [he]_{1390-your friend} is [an artist , like [myself]_242-rupert , who happens to be staying [here]_6115-here]_{7061-an artist , like myself , who happens to be staying here} . '_[242-rupert] ' And who is painting [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's portrait , [I]_{723-the young lady} suppose . '_{[723-the young lady]} [She]_{723-the young lady} spoke like one to whom the name of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was familiar . ' No , '_[242-rupert] said [he]_242-rupert , wondering who [the lady]_{722-the lady} was ; ' [I]_242-rupert am painting the portrait . [I]_242-rupert should rather use the past tense , for it is finished . '_[242-rupert] ' Then [you]_242-rupert are [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , [the other artist]_{7063-the other artist} , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} replied ; ' [I]_{723-the young lady} heard [[my]_{723-the young lady} father]_{5872-my father} speak of [you]_242-rupert . But [I]_{723-the young lady} did not know there were [two artists at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{7065-two artists at trelingham} . '_{[723-the young lady]} [Rupert]_242-rupert wondered still more . ' [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' is more properly [an engraver]_{6098-an engraver} , not [an artist]_{6123-an artist} . But may [I]_242-rupert inquire who it was that spoke of [me]_242-rupert ? '_[242-rupert] ' [[My]_{723-the young lady} father]_{5872-my father} , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} repeated , ' [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Did [you]_242-rupert not meet [him]_{274-colonel valence} in [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} churchyard the afternoon of the great storm ? [He]_{274-colonel valence} told [me]_{723-the young lady} that [you]_242-rupert had had some conversation in [the porch]_{1205-the porch} while it thundered and lightened . [He]_{274-colonel valence} mentioned [your]_242-rupert name several times before [he]_{274-colonel valence} went away . '_{[723-the young lady]} This was like opening a flood - gate . The notion that [he]_242-rupert was talking with [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} awakened a whole train of questions in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's mind . [He]_242-rupert forgot that [the lady]_{722-the lady} was standing in [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} , where apparently [she]_{722-the lady} had no business to be , and that [he]_242-rupert [himself]_242-rupert was [a stranger to [her]_{722-the lady}]_{2043-a stranger to her} . ' Has [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} gone ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried . ' [I]_242-rupert should have liked — [I]_242-rupert was hoping to meet [him]_{274-colonel valence} again . [Our]_7070-our conversation was so extraordinary that [I]_242-rupert did not know what to make of it , and it has puzzled [me]_242-rupert ever since . But [I]_242-rupert beg [your]_{722-the lady} pardon , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . It is impertinent of [me]_242-rupert to say all this . '_[242-rupert] ' Why , no , '_{[722-the lady]} [she]_{722-the lady} answered ; ' not if [I]_{722-the lady} could tell [you]_{722-the lady} what [[my]_{722-the lady} father]_{5872-my father} meant , as [I]_{722-the lady} daresay would not be impossible . [He]_{274-colonel valence} shares [his]_{274-colonel valence} thoughts with [me]_{722-the lady} . '_{[722-the lady]} ' Shares [his]_{274-colonel valence} thoughts with [her]_{722-the lady} ! '_{[368-glanvile]} said [Glanvile]_368-glanvile to [himself]_368-glanvile ; ' how many of [his]_{274-colonel valence} thoughts , [I]_368-glanvile wonder ? '_{[368-glanvile]} [He]_368-glanvile mentally compared the scarred and saturnine face of [the old man]_{5911-the old man} with the beautiful open countenance of [[his]_{5911-the old man} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} . [She]_{5673-his daughter} did not seem made for a philosophy in which the last word was universal shipwreck . ' Some of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's thoughts are very stern , '_{[368-glanvile]} [he]_368-glanvile said aloud . ' Too stern , indeed,'answered [the young lady]_{723-the young lady} with a sigh . '_{[368-glanvile]} [I]_0-i wish [some one]_{933-some one} would convert [him]_{5911-the old man} to a gentler mood . But [we]_2047-we live utterly alone ; and when [he]_{5911-the old man} does mix with [other human beings]_{2048-other human beings} , [they]_{2048-other human beings} are [men like [himself]_{5911-the old man}]_{2049-men like himself} , of earnest , daring temper . [We]_2047-we pay a price for the new world that is coming . ' [She]_{723-the young lady} spoke with calmness and decision , looking as childlike now in [her]_{723-the young lady} serious utterances as when [she]_{723-the young lady} was alluding to the bears and the fairy tale . '_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i hold that a new world is coming ? ' [he]_{5911-the old man} asked , with some astonishment in [his]_{5911-the old man} tone , which [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's ear detected . '_[0-i] [A new world]_{6770-a new world} ? ' '_[0-i] Surely [I]_0-i do , ' [she]_{723-the young lady} answered . '_[0-i] Are not the signs of it everywhere ? [I]_0-i should have imagined , since [you]_0-i are [an artist]_{6123-an artist} , that [you]_0-i would be [one of the first to think so]_{2052-one of the first to think so} , too . Have [you]_0-i no share in the " prophetic soul of [the wide world]_{6681-the wide world} , dreaming on things to come " ? [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} calls [the true artist]_{2055-the true artist} a seer of the ideal which in [other men]_{6508-other men} lies dormant . [He]_{5872-my father} is enthusiastic about art , especially painting . It is the only enjoyment [he]_{5872-my father} has . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert was struck with a sudden thought . '_{[5872-my father]} Has [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} heard that [I]_0-i have been engaged on [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's portrait ? ' [he]_0-i inquired . It occurred to [him]_0-i that [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} would wish to be informed of the accident to [[his]_{274-colonel valence} Madonna]_{7073-his madonna} . And what if [he]_{274-colonel valence} would , [Rupert]_242-rupert ? do [you]_242-rupert think that a sufficient excuse for renewing [your]_242-rupert acquaintance with [him]_{274-colonel valence} , or for combating [his]_{274-colonel valence} philosophy , and looking at [your]_242-rupert ease on the countenance of [this young lady]_{7074-this young lady} while [you]_242-rupert do so ? Oh no ; it was nothing so hypocritical . Of course not . But if [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} had endured such hardships to bring the picture from [Spain]_30-spain , it would be only charitable to tell [him]_{274-colonel valence} about it . In the last few moments [he]_2057-he had become more amiable in [Glanville]_242-rupert 's eyes . '_[2057-he] [I]_0-i do not think [he]_2057-he has , ' [she]_{7074-this young lady} replied . '_[2057-he] The day after the storm [he]_2057-he went to [London]_4-london . [He]_2057-he will not return for a long while . [He]_2057-he stays very little at [Falside]_89-falside now . ' '_[2057-he] Is [Falside]_89-falside [[your]_0-i home]_{2058-your home} ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert did not reflect how [he]_242-rupert was violating all the proprieties . How dared [he]_242-rupert be so inquisitive ? [I]_0-i wonder [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} was not offended . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed not to mind . Instead of at once insisting on being taken to [[her]_{367-hippolyta} boat]_{7076-her boat} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered : '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} was born at [Falside]_89-falside , and [we]_2060-we have lived [there]_913-there since [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} 's death . ' '_{[6777-my mother]} Oh , since [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's death ? ' exclaimed [Rupert]_242-rupert , completely off [his]_242-rupert guard . '_{[275-lady alice]} But is not that a great while ago ? ' '_{[275-lady alice]} [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} was not [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} , ' [she]_{275-lady alice} answered quietly ; '_{[275-lady alice]} [she]_{275-lady alice} was [[[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's first wife]_{2065-my father 's first wife} . ' '_{[275-lady alice]} And [she]_{275-lady alice} lies in [Trelingham churchyard]_{1112-trelingham churchyard} , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_{[275-lady alice]} Was that why [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} came out on that bitter afternoon ? ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} Yes , ' [she]_{275-lady alice} replied ; '_{[274-colonel valence]} [he]_{274-colonel valence} spends many afternoons [there]_913-there . But do [you]_{274-colonel valence} know the story of [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} ? ' [she]_{275-lady alice} went on . '_{[274-colonel valence]} [I]_0-i happen , ' [he]_0-i said , '_{[274-colonel valence]} to have heard the beginning of it . That is all . [I]_0-i know the romantic circumstances under which [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} left [[her]_{275-lady alice} [home]_693-home]_{2068-her home} and married . But [I]_0-i know no more ; the thread of the story has not been resumed . ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} There is little more to know , ' [she]_{275-lady alice} answered . '_{[274-colonel valence]} [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} died in [London]_4-london , after eleven or twelve years of married life . Then [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} went abroad . [You]_2071-you perhaps have heard that [he]_{5872-my father} was engaged in the campaigns against [Don Carlos]_{280-don carlos} , and received [his]_{5872-my father} commission in [Spain]_30-spain . [He]_{5872-my father} has never been in [the English army]_{2072-the english army} . [He]_{5872-my father} was [a soldier of liberty]_{2073-a soldier of liberty} , not [the defender of [a state]_{2075-a state} or [a sovereign]_{2076-a sovereign}]_{2074-the defender of a state or a sovereign} . ' '_{[5872-my father]} And did [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} leave [no children]_{2077-no children} ? ' '_{[275-lady alice]} No ; [I]_0-i have neither [brother]_6074-brother nor [sister]_2079-sister . That is why it would be so pleasant to find [a sister]_{7028-a sister} in [Lady]_2081-lady May. [We]_2082-we are not [relatives]_{2083-relatives} , of course , and [she]_2081-lady is a good deal older than [I.]_0-i But when [I]_0-i see [her]_2081-lady driving near [Falside]_89-falside , as [she]_2081-lady sometimes does , or wandering down by [the shore]_{1661-the shore} , [I]_0-i am often tempted to speak to [her]_2081-lady and beg [her]_2081-lady friendship . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert thought , while [she]_2081-lady spoke , what a striking contrast [they]_2082-we would make . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , although not taller than the average , had a stateliness of manner which seemed to add to [her]_{244-lady may} height ; [she]_{244-lady may} was dark and almost foreign - looking with [her]_{244-lady may} great piercing eyes , long eyelashes , and , as [the poets]_{7077-the poets} say in describing this type of beauty , [her]_{244-lady may} ebon tresses , that naturally suggested a crown or a chaplet of purple flowers to set them off . [She]_{244-lady may} moved slowly , and had nothing of the tripping fairy in [her]_{244-lady may} motions . The expression of [her]_{244-lady may} countenance was earnest and impassioned . And what was [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} like ? [Rupert]_242-rupert found it necessary to study [her]_{244-lady may} features with great attention ; [he]_242-rupert might be asked some day to paint [her]_{244-lady may} portrait ; or what if [he]_242-rupert sketched it from memory when [he]_242-rupert went [home]_693-home , and laid it up in [his]_242-rupert portfolio ? There could be no harm in doing that . [He]_242-rupert wondered , by the way , what [her]_{244-lady may} name was . How could [he]_242-rupert find out without appearing over - curious ? [Hers]_{244-lady may} was a slender form , graceful as [Arethusa]_369-arethusa 's , or the mountain - nymph 's whose home is among [rocks and streams]_{7080-rocks and streams} , where all day long [she]_{244-lady may} roams , climbing , or springing , or dancing , as best pleases [her]_{244-lady may} , seldom quiet except when [she]_{244-lady may} has tired [herself]_{244-lady may} out with play . [Her]_{244-lady may} countenance was clear and well - cut , of that exquisite pale olive which is the least English of tones , resembling fine ivory . And those innocent brown eyes , how softly [they]_7081-they gazed at [the audacious painter]_{7082-the audacious painter} ! how tender and steadfast was [their]_7081-they expression ! [They]_7081-they had caught a golden - tawny hue from the ringlets of sunny hair falling about [her]_{244-lady may} face , among which the breeze coming in at the open window played wantonly . Such a combination of light and dark in the human countenance [he]_242-rupert had never beheld . The exquisite shape might be matched , perhaps , did [he]_242-rupert know where to look for it , in sylph or fairy . But could [sylph]_370-sylph or [fairy]_7083-fairy boast of that serious , calm , aerial loveliness which shone out , so young and so unconscious , from the pale ivory features and the soft eyes ? Not knowing what had been said or what [he]_242-rupert was saying , [Rupert]_242-rupert drew a step nearer , and in a beseeching voice , as if [he]_242-rupert must fall on [his]_242-rupert knee and worship whilst [he]_242-rupert spoke , the words came from [his]_242-rupert lips in a half - whisper , '_[2085-you] Would [you]_2085-you tell [me]_0-i — nay , be angry if [you]_2085-you will , but tell [me]_0-i — what , by what name may [I]_0-i remember [you]_2085-you ? ' [The lady]_{722-the lady} blushed almost scarlet now . [Her]_{722-the lady} pale cheek showed a deep , passionate tinge , and even [her]_{722-the lady} forehead was dyed in a faint rose - colour , which grew purple as [she]_{722-the lady} answered : '_[5663-sir] [Sir]_5663-sir ! how dare [you]_5663-sir ? ' [She]_{722-the lady} had got no further when [she]_{722-the lady} saw [Rupert]_242-rupert at [her]_{722-the lady} feet . '_[5663-sir] Oh , forgive [me]_0-i , ' [he]_0-i said ; '_[5663-sir] [I]_0-i could not — [I]_0-i did not know what [I]_0-i was saying . For [the world]_{5697-the world} [I]_0-i would not offend [you]_2085-you . ' There was something in [his]_0-i tone which melted [her]_{722-the lady} . No , [he]_0-i had not meant to offend ; [he]_0-i was only overcome , fascinated , out of [himself]_0-i . How is it that love reveals its presence ? [She]_{722-the lady} could not speak for a moment ; and [her]_{722-the lady} voice when it came back was , like [Rupert]_242-rupert 's , almost inarticulate . '_[0-i] Rise , ' [she]_{722-the lady} said ; '_[0-i] do not kneel there . ' And as [he]_0-i stood before [her]_{722-the lady} , ashamed , penitent , [his]_0-i eyes seeking the ground , [she]_{722-the lady} went on , not looking at him—'My name is [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[0-i] ' Ah , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i said , laughing passionately , ' [I]_0-i knew [you]_{722-the lady} came out of [A Midsummer Night]_{90-a midsummer night} 's Dream . [Titania]_371-titania should be jealous of [you]_{722-the lady} . '_[0-i] ' Again , [sir]_5663-sir ! '_[2088-she] [she]_2088-she cried , going to the door ; ' stand aside and let [me]_2088-she pass . '_[2088-she] [She]_2088-she would not even look at [him]_0-i . It was all [he]_0-i could do not to fall at [her]_2088-she feet again . ' Not like that , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i exclaimed . ' Oh , not like that . What shall [I]_0-i do if [you]_2088-she go away despising [me]_0-i ? [I]_0-i am mad ; [I]_0-i have lost [my]_0-i senses . But [I]_0-i will not , [I]_0-i will not offend any more . '_[0-i] [She]_2088-she had reached [the verandah]_{6285-the verandah} . [He]_0-i followed , ran down the steps and began to unfasten [the boat]_{1347-the boat} . While [they]_2091-they were speaking it had grown stormy on [the lake]_{5996-the lake} ; there was a strong backwater driven by the rising wind , and the waves , though not large , seemed dangerous for a light skiff , such as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had come in . [she]_2088-she did not appear to notice the weather ; [her]_2088-she face was still flushed and [her]_2088-she eyes bright with tears . [Rupert]_242-rupert could have bitten [his]_242-rupert tongue off when [he]_242-rupert thought of the liberty [he]_242-rupert had taken . [He]_242-rupert felt more than ashamed — [he]_242-rupert was humiliated . [A gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} , [he]_242-rupert , [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , to have behaved so , to have spoken such words ! [He]_0-i turned with a deprecating look towards [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} as [she]_2088-she came slowly down the steps . [She]_2088-she could not pass [him]_0-i . [She]_2088-she stopped . ' [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i said humbly , ' [this small boat]_{7086-this small boat} is not safe in such stormy weather . Will [you]_2088-she allow [me]_0-i to fetch [the larger one]_{7087-the larger one} , which is lying in the boathouse opposite , and to row [you]_2088-she to [shore]_1335-shore ? '_[0-i] ' [I]_2088-she will allow nothing , '_[2088-she] [she]_2088-she answered ; ' [I]_2088-she did wrong to come here . Let [me]_2088-she pass into [the boat]_{1347-the boat} . '_[2088-she] [Glanville]_242-rupert saw that the storm would be upon [them]_2094-them ere long . [He]_242-rupert said , firmly this time , like [a man who is doing what [he]_242-rupert knows to be right]_{2095-a man who is doing what he knows to be right} , ' [I]_242-rupert can not let [you]_2088-she risk [your]_2088-she life , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . If [you]_2088-she will not wait till [I]_242-rupert can bring [the safer boat]_{7090-the safer boat} [you]_2088-she must allow [me]_242-rupert to take charge of this . A very few minutes will see [you]_2088-she on [shore]_1335-shore . '_[242-rupert] [Reluctantly Hippolyta]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} consented . When there is danger and [a man]_{5695-a man} commands , [a woman]_{6460-a woman} does not find it easy to disobey . [She]_{6460-a woman} entered [the boat]_{1347-the boat} and sat down , while [Rupert]_242-rupert took the oars . Not a word more was spoken . [Hippolyta]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} looked over the side of [the skiff]_{1567-the skiff} , away in the distance , as if [no Rupert]_{2100-no rupert} existed . It was all [she]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} could do to keep the tears from falling . A sharp sense of pain , almost of degradation , filled [her]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} heart . Perhaps there was another feeling too , which [she]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} knew little about , although it gave an edge to the pain . [She]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} sprang out as soon as [the boat]_{1347-the boat} touched . But before [she]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} could quite flee away , [Rupert]_242-rupert was at [her]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} side , bareheaded . ' [I]_242-rupert beg [your]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} pardon , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said in a low voice . [His]_242-rupert head was bent . [She]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} saw that [he]_242-rupert was biting [his]_242-rupert under lip to keep down some strong emotion . [His]_242-rupert breath went and came . But [she]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} would not pity [him]_242-rupert . Half sobbing , with tremulous indignation , breaking [her]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} sentences into short phrases , [she]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} said , turning to [the abashed and guilty artist]_{2102-the abashed and guilty artist} : ' [I]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} came out of childish curiosity , and — and [I]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} have been punished . Tell [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , if [you]_{243-trelingham} please , that [I]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} wanted to see [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} , that [I]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} did not know — and [I]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} had never seen it , and [[my]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} father]_{5872-my father} said ... but it does not matter . '_{[372-reluctantly hippolyta]} [Her]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} voice broke down . [She]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} was fairly crying now . [Rupert]_242-rupert did not dare to come near [her]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} ; [he]_242-rupert could not leave [her]_{372-reluctantly hippolyta} in distress ; [he]_242-rupert knew not which way to look . Oh , what [a villain]_{2103-a villain} [he]_242-rupert had been ! But [he]_242-rupert must speak . ' [I]_242-rupert would give [my]_242-rupert life that this had not happened , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried . ' [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_242-rupert implore [you]_{367-hippolyta} , think no more of it . Indeed , indeed , [I]_242-rupert meant no harm . [I]_242-rupert was beside [myself]_242-rupert . Can not [you]_{367-hippolyta} forgive one who has never seen — '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert stopped , [he]_242-rupert was near committing [himself]_242-rupert again . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} listened , like [a child that leaves off crying when it hears a well - known voice]_{2104-a child that leaves off crying when it hears a well - known voice} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could control [herself]_{367-hippolyta} better now , and [Rupert]_242-rupert was very sorry . [He]_242-rupert had really been carried away by a sudden impulse . [She]_{367-hippolyta} resolved not to forgive [him]_242-rupert , all the same . One more glance [she]_{367-hippolyta} gave at [the artist]_{5691-the artist} as [he]_242-rupert stood , like [a culprit]_{2106-a culprit} or [a penitent]_{2107-a penitent} , speechless in the presence of [[his]_242-rupert offended goddess]_{2108-his offended goddess} . And then [she]_{367-hippolyta} ran up [the ascent]_{2109-the ascent} till [she]_{367-hippolyta} was out of breath and compelled to rest against a tree . [Glanville]_242-rupert lifted [his]_242-rupert face when [he]_242-rupert saw [her]_{367-hippolyta} depart , and looked , and looked , all turned to gazing , until [she]_{367-hippolyta} disappeared amid the thick undergrowth . Then , as if wings had been added to [his]_242-rupert feet , and [he]_242-rupert were Apollo that had borrowed the sandals of [Hermes]_373-hermes in pursuit of [Daphne]_374-daphne , [the young man]_{5843-the young man} followed , not knowing why [he]_{5843-the young man} did so , unless it were that another moment of the intoxicating vision seemed well worth flying after . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had run fast but not far . On the soft grass [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard no steps , and when [Rupert]_242-rupert came in sight of [her]_{367-hippolyta} again [he]_242-rupert beheld [the gentle Amazon]_{375-the gentle amazon} unfastening [her]_{375-the gentle amazon} palfrey — call it not , [I]_0-i beseech [you]_242-rupert , either cob or pony — which was receiving [[his]_242-rupert mistress]_{2111-his mistress} with manifestations of joy as [she]_{375-the gentle amazon} came up to the place where [he]_242-rupert was tethered . [Rupert]_242-rupert , gliding behind the friendly covert of the trees , watched [her]_{367-hippolyta} every movement . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was excited and out of breath , but evidently not much frightened . From time to time as [she]_{367-hippolyta} stopped to put [her]_{367-hippolyta} handkerchief to [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes a pang shot through [Rupert]_242-rupert 's heart . Yes , [she]_{367-hippolyta} was crying still , [poor Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; and [this rude swain]_{2112-this rude swain} did not dare to show that [he]_{2112-this rude swain} was anywhere at hand , still less could [he]_{2112-this rude swain} venture on addressing [her]_{367-hippolyta} with more apologies . What would [he]_{2112-this rude swain} not have given to help [her]_{367-hippolyta} to [her]_{367-hippolyta} saddle ! [He]_242-rupert had lost the grace that might have been [his]_242-rupert for a foolish word . Oh , wild human heart and hasty tongue , can nothing put a check upon [you]_2113-you ? [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} patted [her]_{367-hippolyta} steed , which was a small dark roan , with beautifully - shaped intelligent head,—I do not quite know how [veterinary persons]_{2114-veterinary persons} would describe what [I]_0-i mean , but the whole head , and not the eyes or nostrils only , looked intelligent , instinct with a higher life than good feeding and grooming could bring out . But neither were these neglected , as the glossy sleekness of the creature testified . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i say , patted [his]_242-rupert beautiful head , and , being utterly unaware that there was a spectator of [her]_{367-hippolyta} actions , put an arm round [his]_242-rupert neck and kissed [him]_242-rupert on the forehead . [Rupert]_242-rupert bit [his]_242-rupert lip again . [Young man]_{2115-young man} , that is [your]_{2115-young man} punishment for spying and gazing where [you]_{2115-young man} ought not to be ! [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} vaulted into the saddle with the lightness of a bird , gave the reins a shake , and was off like an arrow . [Hermes]_373-hermes 's sandals were now of no avail . [Rupert]_242-rupert saw that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was taking [the road which led up [stream]_1958-stream]_{2116-the road which led up stream} , and , as [he]_242-rupert supposed , to [Falside]_89-falside . Oh , that [he]_242-rupert might follow ! [He]_242-rupert did not move from the spot where [he]_242-rupert beheld [her]_{367-hippolyta} vanish until many minutes were passed . Then , like [a man waking from a heavy dream]_{2118-a man waking from a heavy dream} , [he]_242-rupert shook [himself]_242-rupert , looked round , and remembering that [he]_242-rupert had left [the boat]_{1347-the boat} unmoored , went with slow meditative steps down [the glade]_{2120-the glade} . How many hours were gone since [his]_242-rupert feet had trodden it first that morning ? [He]_242-rupert could not tell . Reckoned by emotions it might be a century or two . [He]_242-rupert forgot even luncheon ; and , instead of returning like [a sensible mortal to the Hermitage where good things were to be had for the cooking]_{2121-a sensible mortal to the hermitage where good things were to be had for the cooking} , [he]_242-rupert simply fastened the skiff , which by a happy chance had drifted into some low tangle of branches and thus been kept from floating farther away . This done , [Rupert]_242-rupert ascended [the glade]_{2120-the glade} for the second time , and finding [a bleak and wild - looking country]_{2123-a bleak and wild - looking country} when [he]_242-rupert reached [the top]_{2124-the top} , plunged recklessly into [it]_{2123-a bleak and wild - looking country} . [He]_242-rupert would have given half [his]_242-rupert genius , which was worth more than half [the kingdom of [many monarchs]_{2126-many monarchs}]_{2125-the kingdom of many monarchs} , to come within view of [Falside]_89-falside . But the venture was too daring , and rather than yield to temptation [he]_242-rupert set off in the other direction . It had begun to rain , and [he]_242-rupert had much better have returned to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} instead of wandering on and on , not taking note of the way [he]_242-rupert was going , nor observing that the fine small drops , more like mist than wholesome rain , were wetting [him]_242-rupert through . [His]_242-rupert whole mind was absorbed in what had happened . Was it the one event of [his]_242-rupert life , the golden day for which [he]_242-rupert had been waiting since [he]_242-rupert knew the name of love , the unveiling of the face that in dreams [he]_242-rupert had beheld and longed after ; or was it an irreparable mischance ? ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert murmured to [himself]_242-rupert . ' Oh , senseless [Rupert]_242-rupert , did [you]_242-rupert think the wedding could be without the wooing ? '_[242-rupert] It was the most unmanly thing [he]_242-rupert had ever done . ' And yet , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert went on , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} ought to have known that [I]_242-rupert meant only to worship [her]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert smiled when the words , uttered half aloud , struck upon [his]_242-rupert ear . ' How could [she]_{367-hippolyta} have known what [I]_242-rupert meant ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} had never set eyes on [me]_242-rupert . Are [my]_242-rupert looks so innocent as [hers]_{367-hippolyta} ? Childlike , [divine Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ! '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert fell into delicious , delirious musing . [He]_242-rupert must see [her]_2127-her , speak to [her]_2127-her again , win [her]_2127-her pardon , protest that [he]_242-rupert would spend [his]_242-rupert life in atoning for the insolence of the morning . Yes , it was insolence . To ask [her]_2127-her name ! But [she]_2127-her had answered ; [she]_2127-her told [him]_242-rupert it was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . That could never be undone . The bond between [them]_2128-them was of [her]_2127-her making , after all . And [she]_2127-her had spoken in a whisper , with what heavenly shame in [her]_2127-her accent , as though resisting the suggestion which made [her]_2127-her answer while yielding to it ! Love , ah no , it was not love , but pity , modesty , the exquisite compassion of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who was [a queen]_{1664-a queen} yet [a child]_{5891-a child} . In this way [he]_242-rupert babbled for hours — [this great incontestable genius]_{2131-this great incontestable genius} , walking at random and getting wet to the skin , and not minding , but with a heart all on flame , and love spreading out [his]_242-rupert golden pinions till the gray heavens seemed to melt and burn in their splendour . It was first love , [the true deity]_{2132-the true deity} and no counterfeit , whose wine , held out with coaxing gesture and half - smiling , half - frowning glance , intoxicated [him]_242-rupert when [he]_242-rupert put the cup to [his]_242-rupert lips . [He]_242-rupert rested now and then for a moment , stopping to enjoy the unmatchable emotion that had conquered [him]_242-rupert . But to keep still was impossible . [He]_242-rupert must go forward , and utter [his]_242-rupert feelings incoherently to [himself]_242-rupert as [he]_242-rupert went , smiling with a mixture of tenderness and scorn at the expressions that alone would come , the large , wild metaphors taken from all things in [heaven and earth]_{2133-heaven and earth} , the brief , sudden snatches of inebriation cutting short [his]_242-rupert speech altogether from time to time . [He]_242-rupert was not only [a lover]_{6536-a lover} , but [an artist whose intense fancy penetrated [his]_242-rupert nature through and through , being the fine spirit that made [his]_242-rupert genius what it was]_{2135-an artist whose intense fancy penetrated his nature through and through , being the fine spirit that made his genius what it was} . [He]_242-rupert could not love as [the common man]_{2136-the common man} loves ; the passion [he]_242-rupert felt was individual , characteristic ; it glowed with another fire than that which draws [man]_6250-man and [woman]_6532-woman to have one heart in two bodies ; for it aimed at a union of soul with soul , of all that was best in [him]_242-rupert with all that [he]_242-rupert imagined in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Do [I]_0-i say imagined ? Well , be it so . But [he]_242-rupert would have rebuked the word . In that strange , lovely face , in those tender eyes , [he]_242-rupert saw the revelations of a personality as choice and adorable as they were . Could [any spirit of clay]_{2139-any spirit of clay} inform such a tenement ? Thus [he]_242-rupert would have argued . But while [he]_242-rupert wandered through the clinging mist , absorbed in the contemplation of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , beholding [her]_{367-hippolyta} in memory with the vividness of intuition which a new love bestows , [he]_242-rupert was far indeed from argument of any kind . [He]_242-rupert was drinking deep at the fountain of perpetual youth ; [he]_242-rupert was roaming through [Eldorado]_91-eldorado ; [the world]_{5697-the world} was a garden of roses , and [he]_242-rupert saw [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} riding on [her]_{367-hippolyta} dark palfrey over mead and mossy glade , turning towards [him]_242-rupert as [she]_{367-hippolyta} fled and bidding [him]_242-rupert follow . It is dangerous to be lost in thought , but even more dangerous to be lost on a trackless down ; and this was what had now befallen [Rupert]_242-rupert . Without noticing that [he]_242-rupert had long since left [the belt of trees which marked [the high ridge]_{2142-the high ridge} [he]_242-rupert had ascended]_{2141-the belt of trees which marked the high ridge he had ascended} , by degrees [he]_242-rupert exchanged one path for another , until [he]_242-rupert was now actually travelling the opposite way to that which [he]_242-rupert intended . Soon there was no semblance of a track ; [he]_242-rupert was on the heather , guided unconsciously by the figures of the great crags which loomed up through the mist when [he]_242-rupert came near them . But [he]_242-rupert did not stop to choose [his]_242-rupert direction . [The tourist of the morning , bent on adventures]_{2143-the tourist of the morning , bent on adventures} , was likely to meet with one now ; for [he]_242-rupert had become no better than [a somnambulist]_{2144-a somnambulist} , and might at any moment have plunged out of [his]_242-rupert depth into [the boggy streams which rise on [the moor]_{5721-the moor}]_{2145-the boggy streams which rise on the moor} and creep through the high grass with imperceptible motion . Fortunately , a strong breeze was blowing the mist aside ; and the last short hour of the October day promised to be fair , and to be succeeded by a calm evening . As [Rupert]_242-rupert , somewhat exhausted with [his]_242-rupert violent emotions and headlong walk , was sitting on a huge boulder at the foot of the crag for which [he]_242-rupert had been making the last ten minutes , a final gust scattered the clouds right and left , the rain ceased , and a long lane of sunshine , forming in the space which the mist had left clear , took [him]_242-rupert up into its radiance . [His]_242-rupert face was towards the sun and [his]_242-rupert eyes were too dazzled to make out anything ; but almost as the clouds rolled away [he]_242-rupert heard the galloping of a horse near at hand . [He]_242-rupert did not look up ; the growing sense of fatigue had brought with it some depression ; the wings of love were drooping , and [he]_242-rupert had begun to think more of the offence given than the return of affection [he]_242-rupert hoped for . But the sound of galloping came nearer ; the horse stopped within a few paces of where [he]_242-rupert sat . And [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , leaping to the ground , exclaimed in a troubled and astonished voice , ' [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , are [you]_242-rupert here ? What has happened to [you]_242-rupert ? '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert made no reply . The apparition was so sudden , so utterly unexpected , and the light , whether of the sun or of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's presence , so filled [his]_242-rupert eyes that [he]_242-rupert had not a word to say . [He]_242-rupert looked strangely forlorn , in spite of the air of distinction and the beauty of feature which made [him]_242-rupert , when [his]_242-rupert feathers were preened , an Arabian bird among artists . [The lonesome moor]_{2147-the lonesome moor} , with [its]_{2147-the lonesome moor} streak of watery sunshine , the huge overshadowing cliffs , the shining grass and thunderous purple of the heather , gave a setting to the figure and appearance of [Rupert]_242-rupert which disclosed more of [the inward man , the melancholy , brooding spirit]_{2148-the inward man , the melancholy , brooding spirit} , than was often visible . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was struck silent . [She]_{367-hippolyta} waited now , uncertain whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} ought to have accosted [him]_242-rupert , until [he]_242-rupert should speak . [He]_242-rupert rose with a fatigued expression , looked round , and said , as if to [himself]_242-rupert , ' [I]_242-rupert must have lost [my]_242-rupert way . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert did not seem to notice [the young lady]_{723-the young lady} ; nor can [I]_0-i affirm that during the first few moments [he]_242-rupert had distinguished between the vision in [his]_242-rupert brain and the form that came galloping over [the moor]_{5721-the moor} . ' If [you]_242-rupert were going to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} replied [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [you]_242-rupert have certainly lost it . [The Court]_{1181-the court} is sixteen miles off , and in the opposite direction to this . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Glanville]_242-rupert was fully awake now . ' [I]_242-rupert am much obliged for the information , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert answered in a conventional tone , ' and shall be grateful if [you]_{723-the young lady} can point out [the road]_{5736-the road} . [I]_242-rupert have never been in [this part of [the country]_{625-the country}]_{7096-this part of the country} . '_[242-rupert] ' There is [no road]_{7098-no road} , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} told [him]_242-rupert ; ' [you]_242-rupert are on [the moor]_{5721-the moor} . And , if there were , [you]_242-rupert could not walk sixteen miles before nightfall . The sun will be down in less than an hour . '_{[723-the young lady]} ' [I]_242-rupert must get back , '_[242-rupert] repeated [Glanville]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert gave an exploring glance over [the country]_{625-the country} , hoping to see a human habitation if not [a village]_{2152-a village} or [hamlet]_2153-hamlet . [It]_2154-it was all wild and bare . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had said truly ; [he]_242-rupert was on [the moor]_{5721-the moor} ; there was not the vestige of [a track]_{2156-a track} . [He]_242-rupert had been walking over [the heather]_{2157-the heather} and did not notice it . What was to be done ? [The young lady]_{723-the young lady} reflected , and seemed to have made up [her]_{723-the young lady} mind while [he]_242-rupert was looking about [him]_242-rupert . ' [You]_242-rupert can not get back this way , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} said , ' nor is it the slightest use ot attempt it . [You]_242-rupert would be lost in the mosses which [you]_242-rupert have passed without seeing them , [I]_{723-the young lady} suppose . But [Falside]_89-falside is hardly a mile off , and [you]_242-rupert can there be put on [the right road]_{7100-the right road} . Do come , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} said insistently , for [he]_242-rupert showed no sign of accepting [her]_{723-the young lady} invitation . Now [he]_242-rupert looked at [her]_{723-the young lady} and smiled , though still in [his]_242-rupert melancholy fashion . ' [I]_242-rupert will come , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' if [you]_{723-the young lady} can forgive [me]_242-rupert . Not , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert added , ' that [you]_{723-the young lady} ought . [I]_242-rupert know [I]_242-rupert am inexcusable . But , if [you]_{723-the young lady} will not overlook [my]_242-rupert great fault , [I]_242-rupert must stay here until morning . [I]_242-rupert can make [my]_242-rupert way back in the light . '_[242-rupert] ' Stay until morning , and be frozen ! No , indeed , '_{[367-hippolyta]} cried [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' that [you]_242-rupert shall not . Come now , show that [you]_242-rupert know how to be obedient to [a lady]_{6422-a lady} . '_{[723-the young lady]} [She]_{723-the young lady} was smiling without an effort , in the most kindly way . ' [I]_{723-the young lady} do forgive [you]_242-rupert . [Artists]_5874-artists are [strange people]_{7103-strange people} . [One]_5661-one can not treat [them]_5874-artists like the rest of [mankind]_6457-mankind . '_{[723-the young lady]} ' [You]_{723-the young lady} forgive [me]_242-rupert ! '_[242-rupert] exclaimed [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' [I]_{723-the young lady} will follow [you]_{723-the young lady} to [the end of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{7106-the end of the world} . '_{[723-the young lady]} [She]_{723-the young lady} held up a warning finger . ' No , only to [Falside]_89-falside , '_{[723-the young lady]} [she]_{723-the young lady} said . [He]_242-rupert helped [her]_{723-the young lady} to mount , and , in a dream of sweet intoxication , walked by [her]_{723-the young lady} side as [she]_{723-the young lady} rode quietly along . [She]_{723-the young lady} did not ask [him]_242-rupert any questions . How [he]_242-rupert had got thither was evident — by losing [his]_242-rupert way . But what made [him]_242-rupert lose [his]_242-rupert way ? If [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} guessed at the reason , [she]_{723-the young lady} kept [her]_{723-the young lady} conjectures in [her]_{723-the young lady} own breast . Occasionally [she]_{723-the young lady} glanced down at [him]_242-rupert ; but when [he]_242-rupert looked up , with something of that half - foolish and wholly ecstatic smile on [his]_242-rupert lips which betokens [a young man]_{6175-a young man} 's first sensations of happiness , [she]_{723-the young lady} was discreetly gazing over [the moor]_{5721-the moor} . [She]_{723-the young lady} was glad [she]_{723-the young lady} had forgiven [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert must have undergone a self - inflicted penance since [she]_{723-the young lady} ran away from [him]_242-rupert on landing out of [the boat]_{1347-the boat} . Perhaps [he]_242-rupert had gone into the rain and wandered all those hours to punish [himself]_242-rupert for [his]_242-rupert rudeness . At any rate , [he]_242-rupert was too haggard and woe - begone to be severely dealt with now . [She]_{723-the young lady} would really forgive ; nay , [she]_{723-the young lady} would try to forget . [Rupert]_242-rupert , thinking neither of the past nor the future , but as happy as a dog following [[his]_242-rupert mistress]_{2111-his mistress} , kept on walking mechanically , and did not even ask when [they]_2163-they should arrive at [Falside]_89-falside . [He]_242-rupert did not want to arrive [there]_913-there . It was enough for [him]_242-rupert to be near [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Had [she]_{723-the young lady} proposed to ride to [the other end of the rainbow which [he]_242-rupert beheld spanning [the moor]_{5721-the moor}]_{2165-the other end of the rainbow which he beheld spanning the moor} , [he]_242-rupert would have said , ' Why not ? let [us]_2163-they go by all means . [We]_2163-they shall perhaps find the golden cup [the children]_{2038-the children} talk of now [we]_2163-they are together . '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i doubt that [her]_{723-the young lady} pony would have consented so willingly . When [they]_2163-they passed [certain rocks]_{2167-certain rocks} and turned to the left , that little beast shook [himself]_242-rupert and began to express a decided wish to canter . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} pulled [him]_242-rupert in . ' No , [Djalma]_376-djalma , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , ' [you]_376-djalma must be patient . [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert would not care to keep up with [you]_376-djalma at a trot after [his]_242-rupert day 's expedition . [We]_2169-they shall cross [[your]_376-djalma old friend]_{7109-your old friend} , [the Yale]_{1947-the yale} , in a minute , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , turning to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . ' It rises a little way off , and comes down into [[our]_2169-they valley]_{7111-our valley} on its journey to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} As [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke [they]_2169-they came to [a narrow wooden bridge , which [Djalma]_376-djalma crossed at a quickened pace]_{2170-a narrow wooden bridge , which djalma crossed at a quickened pace} , and a few yards in front [Rupert]_242-rupert saw a good , well - preserved pathway leading down between rock and wilderness into [the hollow]_{2171-the hollow} . Trees began to peer up , there were breadths of cover right and left a little farther on , and the sound of murmuring leaves and waters filled the air . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} struck through the wood like [one who was familiar with every step of it]_{2172-one who was familiar with every step of it} ; [Rupert]_242-rupert followed close ; and [they]_2169-they came out after ten minutes ' slow riding upon [another road]_{7112-another road} , not so broad as the first , which , turning very abruptly , brought [them]_2169-they to a garden - gate overshadowed with foliage . [Rupert]_242-rupert ran to open the gate . [He]_242-rupert could see only a short distance in front , for the trees overarched and came down so close that it seemed as if [they]_2169-they were entering [another wood]_{7113-another wood} . But soon [they]_2169-they reached a second entrance , clear of trees , and flanked on either side by a low wall , which permitted a view into [the valley]_{5949-the valley} and across to [the neighbouring heights]_{7115-the neighbouring heights} . It was [a ravine]_{7116-a ravine} , at the head of which , on [a projecting terrace near the waterfall]_{7117-a projecting terrace near the waterfall} , rose in picturesque beauty [the gables of [a double cottage]_{7119-a double cottage}]_{7118-the gables of a double cottage} . '_[2169-they] That is [Falside]_89-falside , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , pointing with [her]_{367-hippolyta} whip . '_[2169-they] [You]_242-rupert are welcome , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not wait for [his]_242-rupert thanks or [his]_242-rupert assistance , but dismounting and throwing [him]_242-rupert the reins , [she]_{367-hippolyta} added , '_[242-rupert] Will [you]_242-rupert kindly hold [Djalma]_376-djalma while [I]_0-i go and call [some one]_{933-some one} ? ' Saying which [she]_{367-hippolyta} went rapidly up [the path]_{7120-the path} and disappeared round a corner of [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} . If [Rupert]_242-rupert could have made sure of being unobserved , [I]_242-rupert think [he]_242-rupert too would have put [his]_242-rupert arm round [the pony]_{7122-the pony} 's neck and saluted [him]_242-rupert on the forehead . But [he]_242-rupert was prudent . No more risks through excess of demonstration for [him]_242-rupert . [Djalma]_376-djalma , therefore , had to be content with much patting and caressing , which , like all beings accustomed to adoration , [he]_376-djalma took as a matter of course . [He]_376-djalma was wondering when [the groom]_{7123-the groom} would come , and not attending to [Rupert]_242-rupert at all . When [the groom]_{7123-the groom} did arrive [he]_{7123-the groom} was by no means of that spruce description which is usual in [great English houses like [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court}]_{7125-great english houses like trelingham court} . [He]_{7123-the groom} was [an old man with white hair and an exceedingly wrinkled forehead]_{7126-an old man with white hair and an exceedingly wrinkled forehead} , dressed in plain rough clothes , more suitable to [a gardener or man - of - all - work]_{7127-a gardener or man - of - all - work} than to [the guardian of so beautiful and well - kept a steed]_{7128-the guardian of so beautiful and well - kept a steed} as [Djalma]_376-djalma . [His]_{7123-the groom} eyes , which were very dark and glittering , made it clear that [he]_{7123-the groom} was [some kind of foreigner]_{7129-some kind of foreigner} , to say nothing of the expressive gesture , indicating a doubt or a question , as [Rupert]_242-rupert fancied , with which on seeing [the artist]_{5691-the artist} [he]_242-rupert turned to [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} merely shook [her]_{367-hippolyta} head and bade [Rupert]_242-rupert relinquish the reins , which [he]_242-rupert did unwillingly , as one that gives up a beloved charge . '_[242-rupert] Now , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[2174-you] will [you]_2174-you come into [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} while [Djalma]_376-djalma is taken round to [the stable]_{2176-the stable} and [Andres]_377-andres gets [[your]_2174-you own room]_{877-your own room} ready ? [He]_377-andres was not expecting [a guest]_{2178-a guest} , or [you]_2174-you might go with [him]_377-andres at once . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert obeyed , not being clear in [his]_242-rupert own mind as to what was proper or becoming . [He]_0-i said when [they]_2180-they passed the threshold , '_[2174-you] Is it not possible for [me]_0-i to go on at once to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ? [I]_0-i ought not to trespass on [your]_2174-you hospitality . [I]_0-i thought [you]_2174-you spoke of putting [me]_0-i on [[my]_0-i right road]_{2179-my right road} when [we]_2180-they reached [Falside]_89-falside . ' '_[2174-you] The way is plain enough from here , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[2174-you] but almost as long as [your]_2174-you journey across [the moor]_{5721-the moor} . And if [you]_2174-you could only see , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , how tired [you]_2174-you look — ' A thought seemed to flash across [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind while [she]_{367-hippolyta} was speaking , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} examined [his]_2174-you face with no less attention than [he]_2174-you had bestowed on [hers]_{367-hippolyta} in the chalet . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do believe , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} went on , '_[0-i] that [you]_2174-you are more than tired . Have [you]_2174-you eaten anything since breakfast ? ' [Glanville]_242-rupert entreated [her]_{367-hippolyta} not to trouble [herself]_{367-hippolyta} about so small a matter . [He]_2174-you had not , in fact , eaten or drunk since the morning , and was beginning to feel the effects of [his]_2174-you involuntary fast . But [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , with [the woman]_{7131-the woman} 's feeling that [men]_5873-men are always ready to eat and can not , like [themselves]_5873-men , live on three grains of rice a day , was shocked to hear it . [She]_{367-hippolyta} begged [him]_2174-you to sit near the fire and not stir till [she]_{367-hippolyta} came back . Then , running hastily out of [the room]_{762-the room} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} left [him]_2174-you to [his]_2174-you own reflections , which were not disagreeable , but had lasted only a few minutes when [she]_{367-hippolyta} returned , bearing the requisites for afternoon tea , as [Rupert]_242-rupert would have said in [any other drawing - room]_{7134-any other drawing - room} . Here it was probably not tea , but ambrosia , nectar , the amrita cup,—some enchanting draught with immortality among its ingredients . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} set the tray down ; and , with a smile , remarked to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} : '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not offer [you]_2182-you wine , for [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} does not drink it or suffer it near [him]_{5872-my father} . [I]_0-i fancy that tea will do [you]_2182-you more good . [Andres]_377-andres will show [you]_2182-you to [[your]_2182-you room]_{2184-your room} when [you]_2182-you have taken a cup and feel warm enough to leave the fire ; and [we]_2185-we shall dine as soon as possible . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert was more and more embarrassed , though happier than words can express . Was [he]_2174-you to dine alone with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? [The gods]_{1730-the gods} be thanked . But what would [men]_5873-men , and especially [women]_7138-women , say ? It was like getting into heaven by a forbidden door . [He]_2174-you could not refuse ; neither could [he]_2174-you suggest that there were difficulties , that [the world]_{5697-the world} had its customs . Suggest such a thing to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who moved about with the grace and security of [a young maiden in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} own home]_{7141-her own home} , busy , unaffected , and the very picture of innocence]_{7140-a young maiden in her own home , busy , unaffected , and the very picture of innocence} ! '_[377-andres] Oh , [Mrs. Grundy]_{378-mrs. grundy} , ' [he]_2174-you thought with a sigh , '_[377-andres] how terrible and absurd is [thy]_{378-mrs. grundy} dominion over the souls of [men]_5873-men ! ' It did not appear that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} minded [Mrs. Grundy]_{378-mrs. grundy} in any way . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was [the princess receiving a shipwrecked mariner into [[her]_{367-hippolyta} palace]_{7143-her palace}]_{7142-the princess receiving a shipwrecked mariner into her palace} ; [a beneficent Calypso , to whom the rumours of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{7144-a beneficent calypso , to whom the rumours of the world} did not penetrate , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} dwelt in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} sequestered island]_{7146-her sequestered island} , amusing [herself]_{367-hippolyta} with divine songs and a quick - footed steed . Had [she]_{367-hippolyta} [no [servants]_{1089-servants} but [Andres]_377-andres]_{7147-no servants but andres} ? [The place]_{987-the place} seemed silent , buried in deep sleep . No footfall was heard about [it]_{987-the place} ; no sound but the murmuring cascade ; no voice within or without . Neither did [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} appear to expect attendance . Did [she]_{367-hippolyta} abide all alone , like this , whenever [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was absent ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} had described [him]_{274-colonel valence} as living very little at [Falside]_89-falside . It was an extraordinary manner of passing [her]_{367-hippolyta} existence for [a young girl]_{7150-a young girl} , especially one so bright and vivacious as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Was it imaginable that [she]_{367-hippolyta} liked or could endure it long ? At this point in [his]_{274-colonel valence} meditations [the lady]_{722-the lady} offéred [him]_{274-colonel valence} a cup of the ambrosia [she]_{722-the lady} had been preparing . It was very good . [Rupert]_242-rupert felt like [a new being]_{7152-a new being} when [he]_242-rupert had drunk it ; moreover , [he]_242-rupert secretly resolved to look upon it as the enchanting draught which henceforth bound [him]_242-rupert to exist under the governance and in the toils of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . It was [her]_2187-she own doing , and [he]_242-rupert would always plead it in excuse if [she]_2187-she wished [him]_242-rupert to become [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} again . But that [he]_242-rupert thought impossible after the events of the day . '_[377-andres] Do [you]_2187-she live at [Falside]_89-falside by [yourself]_2187-she ? ' [he]_242-rupert ventured to ask . '_[2187-she] It depends on [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} , ' [she]_2187-she replied ; '_{[5872-my father]} [I]_0-i see nothing , and [I]_0-i desire to see nothing , of what is called [the world]_{5697-the world} . [No fashionable lady]_{2190-no fashionable lady} ever comes to [me]_0-i , and the only one [I]_0-i wish to know is [Lady May Davenant]_{2191-lady may davenant} . But [Falside]_89-falside , though solitary just now , is not so for the most part . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} calls [it]_89-falside [the refuge of]_{2193-the refuge of} [the destitute]_{2194-the destitute} . There is seldom a month that [some unfortunate man]_{2195-some unfortunate man} , pursued by [the continental police]_{2196-the continental police} , does not make [his]_{2195-some unfortunate man} way to [[our]_2197-our retreat]_{2198-our retreat} . [The room]_{762-the room} [you]_2200-you will sleep in to - night has been a hiding - place for [the most distinguished revolutionists]_{2201-the most distinguished revolutionists} , from [Mazzini]_379-mazzini to [Felix Pyat]_{380-felix pyat} . So that it is no new thing , [you]_2200-you see , ' [she]_7154-she added , laughing , '_[2200-you] for [me]_0-i to receive [an illustrious guest]_{2202-an illustrious guest} . ' '_[0-i] [You]_0-i must have gone through a strange experience , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] But [you]_0-i can not , [I]_0-i suppose , have seen [the older men who are [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's contemporaries]_{2204-colonel valence 's contemporaries}]_{2203-the older men who are colonel valence 's contemporaries} . [They]_{2203-the older men who are colonel valence 's contemporaries} have succeeded ; and now , if still living , [they]_{2203-the older men who are colonel valence 's contemporaries} sit in [the high places of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{2205-the high places of the world} . ' '_{[2203-the older men who are colonel valence 's contemporaries]} That is true , ' [she]_7155-she replied ; '_{[2203-the older men who are colonel valence 's contemporaries]} [I]_0-i never saw [Mazzini]_379-mazzini , for example . Those [I]_0-i know best are [the men of the latest time]_{2207-the men of the latest time} , cosmopolitan and socialist rather than patriotic . ' '_{[2207-the men of the latest time]} Do [they]_{2207-the men of the latest time} interest [you]_0-i in life as much as [they]_{2207-the men of the latest time} might in a book ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert could not refrain from this question , but [his]_242-rupert curiosity was not altogether personal . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not resemble [the masculine creature to whom [he]_242-rupert would have attributed a love of socialist theories or schemes of revolution]_{7156-the masculine creature to whom he would have attributed a love of socialist theories or schemes of revolution} . '_{[2207-the men of the latest time]} [The men]_{6002-the men} less than [their]_{6002-the men} doctrines , and not so much as [their]_{6002-the men} adventures , ' was [her]_{367-hippolyta} unexpected reply . '_{[2207-the men of the latest time]} Like [the saints of all religions]_{2209-the saints of all religions} , [they]_{2207-the men of the latest time} are repulsive until [you]_2210-you come to know [them]_{2207-the men of the latest time} . But [I]_0-i am quite willing to minister to [their]_{2207-the men of the latest time} wants . It is the only way in which [I]_0-i can help the good cause . [Some]_1378-some , too , have a strangely captivating eloquence , like [Kossuth]_381-kossuth . But [he]_2212-he and [the Hungarians]_{382-the hungarians} belong to [the aristocracy of revolution]_{2213-the aristocracy of revolution} ; and now [they]_{6002-the men} have set [their]_{6002-the men} crown of [St. Stephen]_{383-st. stephen} on the head of [an anointed king]_{2214-an anointed king} , [I]_0-i fear that [they]_{6002-the men} will think no more of [[their]_{6002-the men} down - trodden brethren]_{2215-their down - trodden brethren} all over [Europe]_75-europe . Even [Kossuth]_381-kossuth , with [his]_2212-he hatred of [the House of [Austria]_95-austria]_{94-the house of austria} , is at heart [a political revolutionist]_{2216-a political revolutionist} and nothing more . ' [She]_7157-she spoke warmly , and [Rupert]_242-rupert listened with admiration and suprise . [He]_242-rupert did not pretend to feel much with [those that desire universal change]_{7158-those that desire universal change} . [He]_242-rupert was [an artist]_{6123-an artist} , and dreaded the advent of democracy . But [he]_242-rupert could have worshipped any doctrine which came to [him]_242-rupert impersonated in such a form . However , [he]_242-rupert was spared making [his]_242-rupert profession of faith ; for [Andres]_377-andres , coming in as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} finished speaking , announced that [[the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} 's room]_{7161-the stranger 's room} was ready . [Glanville]_242-rupert rose . [He]_242-rupert could think of more things than one at a time , and [he]_242-rupert had made up [his]_242-rupert mind , while reflecting on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's eloquence , as to what it behoved [him]_242-rupert to do . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_0-i said , going up to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [I]_0-i can never thank [you]_{367-hippolyta} for such great kindness as [you]_{367-hippolyta} have done and intend for [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i am quite sure that [I]_0-i ought to return to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [They]_2217-they did not know [I]_0-i was going any distance ; [I]_0-i meant to have been at [the Court]_{1181-the court} for luncheon . And [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} is so considerate , so nervous , too , since the shipwreck , that if [I]_0-i stay out [they]_2217-they will spend the night in looking for [me]_0-i . ' [He]_0-i spoke reasonably , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was persuaded . [She]_{367-hippolyta} insisted only that [he]_0-i should stay for dinner . [Andres]_377-andres , who was [[their]_2217-they coachman]_{7162-their coachman} when [they]_2217-they required one , would drive [him]_0-i , not over [the moor]_{5721-the moor} , but round by the good roads on [that side of [the country]_{625-the country}]_{7164-that side of the country} . It would take time , but save mishaps , and [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} might be reached before midnight . When these things were clear [Rupert]_242-rupert followed [Andres]_377-andres , who took [him]_0-i out of [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} , and by a covered way up some steps into [another building , almost as large , that stood behind [it]_{7167-another building , almost as large , that stood behind it and contained kitchen , housekeeper 's room} and contained [kitchen]_7168-kitchen , [housekeeper]_{7169-housekeeper} 's room]_{7167-another building , almost as large , that stood behind it and contained kitchen , housekeeper 's room} , and [two or three guest - chambers]_{7170-two or three guest - chambers} . [An ancient lady]_{7171-an ancient lady} , as un - English in appearance as [Andres,—she]_{384-andres,—she} was [[his]_377-andres wife,—now]_{7172-his wife,—now} took charge of [Glanville]_242-rupert , and led [him]_377-andres [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} to [a small and plainly furnished room]_{7174-a small and plainly furnished room} , where [she]_{7171-an ancient lady} left [him]_377-andres without a word . It was the way at [Falside]_89-falside to do everything as silently as possible . [All manner of strange guests]_{7175-all manner of strange guests} came thither , [many of whom spoke no English and bore no particular name]_{7176-many of whom spoke no english and bore no particular name} while under [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's roof]_{7177-colonel valence 's roof} . Whether [Glanville]_242-rupert was [a refugee]_{7178-a refugee} or [an ordinary wayfarer who had been lost on [the moor]_{5721-the moor}]_{7179-an ordinary wayfarer who had been lost on the moor} did not signify to [the helpmate of [Andres]_377-andres]_{7181-the helpmate of andres} , nor did [the good man]_{5869-the good man} enlighten [her]_{7171-an ancient lady} . [An old revolutionist [himself]_{7183-an old revolutionist himself}]_{7183-an old revolutionist himself} , [he]_{7183-an old revolutionist himself} had asked in dumb show , on seeing [him]_377-andres , whether [Rupert]_242-rupert was [one of [theirs]_7185-theirs]_{7184-one of theirs} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had used the English fashion of shaking [her]_{367-hippolyta} head to say no , and [Andres]_377-andres , by this time somewhat naturalised , understood , but was not quite certain . [Rupert]_242-rupert came quickly down again , and entered [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} . But [he]_242-rupert found no [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_242-rupert had leisure to look about [him]_242-rupert now , for [he]_242-rupert had observed nothing but [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's face and motions while [she]_{367-hippolyta} was making tea . It was [a library]_{7187-a library} rather than [a drawing - room]_{6107-a drawing - room} , with bookshelves round the walls , and otherwise somewhat solidly furnished . But a nice disorder , and the presence of flowers and needle - work , were signs that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} made it [her]_{367-hippolyta} usual abode . On examining the shelves [he]_242-rupert saw books in every European langage,—some with extraordinary titles , betokening new systems of philosophy or of government , and a large number of [modern poets]_{7189-modern poets} and [novelists]_{7190-novelists} . Among the latter were works [he]_242-rupert had never come across , which it surprised [him]_242-rupert to see in [[a lady]_{6422-a lady} 's collection]_{7192-a lady 's collection} . But [he]_242-rupert reflected that , in all likelihood , it was [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and not [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} who studied these daring romances . [He]_242-rupert could not associate [her]_{367-hippolyta} with the books that were there . [She]_{367-hippolyta} came in while [he]_242-rupert was looking at [them]_{2221-the ancient authors} . '_[2217-they] [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} is [a great reader]_{2220-a great reader} , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_{[2220-a great reader]} and had taught [me]_0-i , too , how to read . [He]_{5872-my father} prefers for enjoyment [the ancient authors]_{2221-the ancient authors} . So do [I]_0-i , [I]_0-i think . They have a calming influence when [one]_5661-one 's mind has been excited by the works of [living men]_{2223-living men} and [women]_7138-women . ' '_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i read Greek , then ? ' inquired [Glanville]_242-rupert , taking out a handsomely bound volume , the Antigone of [Sophocles]_{385-sophocles} , which happened to be in front of [him]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i may say yes , ' was [her]_2226-she answer . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been learning it for some years . [I]_0-i can read Antigone , and know it almost by heart . What [a noble character]_{2225-a noble character} [she]_2226-she was ! Like [some other Greek women]_{2227-some other greek women} [she]_2226-she deserved to belong to the new era . ' '_[2226-she] Then [you]_0-i know these lines ? ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert , turning to a passage [I]_0-i need not transcribe , for it is , like the landscapes round [Vesuvius]_96-vesuvius and [the Campanian coast]_{7193-the campanian coast} , a possession of modern times as of antiquity,—the marvellous scene where [Antigone]_386-antigone , standing at first with head bent to the ground in the presence of [Creon]_387-creon , lifts up voice and eyes , saying that neither [Zeus]_388-zeus , nor Righteousness , [assessor of the gods]_{7194-assessor of the gods} , had established among [men]_5873-men the law which [she]_386-antigone had violated in burying [[her]_386-antigone brother]_{7196-her brother} . '_[0-i] Know [them]_2228-they ? ' cried [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[2228-they] how should [I]_0-i not ? [They]_2228-they sound in [my]_0-i ears as the very gospel of eternal right for [woman]_6532-woman . ' And taking the volume from [him]_2230-you , [she]_{367-hippolyta} read in tones of strong feeling the lines that come after , at once so calm and pathetic . '_[2228-they] Imagine , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , when [she]_{367-hippolyta} had come to the end of the passage , '_[2230-you] can [you]_2230-you imagine [a woman of [our]_2232-our time]_{2231-a woman of our time} , brought up as most are , saying in the face of social ordinances , base , unjust , and cruel , words like these — if the poor version [I]_0-i once made gives their meaning ? [Antigone]_386-antigone says to [the King]_{1690-the king} : ' " Such mighty heraldings [I]_386-antigone never dreamed , [Mortal]_389-mortal , were thine as could prevail to break The gods '_{[386-antigone]} unwritten and unshaken laws : Not of to - day or yesterday are these , [They]_2228-they live from everlasting , nor [doth man]_{2234-doth man} Behold the source when [they]_2228-they to light have risen . " How often has the whole artificial polity of [men]_5873-men seemed to dissolve under the charm of an appeal like this to nature , to the truth of things , against the untruths which make [the world]_{5697-the world} poor and contemptible ! [Antigone]_386-antigone will always be a type of [the true woman]_{2237-the true woman} . Do [you]_2230-you not think so ? ' '_[2230-you] [You]_2230-you ask a terrible question , ' replied [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_[2230-you] [Antigone]_386-antigone died in obedience to commands which [she]_386-antigone thought to be from [the gods]_{1730-the gods} . And [you]_2230-you know [they]_2239-they were nothing of the kind . More is the pity ! Could it signify to [Polynices]_{390-polynices} whether [his]_{390-polynices} dead body were eaten by kites and eagles , or buried with libations ? [Antigone]_386-antigone died [the martyr of a custom]_{2240-the martyr of a custom} . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} looked sad while [he]_2230-you was speaking . '_{[2240-the martyr of a custom]} Ah , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_{[2240-the martyr of a custom]} [I]_0-i did not think [you]_2230-you would view [her]_386-antigone in that light . [She]_386-antigone was [the martyr of sisterly]_{2241-the martyr of sisterly} devotion , which is an eternal law , not of custom . But have [you]_2230-you no feeling , then , about the grave of [any one [you]_2230-you have loved]_{2242-any one you have loved} ? ' [Her]_{367-hippolyta} voice sank a little ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} was grieved . '_[2230-you] Do not , pray do not misinterpret [me]_0-i , ' exclaimed [Rupert]_242-rupert eagerly . '_[2230-you] [I]_0-i think [Antigone]_386-antigone one of [the purest and most unselfish of heroines]_{2243-the purest and most unselfish of heroines} . Nor would [I]_0-i blame [her]_386-antigone tenderness to the beloved dust of [a brother]_{1082-a brother} . But it is the way with [[us]_2245-they [men]_5873-men]_{2246-us men} to do battle for a cause rather than for [a person]_{2248-a person} , or — how shall [I]_0-i say?—for an emblem . ' '_[0-i] And [women]_7138-women — for what do [they]_7138-women give [themselves]_7138-women ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} inquired , still speaking in the low sweet voice , with its touch of sadness . [Rupert]_242-rupert fixed [his]_242-rupert eyes on [her]_{367-hippolyta} , not daringly , but with a light shining out of them as [he]_242-rupert made answer . '_[7138-women] For love , ' said [he]_242-rupert . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was silent . [She]_{367-hippolyta} closed the volume and restored it to its place . A moment after dinner was announced , and [they]_2245-they passed into [the dining - room]_{5799-the dining - room} . It was not so large as [the one [they]_2245-they had left]_{7198-the one they had left} , and looked out on [another side of [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage}]_{7199-another side of the cottage} . A bright fire was burning in the grate . [Andres , who had forgotten to draw the curtains]_{7201-andres , who had forgotten to draw the curtains} , now shut out the October night , which seemed raw and chill . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} motioned [Rupert]_242-rupert to a seat at the bottom of the table and took [her]_{367-hippolyta} place opposite [him]_242-rupert . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had none of that trembling shyness that might have been expected in [one so young]_{7202-one so young} . Evidently [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been accustomed to receive [guests]_7203-guests and entertain [them]_7203-guests in the self - possessed way [she]_{367-hippolyta} used towards [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . [He]_242-rupert felt that the tête - à - tête meant less than [he]_242-rupert had imagined . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had no need to keep [him]_242-rupert at a distance . [She]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to have forgotten [their]_7205-their meeting at [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} altogether . But it was not so . After dealing with indifferent topics , [she]_{367-hippolyta} came back to it of [her]_{367-hippolyta} own accord . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , smiling , '_[0-i] it was a social ordinance that [I]_0-i should not have taken [the boat]_{1347-the boat} and explored [a sacred dwelling like [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} as [I]_0-i did to - day]_{2251-a sacred dwelling like the chalet as i did to - day} . However , it was not a command of [the gods]_{1730-the gods} ; and [my]_0-i conscience leaves [me]_0-i at rest . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert was sure that [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} would have been delighted to show [her]_{367-hippolyta} over [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . It was a pity that [[his]_242-rupert own friend]_{7208-his own friend} , [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , had not been there to welcome [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; [he]_{243-trelingham} was exceedingly proud of having such [a quaint habitation]_{7209-a quaint habitation} , and made [a very tolerable hermit]_{7210-a very tolerable hermit} , too . '_{[1730-the gods]} Yes , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[1730-the gods]} though [I]_0-i know [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} only by report , [I]_0-i have a great affection for [him]_{243-trelingham} . [Every one]_{5791-every one} says [he]_{243-trelingham} is the kindest of [men]_5873-men . But a reconciliation between [him]_{243-trelingham} and [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} has long been out of the question . [I]_0-i do not think [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} bears [him]_{243-trelingham} malice ; and [I]_0-i daresay [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} would take [his]_{243-trelingham} hand , if it were offered , which it never will be . [I]_0-i could not have asked [his]_{243-trelingham} permission to visit [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} . Yet [I]_0-i have long wished to see the inside of [it]_{1479-the chalet} . Riding that way , it is provoking to pass so many times in sight of [a curious , uninhabited house]_{2259-a curious , uninhabited house} , with strange stories attaching to [it]_{2259-a curious , uninhabited house} , and memories of [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} and [grand - father]_{2261-grand - father} , [both of whom spent weeks at a time there when [they]_2263-they were young]_{2262-both of whom spent weeks at a time there when they were young} . [I]_0-i have often told [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} [I]_0-i should like to go over it . ' '_{[243-trelingham]} And what did [he]_{243-trelingham} say ? ' asked [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_{[243-trelingham]} Oh , [he]_{243-trelingham} was indifferent . [He]_{243-trelingham} tells [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i have no part in the quarrel between [himself]_{243-trelingham} and [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . Not being [[Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's daughter]_{2265-lady alice 's daughter} , [I]_0-i am really [a stranger to [the Davenants]_{391-the davenants} , who perhaps never heard of [me]_0-i]_{2266-a stranger to the davenants , who perhaps never heard of me} . But [I]_0-i should not have cared to hurt [his]_{243-trelingham} feelings by visiting [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} when [he]_{243-trelingham} was at [home]_693-home . [I]_0-i shall tell [him]_{243-trelingham} , of course . At a distance [he]_{243-trelingham} will have other things to think of , and [he]_{243-trelingham} will not mind . ' The dinner could not last long . Though no wine appeared on the table , it was one of the pleasantest in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's life . [He]_242-rupert must go now ; and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , with the thoughtless cruelty of [a young lady who was not in love , when [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw that [he]_242-rupert had no greatcoat or other defence against the night air]_{7211-a young lady who was not in love , when she saw that he had no greatcoat or other defence against the night air} , insisted on [his]_242-rupert wrapping [himself]_242-rupert in a soft woollen shawl which was assuredly no part of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's apparel . [The foolish young man]_{7212-the foolish young man} was now quite enough intoxicated not to recover from [his]_242-rupert state of delirium so long as the remembrance of that night stayed with [him]_242-rupert . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , on bidding [him]_242-rupert good - bye , detained [him]_242-rupert for a moment . '_[0-i] If , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_[2269-you] when [you]_2269-you are telling [your]_2269-you adventures at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , [you]_2269-you will assure [Lady May]_{244-lady may} that [I]_0-i have always wanted to make [her]_{244-lady may} acquaintance — [I]_0-i should rather say , to have [her]_{244-lady may} for [a friend]_{829-a friend} — and that [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} knows and does not disapprove , [you]_2269-you will be doing [me]_0-i a kindness , and , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} continued , with a little more colour coming into [her]_{367-hippolyta} cheeks , '_[2269-you] [you]_2269-you will atone for the impetuosity of this morning , which [I]_0-i forgive [the artist]_{5691-the artist} because — because , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} concluded merrily , '_{[274-colonel valence]} [he]_{274-colonel valence} seems to have no difficulty in losing [himself]_{274-colonel valence} . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert promised , of course . What would [he]_{274-colonel valence} not have promised ? It was another link between [them]_7213-them . [He]_{274-colonel valence} knew from [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's silence , from [her]_{244-lady may} never mentioning [Falside]_89-falside or [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} , that no other way of conveying it could be open to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . So much the better . It made [him]_{274-colonel valence} , in a sort , [[her]_{244-lady may} representative]_{7215-her representative} , [[her]_{244-lady may} accredited ambassador at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{7216-her accredited ambassador at trelingham} . But one thing remained which , in spite of [his]_{274-colonel valence} devotion or because of it , [he]_{274-colonel valence} had not promised , which nothing short of necessity should compel [him]_{274-colonel valence} to do ; and that was to mention where and how [he]_{274-colonel valence} had met [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [Their]_7213-them meeting , [he]_{274-colonel valence} said to [himself]_{274-colonel valence} , was in a realm with which [strangers]_{1579-strangers} and denizens of [the everyday world]_{7218-the everyday world} had nought to do — in [the kingdom of poetry]_{7219-the kingdom of poetry} , in [Fairyland]_97-fairyland . Should [he]_{274-colonel valence} tell [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} that [he]_{274-colonel valence} had dreamt a midsummer night 's dream on an autumn morning ? Not though [his]_{274-colonel valence} reward should be,—he stopped when [he]_{274-colonel valence} came to this reflection . For the sentence would have ended by bestowing on [him]_{274-colonel valence} the hand of Lady May. [He]_{274-colonel valence} was sitting in the dogcart by the side of [the old coachman]_{7220-the old coachman} , [Andres]_377-andres ; and , if [he]_{274-colonel valence} blushed , the dark night concealed [his]_{274-colonel valence} shame . Twenty - four hours ago and less [he]_{274-colonel valence} had been resolved to ask [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} for [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} . Had the incident of the morning not taken place [he]_{274-colonel valence} must to - morrow have been uniting [his]_{274-colonel valence} fortune with that of [a lady whom [he]_{274-colonel valence} did not love , whom [he]_{274-colonel valence} had never at any time loved]_{7222-a lady whom he did not love , whom he had never at any time loved} . What an escape ! [He]_{274-colonel valence} knew the difference now . A single day had sufficed to show [him]_{274-colonel valence} [his]_{274-colonel valence} delusion . Was [he]_{274-colonel valence} grieved on [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's account ? Love has been defined as l'égoisme à deux . [Rupert]_242-rupert was in love with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and for [him]_242-rupert [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} was merely [a lady whose portrait [he]_242-rupert had painted]_{7225-a lady whose portrait he had painted} . [I]_{274-colonel valence} do not say [he]_242-rupert would have summed the position in these harsh words ; but , it is quite true , the first hours of love are like a deep delirium wherein [the patient]_{6230-the patient} sees only what imagination bodies forth . The world of reality slips away into unfathomable waters and is found no more . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had ceased to mesmerise [him]_{274-colonel valence} . It was a pitch - dark night . [Andres]_377-andres had received [his]_377-andres instructions from [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and drove warily along , neither making a remark nor troubled at [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's silence . [They]_7228-they might have been travelling towards [the centre of [the earth]_{5764-the earth}]_{7229-the centre of the earth} or through a succession of coal - pits for all that was visible on either side . [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had a horror of darkness , grew tired and fell into a dose which was perpetually interrupted by the jolting of [the vehicle]_{7231-the vehicle} over stones and [rough ground]_{7232-rough ground} , or stopping to ascertain where [the road]_{5736-the road} turned . Several times [Andres]_377-andres dismounted to make certain that [they]_7228-they were not passing [the cross lanes from [Falside]_89-falside to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{7234-the cross lanes from falside to trelingham} . It was weary work , made endurable to [Glanville]_242-rupert only by remembering that [he]_242-rupert was wrapped in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's woollen shawl , which [he]_242-rupert meant not to return , if [Andres]_377-andres could be got to overlook it , until [he]_377-andres had an opportunity of thanking [its owner]_{6571-its owner} in person . What ridiculous image and [relic worshippers]_{7236-relic worshippers} are [all the slaves of [Cupid]_393-cupid]_{7237-all the slaves of cupid} ! How could a woollen shawl make [Glanville]_242-rupert happier except by making [him]_242-rupert warmer ? And yet it did , and not in that way alone . [It]_7238-it wanted little of midnight when [they]_7228-they came to [the front terrace of [Treligham Court]_{98-treligham court}]_{7239-the front terrace of treligham court} . [Andres]_377-andres rang the bell , saw [Glanville]_242-rupert safely down from [his]_242-rupert high seat , demanded the shawl by a respectful but not to be resisted gesture , and without waiting for fee or reward drove away in the dark . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} and [the rest of [the family]_{832-the family}]_{7240-the rest of the family} were in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} , to which [Rupert]_242-rupert accordingly proceeded . There was some little commotion , followed by anxious questionings , on [his]_242-rupert appearance . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} had been alarmed and at a loss what to do , for [no one]_{5671-no one} could tell [him]_{663-the earl} in which direction [[his]_{663-the earl} guest]_{7245-his guest} had walked out . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , who had not gone to [the Hermitage]_{99-the hermitage} that day , was waiting for [him]_242-rupert , uncertain whether [he]_242-rupert should renew the efforts [he]_242-rupert had made a couple of hours previously to find [him]_242-rupert in the thick darkness . [He]_242-rupert had been searching on [[the Yalden]_5-yalden side of [the Park]_{5743-the park}]_{7246-the yalden side of the park} . But , of course , [his]_242-rupert search had been in vain . To [Lady May]_{7248-lady may} the date marked out for something notable had seemed to be ending in calamity ; [she]_{7248-lady may} thought [Rupert]_242-rupert might have been drowned , waylaid , murdered , [she]_{7248-lady may} could not tell what . [Her]_{7248-lady may} joy on seeing [him]_242-rupert was proportionate ; but [she]_{7248-lady may} dared not trust [her]_{7248-lady may} feelings , and spoke no more than [she]_{7248-lady may} could help . [Glanville]_242-rupert , never used to giving a long account of [himself]_242-rupert , now briefly explained that [he]_242-rupert had not walked in the direction of [Yalden]_5-yalden , but had crossed [the stream]_{5994-the stream} and lost [his]_242-rupert way on [the moor]_{5721-the moor} . A lucky accident had taken [him]_242-rupert near [Falside]_89-falside , where [he]_242-rupert had been given something to eat and enabled to reach [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . '_{[274-colonel valence]} Did [you]_2272-you see [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ? ' inquired [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , scanning [his]_242-rupert face eagerly . '_[2272-you] [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was not at [home]_693-home , ' replied [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_{[274-colonel valence]} Who was , then ? ' asked Lady May. [The artist]_{5691-the artist} , with a great appearance of sleepy distraction , answered in two words , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} Oh , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , ' cried [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , glancing towards [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} ; '_{[367-hippolyta]} then [you]_{367-hippolyta} will have a singular story to tell , [I]_0-i am sure . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , feeling more and more sleepy ; '_[0-i] but whatever it is [I]_0-i will tell [you]_0-i to - morrow morning . Excuse [me]_0-i , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' [he]_242-rupert continued , '_[0-i] the long drive and the dark have taken away the little sense [I]_0-i had . Will [you]_0-i allow [me]_0-i to bid [you]_0-i good - night ? [I]_0-i am ready to fall down and sleep on the floor . ' [They]_7254-they let [him]_242-rupert go . [He]_242-rupert looked as tired as [he]_242-rupert said . [The Earl]_{252-the earl} would have liked to ask [him]_242-rupert about [Falside]_89-falside , which [he]_242-rupert had not seen , except in the distance , for several years . And [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , on retiring to rest towards one o'clock , had only one thought in [her]_{244-lady may} mind , but it kept [her]_{244-lady may} awake for hours . [He]_242-rupert had seen [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ; what was [she]_{367-hippolyta} like ? Was [she]_{367-hippolyta} the sort of person to captivate [Rupert]_242-rupert , who was surely of a susceptible temperament , yet seemed on [his]_242-rupert guard against the approach of love ? [She]_{244-lady may} could not be certain that [he]_242-rupert cared for [herself]_{367-hippolyta} in any passionate way . Would [he]_242-rupert care at all , would [he]_242-rupert care more for [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ? An anxious problem . [Rupert]_242-rupert fell fast asleep as soon as [his]_242-rupert head touched the pillow ; and during the next eight hours paid equal attention , that is to say none at all , to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and [Lady May. And Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ? It would be interesting to know [her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts after [that passionate pilgrim]_{7255-that passionate pilgrim} had vanished into the dark . Could [Rupert]_242-rupert 's undisguised admiration have kindled in [her]_{367-hippolyta} an answering gleam ? Who knows ? For , after one brief interview , [the heroine in Shakespeare]_{7256-the heroine in shakespeare} found [herself]_{7256-the heroine in shakespeare} inquiring , '_[0-i] Even so quickly may one catch the plague ? ' Certain it is that [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , before going to [[her]_{394-hippolyta} room]_{7257-her room} , sat down to read once again the concluding scenes of the Antigone . '_[0-i] Yes , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said to [herself]_{394-hippolyta} with decision as [she]_{394-hippolyta} came to the end , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i was right . It is the Gospel of [Woman]_6532-woman ! ' END OF [VOL]_395-vol . [I]_6532-woman It was natural that [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} should ask next morning how [Rupert]_242-rupert had been led to [Falside]_89-falside . And just as natural was it that [Rupert]_242-rupert should not know where to begin . [He]_242-rupert would not mention [his]_242-rupert first encounter with [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , and was thereby at a loss how to explain the second . [He]_242-rupert kept , therefore , to [the vague and the general]_{7258-the vague and the general} . [He]_242-rupert had never crossed [the stream]_{5994-the stream} before , and , on the completion of [his]_242-rupert picture , had been seized with an irresistible desire to spend a morning in the open air and to explore [the country which lay across [the high and woody banks of]_{7261-the high and woody banks of} [Yale]_{53-the yale}]_{7260-the country which lay across the high and woody banks of yale} . [He]_242-rupert was not , like [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} [Ivor]_277-ivor , endowed with a strong local memory , and the mist which came down on [the moor]_{5721-the moor} obliterated the usual landmarks . While in this uncertainty , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , who was riding [home]_693-home , as [he]_242-rupert supposed , and who might have gathered from [his]_242-rupert appearance that [he]_242-rupert was [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} , came to [his]_242-rupert rescue . [She]_{367-hippolyta} told [him]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert could not reach [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} before nightfall , and very kindly offered [him]_242-rupert shelter and refreshment at [[[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's house]_{7267-her father 's house} . [He]_242-rupert might have hesitated had [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} been at [home]_693-home ; but in [his]_{274-colonel valence} absence [no subjects]_{7269-no subjects} were likely to be handled in which [a guest at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{7270-a guest at trelingham} could not join , and [he]_242-rupert had accepted [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's benevolent offer . At this point [Lady May]_{244-lady may} interrupted [him]_242-rupert . '_[6532-woman] Was [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} riding unattended ? ' So far as [he]_242-rupert knew , [she]_{367-hippolyta} was . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [She]_{367-hippolyta} must be [an extraordinary young lady]_{2275-an extraordinary young lady} , ' said [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} . '_{[2275-an extraordinary young lady]} It is now four or five years since [they]_2276-they came to [Falside]_89-falside . [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} has [no mother]_{2277-no mother} , and apparently never had [a governess]_{2278-a governess} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} has [no companion]_{2279-no companion} , and but [one woman - servant]_{2280-one woman - servant} is ever seen about [the place]_{987-the place} . But [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} rides and walks alone where [she]_{367-hippolyta} pleases,—like [a man]_{5695-a man} or [an American young woman]_{2283-an american young woman} . [I]_0-i have seen [her]_{367-hippolyta} only at a distance . Is [she]_{367-hippolyta} peculiar when [you]_2284-you meet [her]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' [Glanville]_242-rupert hardly knew ; no , [he]_242-rupert thought not ; [he]_242-rupert had no opinion , except that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to have had more experience of [the world]_{5697-the world} than [he]_242-rupert could have supposed . And here [he]_242-rupert began to consider how [he]_242-rupert should give [her]_{367-hippolyta} message to Lady May. Better now than when [they]_7274-they were alone . [He]_242-rupert must speak as not having received any special confidences while at [Falside]_89-falside . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_0-i said , not without an inward thrill as [he]_0-i mentioned [her]_{367-hippolyta} name , '_{[367-hippolyta]} surprised [me]_0-i in some ways . [I]_0-i did not know at first whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} shared [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} 's feelings . But it is evident that [she]_{367-hippolyta} does not . [[Her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} , no doubt , sees that [she]_{367-hippolyta} can have nothing to do with [his]_{671-her father} first marriage . At all events , ' [he]_0-i went on , directing [his]_0-i words to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke of [you]_0-i , [I]_0-i may say , with affection . Nor is that all . [She]_{367-hippolyta} expressed a strong desire to know [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} Did [she]_{367-hippolyta} really ? ' cried [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , who had been listening attentively . '_{[367-hippolyta]} How amusing it would be to know such [an original girl]_{2287-an original girl} ! Do let [us]_2288-us call on [her]_{367-hippolyta} , [May.]_{394-hippolyta} ' [[Her]_{5855-the countess} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} was astonished , not at [Karina]_338-karina , who uttered whatever came into [her]_338-karina flighty brain , but at the message conveyed by [Rupert]_242-rupert . [She]_{6183-her cousin} was not prejudiced in favour of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . Though [her]_{6183-her cousin} own views were unconventional and [her]_{6183-her cousin} principles daringly unlike those in which , as [the daughter of [a pious English peer]_{7279-a pious english peer}]_{7278-the daughter of a pious english peer} , [she]_{6183-her cousin} had been trained , it did not follow that [she]_{6183-her cousin} approved of '_{[394-hippolyta]} American manners , ' as [she]_{6183-her cousin} called [them]_7280-them . [Neighbours]_{396-neighbours} who remembered [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's marriage , were slow to mention [the Valences]_{397-the valences} when [one of [the Trelingham family]_{7282-the trelingham family}]_{7281-one of the trelingham family} happened to be present . Yet [she]_{6183-her cousin} had heard and seen enough to give [her]_{6183-her cousin} a disagreeable notion of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} as [a bold , hoydenish sort of young person]_{7283-a bold , hoydenish sort of young person} , brought up [nobody]_1128-nobody knew where , and showing in [her]_{6183-her cousin} conduct a complete indifference to the sacred usages of [the class to which [[her]_{6183-her cousin} father]_{671-her father} at least belonged]_{7285-the class to which her father at least belonged} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was capable of breaking with society to gratify a strong inclination ; but [she]_{244-lady may} was not capable of riding out without [a groom]_{7287-a groom} . Those laws of [the Medes]_{7288-the medes} and Persians which , concerned with slight outward forms , are different in [different countries]_{7289-different countries} , are yet in each inviolable . Now [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had never borne [their]_7290-their yoke . [She]_{244-lady may} could not feel the enormity of the offences [she]_{244-lady may} almost daily committed against those which govern [Englishwomen]_{7291-englishwomen} . Not a stain could be imputed to [her]_{244-lady may} ; in word and deed [she]_{244-lady may} was white as the driven snow . And yet the mention of [her]_{244-lady may} name in [any drawing - room within a circuit of a dozen miles]_{7292-any drawing - room within a circuit of a dozen miles} was accompanied , on the part of [her]_{244-lady may} own sex , with mysterious looks and frowns , which implied that [her]_{244-lady may} reputation was a thing of naught . On first coming into [the country]_{625-the country} [she]_{244-lady may} was too young to be introduced anywhere ; nor did [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , who never entered [a drawing - room]_{6107-a drawing - room} , seek female society for [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} . [She]_{244-lady may} had grown up alone , and seemed not to mind it . But such an eccentric way of life made it impossible that [the ladies around]_{7296-the ladies around} should make acquaintance with [her]_{244-lady may} now [she]_{244-lady may} had reached the age of nineteen . [She]_{244-lady may} was excommunicated by universal though tacit consent . [She]_{244-lady may} was [a social outcast]_{7297-a social outcast} , to be owned by [no class of [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} 's fellow - citizens or [[their]_{7296-the ladies around} wives]_{7300-their wives}]_{7298-no class of her father 's fellow - citizens or their wives} . Did [she]_{244-lady may} feel it ? Was [she]_{244-lady may} aware of it even ? Impossible to say . If [she]_{244-lady may} suffered , neither [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} nor [any of [[their]_{7296-the ladies around} forein guests]_{7302-their forein guests}]_{7301-any of their forein guests} observed [her]_{244-lady may} suffering . [She]_{244-lady may} went to and fro , or stayed at [home]_693-home and received [[her]_{244-lady may} visitors]_{7304-her visitors} , with much the same freedom and straightforwardness which [a young man of [her]_{244-lady may} own age]_{7305-a young man of her own age} would have displayed . [Her]_{244-lady may} manners were , in this respect , American . Most certainly they were un - English . Had one of [the younger revolutionists]_{7306-the younger revolutionists} that sometimes came happened to interest [her]_{244-lady may} in [his]_{274-colonel valence} views , [she]_{244-lady may} would have written long letters to [him]_{274-colonel valence} and permitted or enjoined [him]_{274-colonel valence} to answer at equal length , nor imagined that [she]_{244-lady may} was indulging an unfeminine intimacy . Assuredly [she]_{244-lady may} had not the shadow of a notion that such correspondence implied a promise or prospect of [their]_7307-their union for life . As a matter of fact , [she]_{244-lady may} had [no correspondent]_{7308-no correspondent} except [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} ; but [she]_{244-lady may} might have had a score and [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} would not have interposed . [She]_{244-lady may} did , indeed , write letters at [his]_{274-colonel valence} dictation to [all parts of [Europe]_75-europe]_{7310-all parts of europe} , sometimes in cypher , and often without remembering their contents . These things were not all within [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's knowledge , but some of them were ; and [she]_{244-lady may} could not decide whether the message conveyed by [Rupert]_242-rupert was a fresh instance of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's boldness , or whether [she]_{244-lady may} ought to accept it in a friendly spirit . [Her]_{244-lady may} first resolution was in the negative . [She]_{244-lady may} could not take notice of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; it would be every way unbecoming . '_{[394-hippolyta]} Did [you]_2289-you dine at [Falside]_89-falside ? ' [she]_{244-lady may} inquired of [Rupert]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert admitted that [he]_242-rupert had done so ; and further civil questioning made it clear that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had presided at the dinner - table . This was dreadful in [a maiden of nineteen]_{7311-a maiden of nineteen} ; how could [any lady that respected [herself]_{7312-any lady that respected herself}]_{7312-any lady that respected herself} visit [such a hardened sinner]_{7313-such a hardened sinner} , such [an inexcusable culprit]_{7314-an inexcusable culprit} ? So reasoned [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} on hearing these confessions , although for the honour of [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} sex [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} made no remark . [Rupert]_242-rupert , likewise , came in for [his]_242-rupert share of censure . But [he]_242-rupert was only [a man]_{5695-a man} , and [men]_5873-men are easily led from the right path when [women]_7138-women are bold . Call on [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ? no , indeed . But [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} would not leave [her]_{367-hippolyta} in peace . When [she]_{367-hippolyta} expressed [her]_{367-hippolyta} decision in a brief but energetic sentence , [that lady]_{7321-that lady} , appealing to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , who tolerated [her]_{7321-that lady} saucy ways with marvellous good - nature , said , '_[2289-you] Do n't [you]_2290-you think , [uncle]_2291-uncle , that it is very nice of poor [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} to want [May]_{244-lady may} for [a friend]_{829-a friend} ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} must be a great deal better than [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} . [I]_0-i do n't like [his]_{671-her father} looks at all . But [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} seems very bright and charming ; it is not [her]_{367-hippolyta} fault if [nobody]_1128-nobody calls at such [an ogre 's castle as [Falside]_89-falside]_{2295-an ogre 's castle as falside} . [I]_0-i daresay [she]_{367-hippolyta} does not know what [people]_5883-people think . Although , ' continued [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} in a wise tone , '_{[5883-people]} what [people]_5883-people think is often as silly as can be . [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i wish there were not always [a servant behind one to spoil things]_{2298-a servant behind one to spoil things} . If [I]_0-i were [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} [I]_0-i should enjoy riding about where [I]_0-i pleased , and doing what [I]_0-i liked . ' [She]_{5855-the countess} spoke with conviction , [the lawless creature]_{7324-the lawless creature} ! The beginning of this little speech was more persuasive than the end . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} smiled at the first words , and did not attend to the last . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i incline to think , ' [he]_0-i said , with a benignant glance at [[his]_0-i daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , '_[0-i] that [[your]_2299-you cousin]_{5670-your cousin} is not altogether wrong . It might be a kindness to [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , alone and unfriended as [she]_{367-hippolyta} seems to be , if [you]_2299-you made [her]_{367-hippolyta} acquaintance . [You]_2299-you could help [her]_{367-hippolyta} to understand what is expected of [a young lady]_{2301-a young lady} in [her]_{367-hippolyta} position , and perhaps put an end to the isolation in which [she]_{367-hippolyta} lives . What do [you]_2299-you say , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} ? ' [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was still reflecting on the odd circumstance that [Rupert]_242-rupert should have dined at [Falside]_89-falside . [She]_{244-lady may} did not answer immediately . [Her]_{244-lady may} affection for [the artist]_{5691-the artist} had not yet been quickened by jealousy . But [she]_{244-lady may} disliked the thought of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} intervening at that moment . Why could [fortune]_330-fortune not have waited till [Rupert]_242-rupert had taken the decisive step ? It was a most undesirable incident . If [she]_{367-hippolyta} declined to call on [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} must remain in the dark about [her]_{367-hippolyta} so long as [Rupert]_242-rupert hesitated . There might , of course , be no feelings on either side ; but still — [She]_{367-hippolyta} must gain time to think . '_[2299-you] Would not [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} make a difficulty ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} inquired by way of answering [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} . '_{[274-colonel valence]} No difficulty to [me]_0-i , ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . '_{[274-colonel valence]} [I]_0-i have long resolved that if [he]_{274-colonel valence} or [his]_{274-colonel valence} came with overtures of reconciliation [I]_0-i would meet [them]_2303-them half way . There are reasons why [I]_0-i could do no other . [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's fortune is still in [my]_0-i trust . If [she]_{275-lady alice} left [no children]_{2077-no children} , it should go to [[her]_{275-lady alice} husband]_{6407-her husband} . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert , who had reasons on [his]_242-rupert side to encourage the intimacy , threw in a word . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} leaves [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} free to choose [[her]_{5673-his daughter} friends]_{2307-her friends} . [She]_{5673-his daughter} said expressly that [he]_{274-colonel valence} would not be displeased at [her]_{5673-his daughter} sending the message [I]_0-i have had the honour to convey . ' '_{[5673-his daughter]} That is strange , ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . '_{[5673-his daughter]} [I]_0-i should be glad to think it implied kindlier feelings on [his]_{274-colonel valence} part . But since [he]_{274-colonel valence} said so , [you]_2308-you may be sure [he]_{274-colonel valence} meant it . [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} always knew [his]_{274-colonel valence} own mind . ' Nothing more was said just then . A few days passed ; and [Rupert]_242-rupert , still in a dream which was so vivid and absorbing that [he]_242-rupert hardly wanted to see [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , went silently to and fro in [the Park]_{5743-the park} or spent hours by [the sea]_{642-the sea} , [his]_242-rupert imagination busy on the designs which must be prepared for [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , [his]_242-rupert heart musing on its own happiness and inspiring [his]_242-rupert genius with ever fresh lights . [He]_242-rupert said little or nothing ; but the watchful eye of [[his]_242-rupert hostess]_{5862-his hostess} caught [him]_242-rupert smiling often , fantastically , like [Malvolio]_398-malvolio , whom , as [I]_{274-colonel valence} have remarked , [most infatuated lovers]_{7334-most infatuated lovers} resemble in [their]_{7334-most infatuated lovers} gestures . The change , unobserved by [others]_5757-others , could not escape [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; but the meaning of it was beyond [her]_{244-lady may} . [Rupert]_242-rupert never uttered [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's name . Now that the tête - à - tête in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} had come to an end , [these two]_{6543-these two} seldom saw [one another]_{630-one another} alone , and at no time for more than a few seconds . While [others]_5757-others were present [Rupert]_242-rupert stayed ; when [they]_5757-others went [he]_242-rupert found a pretext for leaving [the room]_{762-the room} . All this [he]_242-rupert did unconsciously , not being quite awake . The question whether [he]_242-rupert had done [Lady May]_{244-lady may} a wrong was one that , after the drive from [Falside]_89-falside , ceased to trouble [him]_242-rupert . The truth is that [he]_242-rupert scarcely thought of [her]_{244-lady may} at all . Years of absence could not have made a wider gulf between [them]_{6543-these two} than the hours [he]_242-rupert had passed with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , or in thinking about [her]_{244-lady may} since [their]_{6543-these two} meeting . [He]_242-rupert looked neither before nor after . [He]_242-rupert did not even reflect on the difficulties which might arise should [Lady May]_{7341-lady may} call on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and [the innocent Amazon]_{375-the gentle amazon} gave an account of [her]_{244-lady may} visit to [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . [She]_{244-lady may} was capable of it ; but [Rupert]_242-rupert never heeded . [Fortune]_330-fortune favoured [him]_242-rupert , more perhaps than [he]_242-rupert deserved . The next time [he]_242-rupert rowed to the chalet [Ivor]_277-ivor was at [home]_693-home . [[Our]_7344-our philosopher]_{7345-our philosopher} had fallen into a habit of spending almost every day by [himself]_{7345-our philosopher} , and appeared at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} merely for dinner , being occupied , as [he]_{7345-our philosopher} said , in the work which [Rupert]_242-rupert had given [him]_{7345-our philosopher} . Imagine the consternation of [the latter]_{6092-the latter} when [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} said to [him]_242-rupert , '_{[274-colonel valence]} By the bye , an extraordinary thing happened here not long ago . ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} What sort of thing ? ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , looking up from the couch where [he]_242-rupert lounged away [his]_242-rupert time on these visits . [He]_242-rupert was alarmed and nervous at what might be coming . '_{[274-colonel valence]} Well , [I]_0-i should call it a ghostly visitation , ' replied [Ivor]_277-ivor . '_[0-i] Do [you]_2309-you remember that afternoon [you]_2309-you wandered across [the moor]_{5721-the moor} and got to [Falside]_89-falside ? ' '_[2309-you] Of course [I]_0-i do , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert impatiently ; '_[0-i] but do go on . That has nothing to do with [your]_0-i story , has it ? ' '_[0-i] Nothing ; only it fixes the date . [I]_0-i did not return to [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} that evening , as it was midnight when [you]_0-i came [home]_693-home and the notion of walking through the mist was anything but agreeable . [I]_0-i slept in [[my]_0-i old room]_{2313-my old room} , next to [yours]_0-i . Some little matters kept [me]_0-i till the afternoon ; but [I]_0-i had made up [my]_0-i mind to come back , if only for a short spell , as [I]_0-i had been a whole forty - eight hours in the society of [human creatures]_{2314-human creatures} . So [I]_0-i rowed over about three o'clock . The result was a series of surprises . First , and most extraordinary of all , [I]_0-i found the coracle from the other side lying at the steps . ' '_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i mean , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , who felt [he]_242-rupert must make an effort , '_[0-i] that [you]_0-i found it in [the boathouse on [the Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} side]_{2315-the boathouse on the trelingham side} ? ' '_[0-i] No ; here at the steps , [I]_0-i tell [you]_0-i . It was most extraordinary . It could not have moored itself ; and [I]_0-i ran into [the house]_{1304-the house} , expecting to see [a visitor]_{2317-a visitor} , little as [I]_0-i knew who it could be . There was [no visitor]_{2318-no visitor} , although [I]_0-i looked everywhere . If [any one]_{5901-any one} came in [the coracle]_{2320-the coracle} [he]_{5901-any one} must have flown away again , using wings instead of oars , for there was [the boat]_{1347-the boat} , and there was not [he]_{5901-any one} . ' '_{[2322-a ghost]} [A ghost]_{2322-a ghost} , surely , ' cried [the other young man]_{7348-the other young man} , laughing a forced laugh . [He]_{7348-the other young man} remembered [his]_{7348-the other young man} stupidity , and anathematised [himself]_{7348-the other young man} for leaving the coracle behind . '_{[2322-a ghost]} But was that all ? ' resumed [he]_{7348-the other young man} , after [his]_{7348-the other young man} laugh was out . '_[0-i] [You]_0-i talked of surprises . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor . '_[0-i] Look at this ; ' and to [Rupert]_242-rupert 's horror and delight [he]_277-ivor held up a riding - glove which must have been [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i found it on the chair by the door . ' '_[0-i] Let [me]_0-i see it , ' said [the arch - hypocrite]_{7349-the arch - hypocrite} . [He]_0-i took it in [his]_0-i hand . Ah , how much greater was the mesmeric influence of this poor dead thing than of all the lightnings that shot from the eyes of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ! '_[0-i] Go on , ' [he]_242-rupert murmured dreamily . '_[0-i] Go on , ' echoed [Ivor]_277-ivor ; '_[0-i] that is all very fine , [[my]_0-i dear boy]_{2323-my dear boy} . But what am [I]_0-i to think of finding a glove here ? ' '_{[2324-an angel]} That it was lost by [an angel]_{2324-an angel} , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , still in a trance . '_{[2324-an angel]} [I]_0-i do n't think it can have been [an angel]_{2324-an angel} , ' answered [[his]_0-i friend]_{6114-his friend} laughingly ; '_{[2324-an angel]} at all events , it was not [an angel]_{2324-an angel} out of [the Christian heaven]_{2327-the christian heaven} , for it brought [me]_0-i a message from quite another quarter . ' '_{[2324-an angel]} Brought [you]_0-i a message ? Never ! ' cried [Glanville]_242-rupert , now thoroughly awake and starting to [his]_242-rupert feet . Could [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} be in communication with [[his]_0-i friend]_{6114-his friend} ? Impossible ! '_{[2324-an angel]} But it did , all the same ; and that is why [my]_0-i time has been so taken up . [I]_0-i must leave [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} in a few days . ' '_[0-i] [You]_0-i do n't mean that this glove , ' [Rupert]_242-rupert held it tighter as [he]_242-rupert spoke , '_[0-i] has to do with [your]_0-i leaving [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . ' '_[0-i] No ; but this piece of paper has . ' [Ivor]_277-ivor , from the table where [he]_277-ivor was sitting , took up a folded half - sheet of note - paper and held it out . [Glanville]_242-rupert scanned it eagerly , but could make nothing of it . [He]_242-rupert turned it upside down with no better result . '_[0-i] Is it Russian ? ' [he]_277-ivor said , '_[0-i] or what ? [I]_0-i never saw letters formed like these , if letters they are . ' '_[0-i] It is a cypher , ' replied [Mardol]_277-ivor , '_[0-i] and tells [me]_0-i [I]_0-i must go to [London]_4-london on business . ' [He]_0-i looked serious and somewhat downcast . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can guess the sort of business , ' said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; '_[0-i] but of course [I]_0-i will not ask [you]_0-i about it . [Poor Ivor]_277-ivor ! are [you]_0-i still convinced that [you]_0-i are in the right way ? ' '_[0-i] Utterly convinced , ' replied [he]_0-i ; '_[0-i] nor is it that which troubles [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i do not like to leave [you]_0-i so suddenly and with such little prospect of returning . ' '_[0-i] Shall [you]_0-i be absent long ? ' inquired [[his]_0-i friend]_{6114-his friend} , feeling sad and yet relieved at the turn things were taking . If it was this errand which brought [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} [she]_{367-hippolyta} would not mention it to [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know how long . But [I]_0-i daresay several months . [You]_0-i will have to do without [me]_0-i in [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} . ' '_[0-i] And if [I]_0-i want [you]_0-i ? ' asked [[his]_0-i friend]_{6114-his friend} . '_[0-i] [You]_0-i know how miserable [I]_0-i am when [you]_0-i vanish out of sight in this fashion . ' '_[0-i] Write to [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . [One of [[my]_0-i working friends]_{2330-my working friends}]_{2329-one of my working friends} will forward [my]_0-i letters . ' '_{[2329-one of my working friends]} It seems to [me]_0-i , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , somewhat bitterly , '_{[2329-one of my working friends]} that [you]_0-i trust [[your]_0-i working friend]_{2331-your working friend} more than [you]_0-i do [this brother of [yours]_0-i]_{2332-this brother of yours} . Why not give [me]_0-i an address where [my]_0-i letters could at once reach [you]_0-i ? ' '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , how can [you]_242-rupert say so ? ' cried [the other]_{618-the other} , coming up to [him]_242-rupert and putting [his]_{618-the other} hand on [his]_242-rupert shoulder . '_[242-rupert] [You]_242-rupert know that in comparison with [you]_242-rupert [I]_0-i have [no friend]_{2333-no friend} . This is a matter of duty or discipline , not of affection . [I]_0-i do not belong to [myself]_0-i . When [I]_0-i am summoned [I]_0-i must go . [I]_0-i shall have no fixed address ; in any case [I]_0-i am bound to secrecy . ' '_{[2334-old fellow]} Well , [old fellow]_{2334-old fellow} , [I]_0-i wish [you]_242-rupert well out of it , ' said [[his]_{2334-old fellow} friend]_{6114-his friend} . '_[0-i] [You]_242-rupert ought to belong to [yourself]_242-rupert ; and as for the secrecy which [you]_242-rupert have promised , it can bode little good to [any one]_{5901-any one} . But [you]_242-rupert must do what [you]_242-rupert think right . ' '_[242-rupert] Yes , ' replied [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i partly agree with [you]_242-rupert . But [I]_0-i have promised and there 's an end on't . What excites [my]_0-i curiosity , however , is the way in which this notice came . [I]_0-i saw , on entering , that [my]_0-i books were not in their usual places , and on looking round [I]_0-i discovered a volume of poetry on the table with this paper showing out of it . Had [I]_0-i not been so hasty in coming in , [I]_0-i might have known there was a message by the marks on the front - door . [You]_242-rupert look surprised . But they are rubbed out now , and [I]_0-i do n't mind telling [you]_242-rupert that [we]_2336-we find it useful to adopt such signals — borrowed , [I]_0-i suppose , from [the gipsies]_{2337-the gipsies} . But still , [I]_0-i can not account for [the messenger]_{2338-the messenger} 's getting away . ' '_{[2338-the messenger]} Perhaps [he]_{2338-the messenger} had two boats , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , '_{[2338-the messenger]} and left the coracle to draw [your]_242-rupert attention . ' [He]_242-rupert could not help laughing as [he]_242-rupert spoke at the thought of trying to mislead [Ivor]_277-ivor . The fatal effects of love ! [He]_242-rupert was aware that the relations between [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had never been discussed before [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} . [Ivor]_277-ivor did not know the story of [the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{1090-the madonna of san lucar} except in general outline , nor until the adventure on [the moor]_{5721-the moor} had [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} been mentioned . Thus if [the young man]_{5843-the young man} departed immediately [he]_277-ivor might never know who had left the missive on [his]_277-ivor table . [Rupert]_242-rupert felt certain it was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} bold visit was now explained ; and the circumstance that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had held a book in [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand when [she]_{367-hippolyta} received [him]_242-rupert so calmly was decisive . [He]_242-rupert would have liked to ask whether [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} knew [the Valences]_{397-the valences} or anything about [them]_{397-the valences} . But it was part of [their]_{397-the valences} silent compact never to indulge in personal questions which might involve deceit on [Ivor]_277-ivor 's part . [Rupert]_242-rupert was in the dark , not as to [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} 's convictions , but as to the extent to which [they]_{397-the valences} implicated [him]_242-rupert in dangerous designs . That [Ivor]_277-ivor would not countenance assassination [he]_242-rupert felt sure . But there [his]_277-ivor knowledge ended . So now [he]_277-ivor did not dare to mention [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} or [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} . But [Ivor]_277-ivor was speaking . '_{[2338-the messenger]} Bring [two boats]_{2339-two boats} and leave one ; that is an original idea , ' [he]_277-ivor exclaimed ; '_{[2338-the messenger]} it would not be unlike [the strange being from whom this comes]_{2340-the strange being from whom this comes} . ' '_{[2340-the strange being from whom this comes]} Then [you]_2341-you know the writing ? ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know it , ' replied [the other]_{618-the other} quietly ; '_[0-i] but [I]_0-i do not know the glove , which ought to be destroyed . ' [He]_0-i put forth [his]_0-i unmerciful hand while speaking , and , to [Rupert]_242-rupert 's poignant grief , took the beloved object away . To protest would have been in vain . With sorrowful eyes [the worshipper of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta}]_{7366-the worshipper of hippolyta} beheld [her]_{367-hippolyta} divine glove ( is it not so [the poets]_{7077-the poets} call it ? ) weighted with a stone and flung into [the mere]_{6312-the mere} . A ripple on [the waters]_{1455-the waters} showed where it had gone down , and for half a minute [Rupert]_242-rupert detested [[his]_242-rupert bosom - friend]_{7370-his bosom - friend} . But , wise even in despair , [he]_242-rupert held [his]_242-rupert peace ; and the adored name of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} escaped not the hedge of [his]_242-rupert teeth . [Ivor]_277-ivor , as though [he]_277-ivor had accomplished a sacred duty , turned the conversation to other things ; and [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} when [he]_277-ivor grew calm believed that the peril on that side was past . How did it stand on the other , which was [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's ? When in the evening [he]_277-ivor returned to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} one of the first to greet [him]_277-ivor was [the Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , and [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} did so in the triumphant words , '_[2342-we] [We]_2342-we have called on [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . ' [The young man]_{5843-the young man} 's heart beat fast . [He]_{5843-the young man} thought it was [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's doing , and [he]_{5843-the young man} did not know whether to feel grateful or the reverse . [He]_{5843-the young man} wished the acquaintance had begun under better auspices . But [he]_{5843-the young man} was mistaken . Not [Karina]_338-karina , but [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had proposed to drive over in the afternoon to [Falside]_89-falside . This was the outcome of [her]_{244-lady may} painful meditations . [She]_{244-lady may} would see with [her]_{244-lady may} own eyes and hear with [her]_{244-lady may} own ears . To linger in suspense was intolerable ; it was , indeed , killing [her]_{244-lady may} , as [she]_{244-lady may} said with the exaggerated language of passion for which , in this instance , ground was not wholly wanting . Once having resolved on the visit , [she]_{244-lady may} was restless till it had taken place . To [her]_{244-lady may} fevered spirit even the hours occupied in driving to [Falside]_89-falside seemed an age . It was a delightfully still afternoon , with that serious unruffled calm over [earth and sea]_{7374-earth and sea} which has the solemnity though not the bitterness of a farewell to things mortal . The trees were bare , [the long lanes]_{7375-the long lanes} dry and leafless , [the country]_{625-the country} silent as [they]_7377-their drove through [it]_{625-the country} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , addressing no word to [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , sat upright in [her]_{244-lady may} furs and looked eagerly onward , as though to quicken the pace at which [they]_7377-their were moving . [She]_{244-lady may} would have given much to be tranquil , but it was not in [her]_{244-lady may} nature ; and when [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} turned at [the steep entrance to [Falside]_89-falside]_{7380-the steep entrance to falside} , [she]_{244-lady may} almost wished that [she]_{244-lady may} had never undertaken this trying visit . Could any good come of it ? But self - control was too much a habit of [her]_{244-lady may} life to be shaken even by a meeting with [the woman on whose attractiveness or the want of it]_{7381-the woman on whose attractiveness or the want of it} [her]_{244-lady may} future perhaps depended ; and only the sharpened attention of [Karina]_338-karina could perceive that in shaking hands with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} [she]_{244-lady may} was inwardly agitated . [The supreme powers]_{7382-the supreme powers} , indeed , had so ordered it that [their]_7377-their first encounter was agreeable . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} acquitted [herself]_{244-lady may} of a delicate task with grace and courtesy , while the quiet spirit of the afternoon seemed to have passed into [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Unaffectedly surprised and pleased with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's kindness , [she]_{244-lady may} was not so much [the spirited maiden who feared neither to ride alone nor to preside at the dinner - table]_{7383-the spirited maiden who feared neither to ride alone nor to preside at the dinner - table} when [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} gathered round it [[his]_{671-her father} miscellaneous guests]_{7385-his miscellaneous guests} , as [the child who is all shyness and gratitude in return for a token of love]_{7386-the child who is all shyness and gratitude in return for a token of love} . With charming simplicity [she]_{244-lady may} did the honours of [Falside]_89-falside ; and while not apologising for anything in [their]_7377-their way of life , [she]_{244-lady may} spoke as if taking for granted the peculiarities in [her]_{244-lady may} bringing - up and in [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's history , which would explain whatever might seem strange . There was not a turn in [her]_{244-lady may} speech nor a trace in [her]_{244-lady may} bearing that could be deemed unfeminine . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} was particularly struck with [her]_{244-lady may} ; [she]_{244-lady may} was so elegantly dressed and looked so beautiful in the shades of colour [she]_{244-lady may} had chosen that all idea of [a female revolutionist]_{7388-a female revolutionist} vanished from [Karina]_338-karina 's mind . If [she]_{244-lady may} was leaned , [she]_{244-lady may} kept it to [herself]_{244-lady may} ; if unbelieving , as [people]_5883-people said , [she]_{244-lady may} was certainly not aggressive . [Her]_{244-lady may} natural delight on receiving [them]_7377-their gained [[her]_{244-lady may} visitors]_{7304-her visitors} in no long time , so that [a stranger coming in]_{7391-a stranger coming in} might have taken [them]_7377-their for [old established callers]_{7392-old established callers} . And , pray , what did [they]_7377-their talk about ? [You]_7393-you may well ask , for it was a curiously intimate yet strictly defined conversation . Subjects there were in the minds of all three which , though constantly suggesting [themselves]_7377-their , could not be handled . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} found it wisest , as it was most natural , to begin with the occurrence that had given occasion to [their]_7377-their meeting — [Rupert]_242-rupert 's adventure on [the moor]_{5721-the moor} . Had [the gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} [himself]_{7395-the gentleman} been in [company]_7396-company [he]_{7395-the gentleman} would have praised [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's discretion — it was equal to [her]_{367-hippolyta} other adorable virtues . For when , by the tenor of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's discourse , it was evident that [he]_{7395-the gentleman} had said nothing at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} of [their]_7377-their meeting in the morning , [she]_{244-lady may} fell in with [Rupert]_242-rupert 's policy and said as little . This was not because [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} deemed [her]_{244-lady may} conduct unmaidenly ; the thought never entered [her]_{244-lady may} mind . But if [Rupert]_242-rupert had not spoken , there was no reason why [she]_{244-lady may} should speak . [She]_{244-lady may} allowed the story to begin where [he]_242-rupert told it ; and keenly as [[her]_{244-lady may} visitors]_{7304-her visitors} examined [her]_{244-lady may} countenance while [she]_{244-lady may} inquired about [him]_242-rupert , neither [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} nor [Lady May]_{244-lady may} perceived a change in its exquisite calm or noted in [her]_{244-lady may} voice the tremulousness that is born of love . [[The Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} began to feel happier ; and [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , in whose fertile mind a certain plan had been ripening , had to brush away a sense of disappointment when it appeared that [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert excited no more interest at [Falside]_89-falside than [a young man may to whom [one has given shelter from the rain]_{7403-one has given shelter from the rain}]_{7402-a young man may to whom one has given shelter from the rain} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} knew nothing of [his]_242-rupert pictures , and could ask about them in a steady voice . Then [she]_{244-lady may} passed to a more important topic,—her own isolation , necessitated , in great measure , by the wandering life of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and the principles on which [he]_{274-colonel valence} regulated [[his]_{274-colonel valence} household]_{7404-his household} . It was impossible , [she]_{244-lady may} said with a smile , to receive [[friends]_6106-friends who could not forego the convenience of [servants]_{1089-servants} , or who would be shocked by seeing [[their]_6106-friends hostess performing what [they]_6106-friends might deem menial offices]_{7408-their hostess performing what they might deem menial offices}]_{7406-friends who could not forego the convenience of servants , or who would be shocked by seeing their hostess performing what they might deem menial offices} . Nor did [she]_{244-lady may} complain of [her]_{244-lady may} exclusion from [the world]_{5697-the world} . [She]_{244-lady may} was not without interests ; [she]_{244-lady may} had travelled with [[her]_{244-lady may} parents]_{7410-her parents} in [many parts of [Europe]_75-europe]_{7411-many parts of europe} ; and [she]_{244-lady may} had books and a horse . All [she]_{244-lady may} wanted besides — [she]_{244-lady may} hesitated , and looked in a pleading , affectionate way from [one lady]_{7412-one lady} to the other — was [a friend or two of [her]_{244-lady may} own sex]_{7413-a friend or two of her own sex} , who might remind [her]_{244-lady may} that there were other things as sweet and precious as the service in which [she]_{244-lady may} was engaged . Especially , [she]_{244-lady may} went on , it had been [her]_{244-lady may} desire to know a little of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , to be allowed sometimes to talk with [her]_{244-lady may} , and , sooner or later , to help towards healing the feud which had lasted so many years . It was daring , on [her]_{244-lady may} part , to make the request which [Rupert]_242-rupert had conveyed . '_{[367-hippolyta]} But , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said , '_[2343-you] [you]_2343-you would not blame [a poor sailor who was cast away on [a desert island]_{606-a desert island}]_{2344-a poor sailor who was cast away on a desert island} for putting up [his]_{2344-a poor sailor who was cast away on a desert island} torn handkerchief as a signal to [any ship that came in sight]_{2346-any ship that came in sight} . [I]_0-i had no other way . ' All this was said with extreme modesty and a charm of manner which [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had been far from anticipating . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's strange beauty dazzled [her]_{244-lady may} ; while the combination of self - respect with straightforward feeling which appeared in all [she]_{244-lady may} spoke , made it impossible to set [her]_{244-lady may} down as [the unwomanly creature [she]_{244-lady may} was deemed in [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood}]_{7414-the unwomanly creature she was deemed in the neighbourhood} . [She]_{244-lady may} asked for affection . Could it be refused ? But while [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was reasoning , [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} had decided . With [her]_{5855-the countess} birdlike lightness [she]_{5855-the countess} had flown to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and , kissing [her]_{367-hippolyta} on the cheek , cried out , '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , [you]_{5845-my dear} are perfectly charming . [You]_{5845-my dear} may reckon upon [us]_2348-we as [[your]_{5845-my dear} friends]_{2349-your friends} as long as [we]_2348-we live . What a pity [we]_2348-we did not begin earlier ; but [we]_2348-we must make up for lost time , and consider that [we]_2348-we have been [friends]_6106-friends these five years . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} returned [her]_{5855-the countess} embrace , saying in a low , earnest voice , '_{[5845-my dear]} How kind this is of [you]_{5845-my dear} ! ' But [she]_{5855-the countess} still kept [her]_{5855-the countess} eyes on [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , as though [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's affection by itself would not suffice . [[The Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} had gone too far to draw back . Neither was [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} disposed to feel uneasy , as before [their]_2348-we meeting . [She]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} put out [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} hand and took [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's with a firm grasp , while [she]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} said , '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i am not much given to making promises , and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} knows that [I]_0-i have but [few intimate friends]_{2353-few intimate friends} . But [you]_{367-hippolyta} may always reckon upon [me]_0-i ; and [I]_0-i will do [my]_0-i best to bring about the reconciliation [you]_{367-hippolyta} have at heart . Will [you]_{367-hippolyta} come one of these days and see [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} ? [He]_{5872-my father} will be so glad to see [you]_{367-hippolyta} . ' '_{[5872-my father]} Oh , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[5872-my father]} these are words to make one happy . [I]_0-i have so wished to speak with [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [I]_0-i will come whenever [you]_{367-hippolyta} please ; and [you]_{367-hippolyta} may be sure that in doing so [I]_0-i have [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's consent . [I]_0-i did not press [him]_{5872-my father} at all . [He]_{5872-my father} gave it of [his]_{5872-my father} own accord . ' On this understanding [they]_7420-them parted . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} promised that [she]_{367-hippolyta} would come to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} for a long day , as soon as [her]_{367-hippolyta} household affairs permitted ; and [Lady May]_{7421-lady may} renewed [her]_{367-hippolyta} assurances that [she]_{367-hippolyta} should be received by [the Earl]_{663-the earl} with cordiality . At the gate , to which [she]_{367-hippolyta} accompanied [them]_7420-them , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} underwent a second embrace from [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} , and again shook hands with [the less demonstrative of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} visitors]_{7304-her visitors}]_{7423-the less demonstrative of her visitors} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} saw [them]_7420-them off , and walked back with thoughtful steps and slow along [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , listening to [her]_{367-hippolyta} waterfall as it leapt merrily down [the rocks]_{7426-the rocks} . Much had been done , but much remained to do . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} purpose in soliciting [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's friendship was indeed simply to end the long disagreement between [the families]_{7427-the families} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not comprehend [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's motive in keeping it up , unless that [he]_{671-her father} fancied [the Earl]_{663-the earl} unwilling to be reconciled . But [the Earl]_{663-the earl} had relented , according to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; and why should [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} not do the same ? [Their]_7431-their political differences were not to the point ; [they]_7431-their never had met , nor were likely to meet , on this ground . For if [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was [a Tory of the purest type]_{7432-a tory of the purest type} , [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} represented a programme which at that date [no English party]_{7434-no english party} would have dreamt of adopting . [He]_{671-her father} despised the politics of the polling - booth , and would have begun [his]_{671-her father} reform by abolishing not only the Crown , but [the Houses of Parliament]_{7435-the houses of parliament} with it . [She]_{367-hippolyta} knew that [the two men]_{7436-the two men} could never again be [friends]_6106-friends ; why , however , should [they]_{7436-the two men} continue to be [enemies]_7438-enemies ? The waters kept falling with [their]_{7436-the two men} pleasant ripple , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} roamed about [[her]_{367-hippolyta} garden]_{7439-her garden} till sundown . Such was the event of which [Rupert]_242-rupert heard from [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} when [he]_242-rupert came in ; and at dinner [she]_{367-hippolyta} dressed it up in the grotesque fancies suggested by [her]_{367-hippolyta} imagination . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had never seen [any one like [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta}]_{7441-any one like hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} compared [her]_{367-hippolyta} , as [the artist]_{5691-the artist} [himself]_{5691-the artist} had done , to a sylph , [a creature of romance]_{7443-a creature of romance} , imprisoned by [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} at [Falside]_89-falside . [They]_{7436-the two men} ought not to rest till [she]_{367-hippolyta} was delivered . [Glanville]_242-rupert laughingly inquired whether [a captive sylph]_{7444-a captive sylph} was in the habit of riding alone all over [the country]_{625-the country} ; and was told in reply that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's captivity was moral , not a mere imprisonment of the body . [She]_{367-hippolyta} dressed with remarkable taste for [one who had never seen a fashionable gathering]_{7446-one who had never seen a fashionable gathering} ; but that might be inspiration like [Rachel]_401-rachel 's , who could have worn a tablecloth as if it were [a princess]_{7447-a princess} 's robe . And [her]_{367-hippolyta} manners , though wild , were beautiful . Therefore [she]_{367-hippolyta} must come out and be made know to [civilised people]_{7448-civilised people} . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} would do [her]_{367-hippolyta} that charity if [no one else]_{1638-no one else} was willing , for [she]_{5855-the countess} adored [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_{[5872-my father]} Do [you]_2356-you think [her]_2357-her [a sylph]_{2358-a sylph} , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ? ' asked [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_[2356-you] [She]_2357-her seems to [me]_0-i [a young lady of most unusual loveliness , and of great intelligence and decision]_{2359-a young lady of most unusual loveliness , and of great intelligence and decision} . But [I]_0-i should not call [her]_2357-her [a sylph]_{2358-a sylph} , because [I]_0-i do n't know what the word means . It is one of those sentimental expressions that [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} has learnt from [her]_{5664-my cousin} French reading . ' '_[2362-you] [You]_2362-you are always severe on [my]_0-i reading , ' said [Karina]_338-karina ; '_[2362-you] but [we]_2363-we can not all be [philosophers]_{2364-philosophers} . [A sylph]_{2358-a sylph} is [a beautiful creature with great dreamy eyes]_{2366-a beautiful creature with great dreamy eyes} , and wings folded up in [her]_{2358-a sylph} corset , so that [she]_{2358-a sylph} has only to spread them and [she]_{2358-a sylph} can fly wherever [she]_{2358-a sylph} chooses . Do n't [you]_2362-you believe that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} could fly if [she]_{367-hippolyta} liked ? ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} [She]_{2358-a sylph} has character enough to do anything , ' said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_{[2358-a sylph]} and [I]_0-i am glad to have made [her]_{2358-a sylph} acquaintance . But [we]_2363-we shall know more when [she]_{2358-a sylph} comes to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . ' It was evident that [she]_{2358-a sylph} had not spoken of [the Hermitage]_{99-the hermitage} . Oh , [wise Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , thought [Rupert]_242-rupert . Now [he]_242-rupert should see [her]_{2358-a sylph} again ; and the secret between [them]_2363-we would give [him]_242-rupert an advantage . All love - making is a contest in which not a little depends on the given odds . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was to some extent in [his]_242-rupert power . And [he]_242-rupert was no longer in [hers]_{2358-a sylph} — since [she]_{2358-a sylph} had kept silence when to speak might have put [him]_242-rupert in the wrong . [He]_242-rupert watched every day till [she]_{2358-a sylph} came . A whole week moved on at the laggard pace of time when [we]_2363-we are expecting something to happen . [Ivor]_277-ivor finished [his]_277-ivor work , or at least put it in order for [Rupert]_242-rupert to finish ; packed up [his]_277-ivor belongings , and said good - bye to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} with a tranquil mien in which [none]_961-none could have discerned the passionate regrets that filled [his]_277-ivor heart . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} begged [him]_277-ivor to come back as soon as [he]_277-ivor could ; [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} would be always at [his]_277-ivor disposal , and [he]_277-ivor might rest assured of a hearty welcome . [He]_277-ivor smiled sadly ; no , [he]_277-ivor thanked [them]_7454-them , it was most improbable that [he]_277-ivor should return . Circumstances , [his]_277-ivor way of life , imperative engagements , forbade the hope . But [he]_277-ivor would call on [them]_7454-them in [town]_1305-town ? [He]_277-ivor did not know ; the future was so uncertain . Then [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} said [he]_{250-tom davenant} must come to [Foxholme]_84-foxholme ; and poor [Ivor]_277-ivor turned away [his]_277-ivor face because of the shame and emotion that were gathering there . If [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} could only know upon what errand [he]_{250-tom davenant} was departing , the last thing [he]_{250-tom davenant} would have imagined would have been such an invitation . [He]_{250-tom davenant} loved [the young man]_{5843-the young man} . But [they]_2367-they stood ranged on opposite sides in the battle of life ; and the trumpetcall which was sounding in [his]_0-i own ears sternly told [him]_0-i that friendship must yield to duty . '_{[2358-a sylph]} [I]_0-i will come indeed , if [I]_0-i can , ' [he]_0-i answered , '_[0-i] but though [I]_0-i never should , believe that the fault is not [mine]_0-i . [We]_2367-they are all creatures of circumstance . ' [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} had , therefore , to content [himself]_{250-tom davenant} with the mournful pleasure of driving [him]_{5843-the young man} to [the station]_{7457-the station} , which [he]_{250-tom davenant} did with exemplary skill , at the same time assuring [Ivor]_277-ivor that if [he]_277-ivor would not mind little deficiencies in writing and grammar — [his]_277-ivor ignorance of which [the young man]_{5843-the young man} regretted , though too late — [he]_277-ivor , [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , should find solace in corresponding with [him]_{5843-the young man} . [[His]_0-i friend]_{6114-his friend} smiled and said how grateful it would make [him]_0-i , adding that , in case [he]_0-i delayed an answer for some weeks , it would mean that [he]_0-i was gone from [home]_693-home . Characteristic of [the man]_{5814-the man} [I]_2368-i call it , that [his]_0-i sorrow on leaving [these two friends]_{7462-these two friends} , [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , almost made [him]_0-i forget the love [he]_0-i was renouncing . Nay , [he]_0-i thought more of [the new friend]_{7463-the new friend} than of [the old]_{7464-the old} during those days ; for the expected to meet [Rupert]_242-rupert again in [London]_4-london or abroad , but this might prove [his]_0-i last farewell to [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} . [He]_0-i had lived more than four months at [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} . It was now November ; and the winter of [his]_0-i discontent took from [him]_0-i , or made more piercing , the remembrance of those heavenly days when first [he]_0-i came . Happy if [he]_0-i could forget them altogether ! But no , they would be a lifelong regret . Even as the thought crossed [his]_0-i mind [he]_0-i smiled bitterly . [Lifelong]_403-lifelong might not be so very long after all . [He]_0-i was ordered to the front ; and [those who are to face cannon]_{7466-those who are to face cannon} do not insure [their]_{7466-those who are to face cannon} lives at a low premium . [He]_0-i would not disclose to [the friend]_{7467-the friend} by [his]_0-i side , or even to [Rupert]_242-rupert , how serious the danger had become ; [I]_2368-i should rather say , [he]_0-i could not , for they would have hindered [his]_0-i going . But a certain steady light in [his]_0-i eyes and involuntary tension of the muscles betokened the excitement under which [he]_0-i laboured . '_[2368-i] [You]_2368-i are not very well , ' said [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} to [him]_2368-i ; '_[2368-i] ca n't [you]_2368-i wait a few days ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert noticed [his]_2368-i mood , was exceedingly gentle with [him]_2368-i as on the like occasions in [their]_7468-their previous intercourse ; but ventured neither to ask a question nor to offer advice . [He]_242-rupert knew well that [Ivor]_277-ivor did not brook interference . So [he]_242-rupert went away and disappeared into [the unknown]_{7469-the unknown} . [Rupert]_242-rupert , a few days after , requested that [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} might be assigned to [himself]_242-rupert as [a studio]_{6961-a studio} and [general storehouse]_{7472-general storehouse} , for [he]_242-rupert did not wish to encumber [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} as yet , and [his]_242-rupert sketches took up [room]_7474-room . But [he]_242-rupert never went across [the mere]_{6312-the mere} till [he]_242-rupert had ascertained that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} would not call in the morning . [He]_242-rupert was now assiduous in [his]_242-rupert politeness to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , upon whose spirits a dull tranquillity had fallen , like yellow fog stifling and blinding [her]_{244-lady may} . [She]_{244-lady may} could not subdue the fascination of being with [him]_242-rupert ; ever when [he]_242-rupert came into [the room]_{762-the room} [the others]_{746-the others} vanished from [her]_{244-lady may} eyes and [she]_{244-lady may} looked at [him]_242-rupert alone , and brooded over [his]_242-rupert slightest utterances . [She]_{244-lady may} did not fear [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} much now ; and not to be jealous was comparative happiness . There had come indeed an end of [her]_{244-lady may} confidences and of [his]_242-rupert listening to them . But when would [he]_242-rupert declare [himself]_242-rupert ? For [he]_242-rupert was surely bound by what had passed . It was a lovely morning when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} appeared at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , in a low chaise which [she]_{367-hippolyta} drove [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , while [the silent old groom]_{7478-the silent old groom} or [gardener]_{7479-gardener} sat behind . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had come to spend the day , but not to dine ; for [she]_{367-hippolyta} said in [her]_{367-hippolyta} note that [they]_7480-they must excuse [her]_{367-hippolyta} shyness if [she]_{367-hippolyta} felt tempted to fly away again as soon as [she]_{367-hippolyta} found [herself]_{367-hippolyta} inside [the Court]_{1181-the court} . [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had been lingering since breakfast about the gate by which [she]_{367-hippolyta} was to enter and saw [her]_{367-hippolyta} drive by , [himself]_242-rupert lying close in ambush , ran along other pathways up to [the house]_{1304-the house} , and the moment [he]_242-rupert decently could sauntered into [the morning - room]_{7483-the morning - room} where [the three ladies]_{7484-the three ladies} were seated . That [he]_242-rupert blushed like [a very young man on meeting those brown eyes]_{7485-a very young man on meeting those brown eyes} need hardly be said ; and if [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's countenance did not put on exactly the same shade of crimson , it may have been simply because [hers]_{367-hippolyta} was a pale ivory cheek and [his]_242-rupert was rather swarthy . [They]_7480-they were both a good deal embarrassed , which [Lady May]_{7486-lady may} ascribed to the circumstances of the adventure which had made [them]_7480-they acquainted . [She]_{7486-lady may} said to [herself]_{7486-lady may} that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , though [she]_{367-hippolyta} had sinned against propriety on that day , had done so ignorantly , while [Rupert]_242-rupert was often confused on coming into [a room]_{5801-a room} . [They]_7480-they talked until [the Earl]_{663-the earl} came about [the scenery of [Trelingham Park]_{104-trelingham park}]_{7489-the scenery of trelingham park} , which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not know except on the outskirts . And [the artist]_{5691-the artist} sat and gazed at [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was more beautiful than ever . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , whome [he]_{5691-the artist} could now contrast with [his]_{5691-the artist} divinity , seemed [a majestic woman]_{7491-a majestic woman} , allied to the dangerous creatures of [forest or jungle]_{7492-forest or jungle} in whose composition there is more fire than light . But [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not belong to [earth]_6447-earth . Fervent [she]_{367-hippolyta} might be in [her]_{367-hippolyta} feelings , quick to speak and to move ; [her]_{367-hippolyta} beauty was not childlike , nor did it appeal merely to the softer passions of pity and tenderness ; but there was about [her]_{367-hippolyta} , all the while , an innocent directness , a virginal simplicity , which made of [her]_{367-hippolyta} '_[2368-i] a thing enskied and sainted . ' When [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered [Lady May]_{7494-lady may} [her]_{367-hippolyta} voice had in it a tone of great affection , which changed to something bright and sparkling if [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} addressed [her]_{367-hippolyta} . But it was clear that [she]_{367-hippolyta} listened , even while joining in the conversation , for a step that happily was not long delayed . Every minute [she]_{367-hippolyta} had looked towards the door in anxious expectation ; and when it opened and [the Earl of Trelingham]_{252-the earl} came in , walking with the feeble gait which was growing habitual with [him]_{252-the earl} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} rose at once and ran to meet [the old man]_{5911-the old man} . [He]_{252-the earl} took both [her]_{367-hippolyta} hands in [his]_{252-the earl} , and , clasping them affectionately , led [her]_{367-hippolyta} towards the window . There was little need to say that [he]_{252-the earl} welcomed [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; [his]_{252-the earl} emotion proved it better than words . After scanning [her]_{367-hippolyta} face eagerly in silence , [he]_{252-the earl} let go [her]_{367-hippolyta} hands , and said , '_[2368-i] [You]_2369-you do not remind [me]_0-i of [[your]_2369-you father]_{6060-your father} , [[my]_0-i dear child]_{2371-my dear child} . But so many years have elapsed since [I]_0-i knew [his]_{6060-your father} features well , that [I]_0-i may perhaps be mistaken . It is equally brave and kind of [you]_2369-you to pay [me]_0-i this visit . [[My]_0-i daughter]_{5906-my daughter} has told [you]_2369-you , [I]_0-i am sure , how glad [we]_2373-we are to see [you]_2369-you and what a hope [we]_2373-we have that this may be the beginning of better things . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[0-i] and [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i could help more in the matter than , [I]_0-i fear , is within [my]_0-i power . Of one thing pray let [me]_0-i assure [you]_2369-you , for [I]_0-i am certain of it , ' and [she]_{367-hippolyta} stopped as if for permission . '_[0-i] Go on , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} ; '_[0-i] do not be afraid if [you]_{5845-my dear} have anything to say . ' [He]_{663-the earl} too seemed overcome by [her]_{367-hippolyta} great beauty and simple ways . '_{[5845-my dear]} What [I]_0-i want to tell [you]_2369-you , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_[0-i] is that [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} has often spoken [your]_2369-you name of late years , and never without affection . [I]_0-i can not imagine why [he]_{5872-my father} has kept , and still keeps , aloof from [[his]_{5872-my father} old friends]_{2376-his old friends} ; but there is no ill - feeling in it , of that [I]_0-i am convinced . ' '_[0-i] Thank [God]_276-god , ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , '_[276-god] thank [God]_276-god ! It is all [I]_0-i want,—to forget the past , which can not be undone , and die in peace with [all men]_{6725-all men} . As regards [[your]_2369-you father]_{6060-your father} , [I]_0-i did for a long while allow a feeling of resentment to come between [him]_{5872-my father} and [me]_0-i . It may have seemed unjust in [his]_{5872-my father} eyes that [any one]_{5901-any one} should have contested [his]_{5872-my father} rights as [a father]_{6461-a father} over the issue of [his]_{5872-my father} first marriage . But [I]_0-i went by the advice of [others]_5757-others and [my]_0-i own conscience . However , [[my]_0-i poor sister]_{6053-my poor sister} is dead , and [you]_2369-you are [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's only child]_{2383-colonel valence 's only child} , and it is time the past was buried . ' '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} has hardly ever mentioned [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} in [my]_0-i hearing , ' replied [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_{[275-lady alice]} It was almost by accident that [I]_0-i knew of [his]_{5872-my father} former marriage , and for months after coming to [Falside]_89-falside [I]_0-i was ignorant that [we]_2385-we lived near [[her]_{275-lady alice} family]_{2386-her family} . [[My]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} told [me]_0-i when [she]_{6777-my mother} was very ill . [I]_0-i am like [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} . [She]_{6777-my mother} was Spanish , and could not bear the English climate , although [she]_{6777-my mother} did [her]_{6777-my mother} best not to let [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} see the harm it was doing [her]_{6777-my mother} . ' '_{[6777-my mother]} Was [[your]_0-i mother]_{2390-your mother} Spanish ? ' inquired [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . '_{[2390-your mother]} Then , perhaps , [she]_{2390-your mother} brought [you]_0-i up in [her]_{2390-your mother} religious views . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert waited with some curiosity for the answer . '_{[2390-your mother]} [[My]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} did not bring [me]_0-i up at all , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_{[2390-your mother]} [she]_{6777-my mother} was [an invalid]_{868-an invalid} most of [her]_{6777-my mother} time . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} taught [me]_0-i all [I]_0-i know . ' [She]_{2390-your mother} spoke with composure , and seemed to have said all that [she]_{2390-your mother} thought necessary . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was too well bred to pursue the examination . [His]_{243-trelingham} melancholy looks , indeed , bore witness to what [he]_{243-trelingham} feared would have been the result . [He]_{243-trelingham} blamed [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , but it was impossible to blame [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} ; and the sad spiritual condition of [so lovely and innocent a creature]_{7501-so lovely and innocent a creature} filled [him]_{243-trelingham} with indignation , which went far to counteract [his]_{243-trelingham} previous desire to condone the past . Meanwhile , [Karina]_338-karina , whose eager spirits made [her]_338-karina sometimes inconsiderate , inquired of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[5872-my father]} Do [you]_0-i never go to [church]_1763-church then ? [I]_0-i do n't think [[your]_0-i father]_{6060-your father} does , at least in [the country]_{625-the country} . ' [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , with some severity in [his]_{243-trelingham} tone , interposed . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Karina]_338-karina , ' [he]_{243-trelingham} said , '_[0-i] [you]_0-i must really not cross - examine [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . These are matters of conscience , about which [we]_2398-we have no right to be curious . ' But [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} was not offended . [She]_{367-hippolyta} replied at once to [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been in [some of [the great churches abroad]_{2400-the great churches abroad}]_{2399-some of the great churches abroad} , when there was no service going on . But otherwise [I]_0-i do not know what is done in [a church]_{908-a church} . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} did not teach [me]_0-i religion . ' This remarkable declaration , made in [her]_{367-hippolyta} natural voice , which was gentle and sweet , came upon [[her]_{367-hippolyta} hearers]_{7503-her hearers} like lightning from a clear sky . It startled [them]_{7503-her hearers} , although [every one present]_{7504-every one present} had supposed it already . But there are so many things [we]_2398-we know yet could not venture on putting into words . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} was inexpressibly pained ; [Lady May]_{244-lady may} looked across at [Glanville]_242-rupert to see what effect this confession would have on [him]_242-rupert ; and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} felt frightened , as though a snake had turned under [her]_{5855-the countess} hand and bitten [her]_{5855-the countess} . [Rupert]_242-rupert moved uncomfortably in [his]_242-rupert chair . It was a shock to [him]_242-rupert , certainly . [He]_242-rupert would have said , in the abstract , that with these matters [women]_7138-women had nothing to do ; [they]_7138-women ought to keep to the religion in which [they]_7138-women were born and leave speculation to [the philosophers]_{1715-the philosophers} . But when [his]_242-rupert eyes fell on the beloved features again the discomfort vanished . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} sat , a picture of quiet beauty , untroubled by the momentary silence which had followed [her]_{367-hippolyta} declaration , and perhaps too little acquainted with the ways of [the world]_{5697-the world} to comprehend how much it had astonished [them]_7510-them . [She]_{367-hippolyta} said '_{[5872-my father]} [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} did not teach [me]_0-i religion ' as [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have said , had it been the fact , '_{[5872-my father]} [I]_0-i was born blind . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} was not aggressive or defiant , but natural and innocent . Thus it came to pass that even [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's horror , which was exceedingly great , yielded to compassion , and [he]_{243-trelingham} thought it more than ever expedient to make [her]_{367-hippolyta} at [home]_693-home among [good Christians who might enlighten [her]_{367-hippolyta}]_{7512-good christians who might enlighten her} . But lest [that terrible niece of]_{7513-that terrible niece of} [his]_{243-trelingham} should ask more questions , [he]_{243-trelingham} turned the conversation to [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's knowledge of [the Continent]_{105-the continent} , and [they]_7510-them were soon deep in the comparative beauties of [the Alps]_{106-the alps} and [the Apennines]_{107-the apennines} . [[Her]_{367-hippolyta} parents]_{7410-her parents} , it was evident , had wandered fast and far , seldom staying long in one place , and never making the acquaintance of [great families]_{7515-great families} unless [some member of [them]_{7515-great families}]_{7516-some member of them} happened to be '_{[5872-my father]} tainted with democratic opinions , ' as [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} would have called it , or , in [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's phrase , '_{[5872-my father]} enlightened and liberal . ' There was something even slightly ridiculous in the way that names came up between [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and [the young lady]_{723-the young lady} . If [he]_{243-trelingham} mentioned [a noble house]_{7519-a noble house} , [she]_{723-the young lady} often knew it ; but when [he]_{243-trelingham} went on to describe [the august head thereof]_{7520-the august head thereof} or [[his]_{243-trelingham} equally august consort]_{7521-his equally august consort} , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had never seen either , and owed [her]_{723-the young lady} familiarity with the name to [a scapegrace]_{7522-a scapegrace} or [scientific young man]_{7523-scientific young man} , the grief of [[his]_{243-trelingham} parents]_{1141-his parents} , who had served with [Garibaldi]_{404-garibaldi} in [Sicily]_108-sicily , or was famous in the Cretan or the Polish rising . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} bore it very well ; this [he]_{243-trelingham} had expected ; and much as [he]_{243-trelingham} might deplore the associations in which [Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had brought up [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , there were too many great Englishmen on that side to allow of unmitigated censure in [the instance before [him]_{243-trelingham}]_{7526-the instance before him} . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} was by no means liberal , but [he]_{663-the earl} was something which is perhaps as commendable in a world where [we]_7528-we can not have all [we]_7528-we should like,—he was good - natured , and quite incapable of indentifying [individuals]_{7529-individuals} with the doctrines [they]_{7529-individuals} held . [He]_{243-trelingham} therefore listened with patience and a degree of interest to the remarks , which were rather pointed than voluble , of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} on [those revolutionary young men whose pedigree [he]_{243-trelingham} knew in [Lombardy]_109-lombardy and [Languedoc]_{110-languedoc}]_{7530-those revolutionary young men whose pedigree he knew in lombardy and languedoc} . [He]_{243-trelingham} was led to speak of [his]_{243-trelingham} own travels , which had been extensive ; but , interrupting [himself]_{243-trelingham} suddenly in the midst of [his]_{243-trelingham} recital , [he]_{243-trelingham} asked whether [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had ever been in [Spain]_30-spain . Yes , [she]_{367-hippolyta} told [him]_{243-trelingham} , once , on the side of [Barcelona]_{111-barcelona} . And [Seville]_36-seville , did [she]_{367-hippolyta} know [that picturesque city]_{7531-that picturesque city} ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} had not been [there]_913-there , nor had [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} mentioned [his]_{671-her father} early campaign in [[its]_{7531-that picturesque city} neighbourhood]_{7534-its neighbourhood} . Then [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew nothing of [the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{1090-the madonna of san lucar} ? Nothing whatever , [she]_{367-hippolyta} replied . [He]_{243-trelingham} was astonished that so striking an incident of [his]_{243-trelingham} first travels had not been a favourite theme of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's . However , it might help to soften [him]_{243-trelingham} still more if [he]_{243-trelingham} learned how narrowly the picture had escaped destruction . [He]_{243-trelingham} would perhaps be touched on hearing it ; for the sight of the portrait long ago had affected [him]_{243-trelingham} powerfully and even brought [him]_{243-trelingham} , one might say , from [Spain]_30-spain to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . Herewith [the Earl]_{663-the earl} invited [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to follow [him]_{663-the earl} to [the gallery]_{1042-the gallery} [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} rose , nothing loth ; and as [he]_{663-the earl} evidently wished [the rest]_{6022-the rest} to accompany [them]_{6022-the rest} , a general move was made . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} , again interposing as [they]_{6022-the rest} went along , asked [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew what kind of picture was about to be shown [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [The young lady , turning half round on the stairs]_{7541-the young lady , turning half round on the stairs} , answered that [she]_{367-hippolyta} supposed it would resemble those [she]_{367-hippolyta} had noticed in [the great collections on [the Continent]_{105-the continent}]_{7542-the great collections on the continent} . '_[2404-you] [You]_2404-you must not imagine , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} added innocently , '_[2404-you] that [I]_0-i have not studied the Christian mythology . [I]_0-i can not say , indeed , that [I]_0-i am familiar with all its details . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert fell back a step on hearing this language , and [Karina]_338-karina did not open [her]_338-karina mouth again for some time . [She]_338-karina was daring [herself]_338-karina , but [she]_338-karina knew that [ordinary people]_{7543-ordinary people} did not speak in this way ; and again the simile of the snake occurred to [her]_338-karina . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was either deaf or preoccupied , and took no heed of the remark . Perhaps [he]_{243-trelingham} was thinking how [he]_{243-trelingham} could make the history of the picture brief yet intelligible ; for , when [they]_7544-they arrived before it , [he]_{243-trelingham} began at once to run over the main points as [we]_7545-we know them . [He]_{243-trelingham} said nothing of [Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's motives for leaving [England]_39-england , nor of what followed when [he]_{243-trelingham} came back to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . But how much of [his]_{243-trelingham} narrative did [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} apprehend ? [She]_{1207-the stranger} stood like one spellbound , first eyeing [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and then lost in the magnificence and glory of the painting . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} ceased to speak , and there was a long silence , during which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} steadfastly gazed at it , never turning [her]_{1207-the stranger} head , with the expression of one who would learn a thing by heart . By and by [she]_{1207-the stranger} glanced towards [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and going up to [her]_{244-lady may} , said in a whisper , '_[0-i] Is not that [your]_2405-your portrait ? And when did [you]_2405-your live in [that wonderful world]_{2406-that wonderful world} ? ' The question was extraordinary , but [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} seemed in earnest . [Lady May]_{7548-lady may} smiled with a feeling of anguish ; [she]_{7548-lady may} still felt the distance between [herself]_{7548-lady may} and that ideal of heavenly innocence . '_{[2407-an ancestress of mine]} The picture was painted long ago , ' [she]_{7548-lady may} replied , '_{[2407-an ancestress of mine]} from [an ancestress of [mine]_2405-your]_{2407-an ancestress of mine} . [I]_0-i sat to [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert when it was restored ; that is all . ' '_[0-i] And so , ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_[0-i] it is only a piece of imagination . But how beautiful it would be if [we]_2408-we could believe that somewhere in [the heights]_{2409-the heights} or [the depths]_{2410-the depths} there was [a perfect human creature]_{2411-a perfect human creature} , [one of [ourselves]_2408-we]_{2412-one of ourselves} , [a woman]_{6460-a woman} , like this ! Do [you]_242-rupert suppose there can be ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked of [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i do not know , ' was the answer , given somewhat impetuously ; '_[0-i] [the medieval Christians]_{2414-the medieval christians} thought so , as [the Spanish and Italian peasants]_{2415-the spanish and italian peasants} do still . ' '_[2416-them] Yes , ' said [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ; '_[2416-them] [I]_0-i used to hear [them]_2416-them sing and speak of [the Madonna]_{812-the madonna} , and [I]_0-i called it , as [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} did , mythology . But [I]_0-i was never so impressed with a painting as [I]_0-i am with this . [I]_0-i should be glad if it were a true vision . And yet [we]_2408-we all say it can not be . [The peasants]_{5991-the peasants} have [their]_{5991-the peasants} beautiful things to believe in , and [the philosophers]_{1715-the philosophers} have none . That is what [I]_0-i am always hearing at [home]_693-home . It makes [me]_0-i sad when [I]_0-i think of it . If the truth is not beautiful , what is the good of it all ? ' [She]_2422-you looked round , expecting [some one]_{933-some one} , as it should seem , to answer . But [they]_{5674-other young ladies} were too much astonished at such curious words on the lips of [one so young]_{7202-one so young} . '_{[1715-the philosophers]} Such questions are not fit for [you]_2422-you , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert , coming close to [her]_2422-you . '_{[1715-the philosophers]} If [you]_2422-you had lived with [other young ladies]_{5674-other young ladies} [you]_2422-you would not think of [them]_{5674-other young ladies} . [I]_0-i , at any rate , believe that all true things , in the long run , will be found beautiful as well . ' '_[2422-you] Then [you]_2422-you disagree with [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} ? ' [she]_2422-you said inquiringly . '_[2422-you] [I]_0-i disagree with all gloomy creeds , ' [he]_0-i answered . '_[2422-you] But come away , and do not look at the picture again if it distresses [you]_2422-you . ' [Lady May]_{244-lady may} listened ; [she]_{244-lady may} heard something in [his]_0-i voice of which [she]_{244-lady may} did not approve . '_[2422-you] Oh , it does not distress [me]_0-i ; on the contrary , ' exclaimed [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , '_[2422-you] it would keep [me]_0-i looking at it all day . And at last [I]_0-i should beg [the wonderful figure]_{2425-the wonderful figure} to open its lips and speak . What grieves [me]_0-i is , that with colours and a piece of linen [you]_2422-you can express so much beauty — at so little cost — and yet the resources of the infinite can not make this real . ' [The Earl]_{663-the earl} put in [his]_0-i quiet word . '_[2422-you] If [you]_2422-you wish , [[my]_0-i dear child]_{2371-my dear child} , to believe it real , there is nothing to prevent [you]_2422-you . [I]_0-i believe it in [my]_0-i own way ; so do [the multitude of [Christians]_{266-christians}]_{2427-the multitude of christians} , and not [the peasantry]_{2428-the peasantry} alone . But come , as [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert says , for [you]_2422-you are too susceptible , [I]_0-i see , to sudden impressions . ' [She]_2422-you left the picture unwillingly , and looked back more than once as [they]_7552-they went to the door . The incident had shown [her]_2422-you in a strange and amiable light which endeared [her]_2422-you to the heart of [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; while [Rupert]_242-rupert , mindful of [his]_242-rupert own enthusiasm when restoring [the Madonna of [the Seraphim]_{6944-the seraphim}]_{6958-the madonna of the seraphim} , said to [himself]_242-rupert that this highly poetic temperament had at once seized its meaning and reality — a result which only days of study had brought about in [him]_242-rupert [the sensitive artist]_{7555-the sensitive artist} . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was peculiar ; but where in [heaven or earth]_{7556-heaven or earth} could [he]_0-i find a more exquisite creation ? When , by and by , [she]_2422-you spoke of returning to [Falside]_89-falside , and [the Earl]_{663-the earl} was taking [her]_2422-you to the ponychaise which had been brought round , [that kind - hearted old man]_{7558-that kind - hearted old man} said to [her]_2422-you , '_[242-rupert] It was a great grief to [me]_0-i that [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} left [no children]_{2077-no children} ; but , although [you]_{275-lady alice} are not [[my]_0-i niece]_{2430-my niece} in blood , [I]_0-i trust [you]_{275-lady alice} will always look upon [me]_0-i as [[your]_{275-lady alice} sincere friend]_{2431-your sincere friend} , and come to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} often . [[Your]_{275-lady alice} father]_{6060-your father} and [I]_0-i were [boys together]_{2433-boys together} , and [I]_0-i can never forget [him]_{6060-your father} . ' Three months passed quickly by , the happiest in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's life . Winter by [the Western Sea]_{112-the western sea} is often wild and stormy ; the days have little light in them , and the moist vapour filling the air seems to cling heavily about one , while hour after hour the rain - clouds creep along the sides of [the valleys]_{7559-the valleys} or hang on [the wooded ridges above them]_{7560-the wooded ridges above them} . It is a monotonous , dull - eyed season , the least favourable that can be imagined to inspiration ; and only a brave spirit will bear up against [it]_7561-it or keep alert under its stupefying influence . But [the brave spirit]_{7562-the brave spirit} was there . If light grew scant outside , and work went on slowly in [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , a radiance was kindling within [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's fancy which became larger every day , adding an energy to [his]_242-rupert step , a charm to [his]_242-rupert voice and expression , and for the while utterly doing away with the melancholy that used to haunt [him]_242-rupert . When [he]_242-rupert was called to [[his]_242-rupert [London]_4-london studio]_{7565-his london studio} , as happened more than once , [he]_242-rupert went regretfully , stayed the shortest possible time , and ran back again like [a boy]_{1041-a boy} escaping from [school]_5684-school over the palings . [He]_242-rupert came to be looked upon almost as [a member of [the Trelingham household]_{7569-the trelingham household}]_{7568-a member of the trelingham household} ; and , in turn , [he]_242-rupert seemed to love everything in and about it . [His]_242-rupert unequal humour gave place to a cheerfulness which was willing to amuse and to be amused . Nothing could ruffle [him]_242-rupert ; and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , in spite of [herself]_{244-lady may} , caught the infection of [his]_242-rupert high spirits , while [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} declared that if [all artists]_{7570-all artists} resembled [Glanville]_242-rupert [they]_{7570-all artists} were [not half - bad fellows]_{7571-not half - bad fellows} . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} , though [no judge of character]_{7573-no judge of character} , became ever more thankful that [Providence]_{405-providence} , through [[his]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's suggestion , had put [him]_242-rupert in the way of [a great painter and most agreeable companion , who knew how to observe the delicate line of conduct traced out for [him]_242-rupert by circumstances]_{7575-a great painter and most agreeable companion , who knew how to observe the delicate line of conduct traced out for him by circumstances} . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's behaviour was , [I]_{6060-your father} must say , perfect ; [he]_242-rupert kept [his]_242-rupert distance , did not ask or encourage sentimental conversations on the part of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and displayed towards [her]_{244-lady may} and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} a courtesy in which it would have been impossible to strike a shade of difference . If [he]_242-rupert had in any way presumed , here to a reasonable mind was satisfaction . The secret of [his]_242-rupert content lay near at hand . For the first time in [his]_242-rupert life [he]_242-rupert was in love . [He]_242-rupert saw [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} when [she]_{394-hippolyta} visited [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; [he]_242-rupert met [her]_{394-hippolyta} by chance as [she]_{394-hippolyta} rode out , and watched [her]_{394-hippolyta} foot - steps along [the sands]_{7577-the sands} where , on bright afternoons , [she]_{394-hippolyta} sometimes walked . [He]_242-rupert professed an ardent desire to know the tracks over [the moor]_{5721-the moor} which lay on [the other side of [Yale]_{53-the yale}]_{7579-the other side of yale} ; and [his]_242-rupert explorations naturally took [him]_242-rupert up the course of [the stream]_{5994-the stream} , if only to admire in [its]_{5994-the stream} winter glory [the cascade from which Falside derived [its]_{5994-the stream} name]_{7581-the cascade from which falside derived its name} . At this time of the year [he]_242-rupert found [it]_{5994-the stream} more romantic , and the flood of waters more plenteous , than [he]_242-rupert had expected . It was , indeed , not the season for out - door sketching ; yet an hour of fine weather would come occasionally , and [he]_242-rupert transferred to [his]_242-rupert portfolio a number of rapid and , it must be allowed , masterly views in which the water - fall dashed and foamed over [its]_{5994-the stream} moss - grown rocks , and the bare trees bending over [it]_{5994-the stream} added grandeur to the scene . [[Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's garden]_{7582-hippolyta 's garden} , lying on [the hillside]_{6311-the hillside} and green as [an Alpine meadow]_{7584-an alpine meadow} , could not well be omitted ; nor [a gable of [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage}]_{7585-a gable of the cottage} , although [it]_{7585-a gable of the cottage} stood back from the cascade , and was visible only at one point of sight . [The young lady]_{723-the young lady} was not always at [home]_693-home when these sketches were taken ; but [Rupert]_242-rupert , who , like [all artists]_{7570-all artists} , had something of the gipsy in [him]_242-rupert , would go up at the back of [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} and humbly demand from [old Dolores]_406-dolores , [the nurse]_{6229-the nurse} or [housekeeper]_{7169-housekeeper} , a glass of milk to quench [his]_242-rupert thirst . [Dolores]_406-dolores saw [him]_242-rupert about [the place]_{987-the place} , and did not mind ; while [his]_242-rupert petition , delivered in a matter - of - fact tone and without hesitating , seemed to imply that it was customary . [She]_406-dolores gave the milk and said nothing about it to [[her]_406-dolores mistress]_{7594-her mistress} . But as [he]_242-rupert happened once to be standing at the door in [his]_242-rupert vagrant attitude , taking slow draughts of that beverage , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} came running out in quest of [Dolores]_406-dolores , and on seeing [him]_242-rupert changed colour and looked confused . [She]_406-dolores drew back , and tried to cover [her]_406-dolores confusion with a laugh ; but it did not serve , and [she]_406-dolores had to look another way while [she]_406-dolores begged [him]_242-rupert to come into [the house]_{1304-the house} and rest for a few moments . No , [he]_242-rupert would not do that ; but would [she]_406-dolores deign to criticise the sketch [he]_242-rupert was making of [the waterfall]_{7596-the waterfall} in this rainy light ? [He]_242-rupert could not satisfy [himself]_242-rupert that it looked natural , and the opinion of [one who had seen the cascade at all hours]_{7597-one who had seen the cascade at all hours} would be of service to [him]_242-rupert . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was always ready to be of service to [anybody]_6347-anybody ; [she]_{394-hippolyta} threw on a shawl , and went down the steep pathway which led to [the water]_{6302-the water} 's edge . [Rupert]_242-rupert , all thanks and eagerness , made [her]_{394-hippolyta} observe the clear yellow light that was filling [the sunset heavens]_{7600-the sunset heavens} , how it spread above [the waterfall]_{7596-the waterfall} and irradiated the high branches and slender tracery over [their]_7602-their heads , throwing a tawny reflection from the opening to [their]_7602-their left upon the pure white foam which crowned the falling torrent . Then [he]_242-rupert showed [her]_{394-hippolyta} what [he]_242-rupert had made of it ; and [she]_406-dolores , who could find nothing to criticise,—for it was an admirable sketch , — praised it and [him]_242-rupert , of course in [his]_242-rupert artistic capacity , which resulted on [his]_242-rupert part in a momentary fit of intoxication . [She]_406-dolores knew [the waterfall]_{7596-the waterfall} in all its aspects , and was beguiled into talking about them , even leading [him]_242-rupert to an upper walk where [he]_242-rupert might see how [the Yale]_{53-the yale} formed [[its]_{53-the yale} tiny rapids ere it plunged down [the rocks]_{7426-the rocks}]_{7604-its tiny rapids ere it plunged down the rocks} . [Glanville]_242-rupert hearkened respectfully , took out [his]_242-rupert pencil and dashed down a line or two , declared that [she]_406-dolores was endowed with the eye of [an artist]_{6123-an artist} and ought to take lessons in painting , and would have lingered till nightfall had not [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} quietly observed that [she]_406-dolores must go back to [her]_406-dolores bread - baking or the batch would spoil , and sped away like a roe - deer , leaving [him]_242-rupert the helpless victim of [her]_406-dolores charms . [He]_242-rupert could not but come again and complete the sketch . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} saw [him]_242-rupert from [her]_{394-hippolyta} window as [he]_242-rupert sat in front of [the waterfall]_{7596-the waterfall} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} hesitated a while , and then went down through [the garden]_{7608-the garden} , and gave [him]_242-rupert a commission for [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} This little action took no time to speak of , and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} returning to [the house]_{1304-the house} was seen no more by [Rupert]_242-rupert . Yet [he]_242-rupert walked to [the village]_{5708-the village} where [he]_242-rupert had left [his]_242-rupert horse , and rode on to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} in a state of singular happiness . [He]_242-rupert rehearsed [his]_242-rupert commission openly and unabashed ; if [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had an answer to send [he]_242-rupert could take it , for [he]_242-rupert was going the same way to - morrow . And it became an understood thing that [Glanville]_242-rupert intended to exhibit a landscape , in which the cascades of [the Yale]_{53-the yale} would be introduced , during the course of that year . At [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , in spite of [her]_{394-hippolyta} untutored ways , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was [everybody]_{7611-everybody} 's favourite , unless [I]_{6060-your father} am to except [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} [She]_{394-hippolyta} came often , as [the Earl]_{663-the earl} desired ; and [her]_{394-hippolyta} bearing was so frank and gentle that even [the censorious neighbours]_{7613-the censorious neighbours} , who were shocked when [they]_{7613-the censorious neighbours} heard that [she]_{394-hippolyta} had been '_{[6060-your father]} taken up ' by [[Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's brother]_{7614-lady alice 's brother} , began to admit that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , though a perfect savage in [her]_{367-hippolyta} habits , was interesting . Not , indeed , that [many of [them]_{7613-the censorious neighbours}]_{7615-many of them} came across [her]_{394-hippolyta} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} begged hard to be introduced as little as possible , and saw only [those chance visitors from whom [she]_{394-hippolyta} could not get away in time]_{7616-those chance visitors from whom she could not get away in time} . When [she]_{394-hippolyta} was thus held captive [she]_{394-hippolyta} spoke hardly at all , but [her]_{394-hippolyta} silence showed that [she]_{394-hippolyta} was attending , and more than [one imposing and frivolous matron]_{7617-one imposing and frivolous matron} found in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's dumbness a check upon the '_[0-i] pribble prabble , ' to use [Fluellen]_407-fluellen 's excellent phrase , which passes current as '_[0-i] society talk , ' and is thought the proper subject - matter of a morning call . [Poor Hippolyta]_{408-hippolyta} , [she]_{394-hippolyta} was much to be pitied ! [She]_{394-hippolyta} did not mean to be silent ; [she]_{394-hippolyta} was overwhelmed at the kind of conversation on which [people]_5883-people fed [their]_5883-people minds . Was [the great world]_{1130-the great world} , which gave laws to the rest of [mankind]_6457-mankind , and boasted of its blood , and wealth , and intellect , so like [that deafening house which [she]_{394-hippolyta} had once entered in [the Zoological Gardens where parrots and cockatoos]_{7622-the zoological gardens where parrots and cockatoos} scream all day long]_{7621-that deafening house which she had once entered in the zoological gardens where parrots and cockatoos scream all day long} , and each bird sharpens its beak on iron wire ? [Most of [the ladies]_{5792-the ladies}]_{7623-most of the ladies} , [she]_{394-hippolyta} thought , and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} would have agreed with [her]_{394-hippolyta} , had very hard mouths . For want of practice [she]_{394-hippolyta} could not vie with [them]_{7623-most of the ladies} , and [she]_{394-hippolyta} sat and listened in blank amazement . But [she]_{394-hippolyta} had been taught to observe , and [she]_{394-hippolyta} perceived that [the inmates of [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court}]_{7625-the inmates of trelingham court} were unlike [[their]_{7625-the inmates of trelingham court} visitors]_{7626-their visitors} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} said to [Glanville]_242-rupert , whom [she]_{394-hippolyta} often found at [her]_{394-hippolyta} elbow when [she]_{394-hippolyta} turned round to make a remark , '_[0-i] It is curious what an unworldly air comes over [this place]_{5945-this place} when [callers]_2435-callers are shut out , — [I]_0-i mean [the other callers besides [myself]_0-i]_{2436-the other callers besides myself} . [I]_0-i suppose [you]_2437-you , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , are the nearest approach to [a man of the world under this roof]_{2438-a man of the world under this roof} , and [you]_2437-you would not take a prize , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} concluded , smiling at [him]_2437-you in a way [he]_2437-you did not think of resenting . '_[0-i] [You]_0-i are quite right , ' [he]_2437-you said ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope [I]_0-i shall never win much in that competition . Neither is [the Earl]_{663-the earl} an example of what [you]_0-i mean , nor [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} . But [women of]_{2440-women of} [the world]_{5697-the world} now , do [you]_2437-you discover none ? [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , for instance . ' '_{[244-lady may]} No ; [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's position requires [her]_{244-lady may} to seem like the rest ; but it is all surface . [She]_{244-lady may} plays [her]_{244-lady may} part because it has been given [her]_{244-lady may} , but [she]_{244-lady may} is too noble , [her]_{244-lady may} gifts are too splendid for it . Like [you]_2437-you , [she]_{244-lady may} has the genius of [an artist]_{6123-an artist} , and should be [a musician]_{2443-a musician} , or write poetry , or do something extraordinary . ' '_{[5855-the countess]} And [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ? ' '_{[5855-the countess]} Oh , [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ! ' said [Hippolyta]_{408-hippolyta} , laughing ; '_{[5855-the countess]} [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} is not so much [a woman of [the world]_{5697-the world} as [I]_0-i am]_{2447-a woman of the world as i am} . [She]_{5855-the countess} is [an amusing]_{2449-an amusing} , [a captivating child]_{2450-a captivating child} . There is not malice enough in [her]_{5855-the countess} composition to make [a woman of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{1583-a woman of the world} . ' '_{[5855-the countess]} Not malice , certainly , ' thought [Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[5855-the countess]} but mischief . [I]_0-i am not always pleased with [her]_{5855-the countess} affection for [Hippolyta]_{408-hippolyta} . However enthusiastic , [I]_0-i doubt that it is quite so simple as it appears . ' In which philosophic inference , not communicated to [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , but the fruit of observation , [we]_7627-we shall perhaps see that [Rupert]_242-rupert was justified . The only drawback to [his]_242-rupert contentment was that [Ivor]_277-ivor did not write ; while if [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was not always happy , [she]_{367-hippolyta} ascribed it , in [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's hearing , to the fact that [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} had sent only a laconic message when [she]_{367-hippolyta} told [him]_242-rupert of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} new friends]_{7629-her new friends} , to the effect that [she]_{367-hippolyta} might please [herself]_{367-hippolyta} in the matter . [He]_242-rupert subjoined , it is true , a hasty postscript , but it contained merely these words , '_[2453-you] [You]_2453-you know that [I]_0-i bear no resentment towards [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . ' This was not all [she]_{367-hippolyta} wanted by any means ; although [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , resolved upon looking at things in a Christian light , took it as a concession and bade [her]_{367-hippolyta} not lose heart . [He]_242-rupert did not inquire where [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was ; and though [she]_{367-hippolyta} wrote frequently , [she]_{367-hippolyta} neither spoke of [his]_242-rupert doings nor expressed anxiety for [his]_242-rupert return . [No one]_{5671-no one} could suppose that [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not love [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} ; but , though impressionable , [her]_{367-hippolyta} nerves had been schooled from the first , and [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} 's uncertain and wandering life was too familiar an experience to make [her]_{367-hippolyta} uneasy . Still , [she]_{367-hippolyta} was alone in the world,—a perilous situation for [a maiden of nineteen]_{7311-a maiden of nineteen} . Adviser [she]_{367-hippolyta} had none ; [[her]_{367-hippolyta} Spanish relatives]_{7635-her spanish relatives} , if such existed , did not come within reach of [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; nor were [the Trelingham family]_{7282-the trelingham family} , however amiable , of the kind to influence one who had been educated on principles which [the Earl]_{663-the earl} abhorred , and which [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , in spite of [her]_{367-hippolyta} varied accomplishments and real intellect , could not have understood . It can hardly be questioned , indeed , that if [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had realised how far [they]_7638-they were from being abstract theories , and what a bearing [they]_7638-they had on life , [his]_{243-trelingham} compassion for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} would have been vanquished by [his]_{243-trelingham} dread of [their]_7638-they contagion . [Rupert]_242-rupert was destined to know a little more of [them]_7638-they . It was that difficult time of day , for an artist in [a country - house]_{7639-a country - house} , which begins somewhere about four o'clock in winter and lasts till the dinner - bell puts an end to it , when [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had been at work in [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} since morning , and felt so tired that [he]_242-rupert did not know what to do with [himself]_242-rupert , entered [the many - windowed drawing - room]_{7641-the many - windowed drawing - room} which was then empty , and walking across [its]_{7641-the many - windowed drawing - room} wide expanse , threw [himself]_242-rupert into one of the cushioned embrasures where [he]_242-rupert could lie at ease and look out at [the sea beyond]_{7642-the sea beyond} . An immense wood - fire was burning on the hearth , and [Rupert]_242-rupert , to get away from the blaze , had chosen a window as far from it as possible , drawing the heavy velvet curtains about [him]_242-rupert so as to be screened and comfortable . [He]_242-rupert soon grew tired of watching [the misty waters]_{7643-the misty waters} ; [his]_242-rupert eyes closed , and [the young man]_{5843-the young man} fell into an innocent and refreshing sleep . How long [his]_242-rupert slumber continued is immaterial to the story ; but it was broken in upon by the sound of voices at no great distance , and as [he]_242-rupert slowly came back to [himself]_242-rupert [he]_242-rupert heard an animated conversation sustained by [the three ladies , who , though not resembling the withered hags of fable]_{7645-the three ladies , who , though not resembling the withered hags of fable} , were weaving [his]_242-rupert destiny among [them]_{7645-the three ladies , who , though not resembling the withered hags of fable} . It was dark on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} ; but through the aperture of the curtains [he]_242-rupert could observe the flickering light of the wood - fire and the figures seated near [it,—Lady May]_{244-lady may} with a cup in [her]_{244-lady may} hand , sitting upright and addressing [Karina]_338-karina , who was in the act of laying a book on the sofa where [she]_{244-lady may} half reclined . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , buried in the depths of a huge arm - chair , was looking straight into the flames , but , as [her]_{244-lady may} expression showed , had an ear for the discussion that was going on . Animated it certainly was ; with less refinement of manner it would have appeared a downright quarrel . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was speaking . '_[2454-you] [You]_2454-you said the other day , [Karina]_338-karina , that [I]_0-i was severe upon [your]_2454-you reading . That would be absurd in [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i do think [[your]_2454-you uncle]_{2455-your uncle} would be scandalised if [he]_{2455-your uncle} saw this kind of literature in the hands of [any woman]_{2456-any woman} . ' '_{[2455-your uncle]} Oh , [Uncle William]_409-william is so precise , ' cried [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , '_{[409-william]} [he]_409-william would not read such a book [himself]_409-william , of course ; but [he]_409-william belongs to a past generation when [English people]_{2457-english people} read nothing but the Prayer - Book and the Quarterly Review . Why should n't [I]_0-i read anything that is clever ? Besides , this is not one of the new romances . It is an old favourite of [mine]_0-i . Everybody in [France]_113-france knows [Rousseau]_410-rousseau 's Confessions , or knows about them . What do [you]_2454-you say , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ? [You]_2454-you , of course , read everything . ' [She]_{5855-the countess} looked at [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who did not stir , but replied : '_[2454-you] What does [[your]_2454-you cousin]_{5670-your cousin} say ? That is of more consequence than [my]_0-i opinion . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i say , ' answered [Lady May]_{244-lady may} very decidedly , '_[0-i] that [no woman]_{2459-no woman} can read the French literature of the last century and not be degraded . ' '_[0-i] Then [you]_0-i have not read it [yourself]_0-i ? ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , in a tone of mocking inquiry . '_[0-i] Not much ; but [I]_0-i know many , [both men]_{2460-both men} and [women]_7138-women , that have , and whether [they]_{2460-both men} admire it or no , [they]_{2460-both men} are agreed as to its character . What good can it do [you]_2454-you , [Karina]_338-karina ? ' '_[2454-you] What good ? it amuses [me]_0-i . It tells [me]_0-i all kinds of things [I]_0-i want to know,—how [people]_5883-people dressed , and talked , and ate , and travelled , and made love , and ran away from [one another]_{630-one another} , a hundred years ago , and ever so much more . It must have been [a very pleasant world]_{2464-a very pleasant world} , not like these horrid days when if [you]_2465-you do anything it is put in the papers . And [I]_0-i adore sentiment , and virtue , and humanity , and all those things . [I]_0-i wish [we]_2466-we could have a [Petit Trianon]_{411-petit trianon} and [they]_2467-they would let [me]_0-i keep cows , as [Marie Antoinette]_{412-marie antoinette} did . ' '_[2467-they] What tinsel and paste ! ' said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} indignantly . '_[2467-they] Yes , sentiment and virtue in the mouth of [Rousseau]_410-rousseau were indeed exquisite . But how can [you]_2454-you talk in that idle way about [their]_2467-they love - making ! There was no such thing as love in the eighteenth century . ' '_{[343-jean paul]} [Paul]_{343-jean paul} and [Virginia]_413-virginia ? ' objected [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , still keeping [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes on the fire . '_{[413-virginia]} Yes , in romance [I]_0-i grant . And [Lotte]_414-lotte also was a reality when [she]_414-lotte cut bread and butter for [the children]_{2038-the children} ; but [Werther]_415-werther was not when [he]_415-werther wept and raved about [her]_414-lotte — [he]_415-werther was only [Goethe the sentimental]_{2469-goethe the sentimental} , describing [his]_415-werther fancies , which were the one kind of love [he]_415-werther had experienced or knew anything about . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i agree with [you]_0-i there , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[0-i] all [Goethe]_317-goethe 's love - making was sentimental egoism ; like the Spectre of [the Brocken]_{416-the brocken} it reflected [himself]_415-werther . ' '_{[415-werther]} And [Jean Jacques]_{417-jean jacques} , what do [you]_0-i think of [him]_{417-jean jacques} ? ' inquired [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have read [him]_{417-jean jacques} too little to form a judgment . That book on the sofa [I]_0-i began one day , but [I]_0-i could not go on with it . [I]_0-i felt — it is hard to give another the exact impression — as if , then , [I]_0-i had been imprisoned in [a hot - house]_{2470-a hot - house} , with strange flowers all round , the odour of which was sickening and a deadly poison . [I]_0-i should not like to breathe such a moral atmosphere long . ' '_[0-i] How very astonishing ! ' exclaimed [Karina]_338-karina ; '_[0-i] [you]_0-i talk like [one of [the good people]_{2472-the good people} , like [[my]_0-i uncle]_{2473-my uncle} , almost]_{2471-one of the good people , like my uncle , almost} . [I]_0-i thought [you]_0-i did not mind such things . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} looked round now . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was very much hurt . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i mind [them]_2474-them a great deal , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said ; '_[0-i] why do [you]_0-i think [I]_0-i do not mind them ? [I]_0-i have never given [you]_0-i reason . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} spoke very sorrowfully , not as if [she]_{367-hippolyta} were angry or insulted . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear child]_{2371-my dear child} , ' [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} cried , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am so sorry to have hurt [your]_{2371-my dear child} feelings . [I]_0-i do n't mind things when [I]_0-i read them . But as [you]_{2371-my dear child} were brought up without religion , [I]_0-i fancied [you]_{2371-my dear child} would not be prejudiced against [Jean Jacques]_{417-jean jacques} , like [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} . ' '_{[417-jean jacques]} Prejudiced ! no , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[417-jean jacques]} that [I]_0-i am not . Personally , [I]_0-i have an affection for [him]_{417-jean jacques} , [his]_{417-jean jacques} life was so miserable and [he]_{417-jean jacques} seemed made for better things . [Jean Jacques]_{417-jean jacques} was not irreligious , even in [your]_{2371-my dear child} sense . But , as for [my]_0-i education , [I]_0-i see [you]_{2371-my dear child} do not understand what it has been . Shall [I]_0-i tell [you]_{2371-my dear child} ? ' '_[0-i] Do , ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ; and '_{[2371-my dear child]} only as much as [you]_{2371-my dear child} choose , ' said [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} [They]_7652-they were both interested ; but [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was somewhat doubtful as to the propriety of revelations which , innocent enough on the lips of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , might confirm [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} in [her]_{5855-the countess} evil ways . '_{[2371-my dear child]} It will not be so dreadful , [I]_0-i hope , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} with a smile at [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been taught on principles unlike [your]_{2371-my dear child} own , perhaps , but [I]_0-i have never done anything that [I]_0-i knew to be wrong . [My]_0-i days have gone by harmlessly . So now [I]_0-i may begin " The Story of [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , told by [herself]_{367-hippolyta} . " There is no need of an introduction . ' Thus far [the listener behind the curtain]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} had felt assured that [he]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} should only terrify [a peaceful company of ladies]_{7655-a peaceful company of ladies} by appearing in [their]_{7655-a peaceful company of ladies} midst from [his]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} place of concealment . But now [he]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} was in a frightful dilemma . To escape unobserved was impossible , to stay where [he]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} found [himself]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} was still more impossible . [He]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} looked across at the doors . [They]_7656-they might as well have been a thousand miles off ; neither to the one nor the other could [he]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} get without passing [the ladies who occupied that side of [the room]_{762-the room}]_{7657-the ladies who occupied that side of the room} in force . [He]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} thought , as [desperate men]_{7659-desperate men} will , of impossible alternatives — of opening the heavy window , and getting out on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} ; but that , too , meant noise and discovery . If only it had been the French window lower down ! There is a fate in these things . Instant decision alone could save [him]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} , and to decide instantly was out of the question . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had begun ; [he]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} did not know what to do ; [he]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} must remain there imprisoned and trust to [a kindly Providence]_{7661-a kindly providence} to interpose in [his]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} favour . [Some one]_{933-some one} might come in , or [the ladies]_{5792-the ladies} might depart without knowing [they]_{5792-the ladies} had had an auditor . [He]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} closed [his]_{7654-the listener behind the curtain} eyes , but sleep would not come , even if , which [I]_0-i take leave to doubt , it had been seriously invoked . After all , [Rupert]_242-rupert was human ; [he]_242-rupert had resolved that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} should be [his]_242-rupert , and nothing [he]_242-rupert might hear would shake [his]_242-rupert resolution . These confidences must have come after marriage ; there was no great harm in hearing them before . Thus [he]_242-rupert argued , listening the while to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's voice , which sounded in [his]_242-rupert ears like an evening bell in the distance , full of dreaming melody . For even now [he]_242-rupert was not thoroughly roused , though sleep had fled from [him]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i was born , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[0-i] in [Spain]_30-spain , not far from [Barcelona]_{111-barcelona} , where , as [I]_0-i mentioned to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} and [mother]_1753-mother lived for some time after [their]_2479-their marriage . [They]_2479-their were devoted to [one another]_{630-one another} and to [me]_0-i . [[My]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} had little or nothing , however , to do with [my]_0-i education . [She]_{6777-my mother} was not strong , and [[her]_{6777-my mother} friend]_{6534-her friend} or [servant]_2483-servant — but [we]_2484-we do not call [any one]_{5901-any one} [a servant]_{1095-a servant} in [our]_2484-we way of [speaking,—her friend]_{2487-speaking,—her friend} , therefore , [Dolores]_406-dolores , took charge of [me]_0-i and taught [me]_0-i all [she]_406-dolores knew as soon as [I]_0-i was capable of learning . [She]_406-dolores had never been out of [[her]_406-dolores native country]_{2488-her native country} , and [her]_406-dolores ways were primitive enough , as [I]_0-i saw by comparison with those of [English people]_{2457-english people} when [I]_0-i came across [them]_{2457-english people} . But this advantage [they]_{2457-english people} had , [I]_0-i could have lived among [the peasantry in [whose [neighbourhood]_{2492-neighbourhood} [I]_0-i spent [my]_0-i earliest years]_{2491-whose neighbourhood i spent my earliest years} with no less comfort and happiness than any of [[their]_{2457-english people} daughters]_{2493-their daughters}]_{2490-the peasantry in whose neighbourhood i spent my earliest years with no less comfort and happiness than any of their daughters} . [I]_0-i know the use of right hand and left ; [I]_0-i can take care of [myself]_0-i and am not afraid to live alone or to go anywhere [I]_0-i wish . It was , indeed , the main principle of [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's teaching that [a woman who needed service or attendance]_{2495-a woman who needed service or attendance} was no better than [a child]_{5891-a child} . [He]_{5872-my father} thought [Nature]_418-nature had made [us]_2497-us free by giving [us]_2497-us eyes and brains and a pair of hands ; that it is an evil custom which , by degrading [women]_7138-women to be mere play - things and ornaments , has enslaved [men]_5873-men . [He]_{5872-my father} was [an ardent admirer of [Shelley]_419-shelley]_{2500-an ardent admirer of shelley} , and like [him]_{5872-my father} [he]_{5872-my father} preached the emancipation of [the whole human race]_{2501-the whole human race} . ' '_{[5872-my father]} An admirable thing , ' said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; '_{[5872-my father]} but how did [he]_{5872-my father} propose to accomplish it ? ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} answered immediately , '_{[5872-my father]} By making [the two sexes]_{2502-the two sexes} equal and free . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i should like that , indeed , ' exclaimed [Karina]_338-karina ; '_[0-i] but [the men]_{6002-the men} are too strong for [us]_2497-us , and not easily persuaded . [They]_{6002-the men} like [[their]_{6002-the men} wives]_{7300-their wives} to be dependent on [them]_{6002-the men} for everything . ' '_{[6002-the men]} [The new creed]_{2505-the new creed} finds a short way out of that difficulty , at any rate , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} with kindling cheeks . '_{[2505-the new creed]} If marriage is slavery , if it can not be reformed , it must be abolished . ' [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} looked horrified . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} beckoned to [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} to keep still . '_[338-karina] [Karina]_338-karina is interrupting [you]_2506-you with [her]_338-karina questions , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said , '_[338-karina] but [we]_2497-us can ask questions afterwards . [Your]_2506-you own story is what [we]_2497-us should be most interested in hearing now . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will go on with it , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[0-i] As [I]_0-i was remarking , [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} held by the equality of the sexes , and would have [their]_2508-their education assimilated in most things . [The boys]_{6804-the boys} should be taught not to live like [barbarians]_{2510-barbarians} ; [the girls]_{2511-the girls} to use [their]_{2511-the girls} limbs and [their]_{2511-the girls} understandings . [He]_{5872-my father} would have [them]_2508-their frequent [the same schools]_{2512-the same schools} and rival [one another]_{630-one another} in study . [I]_0-i daresay [you]_2514-you know that [he]_{5872-my father} was [a Greek scholar at [the University of Cambridge]_{114-the university of cambridge}]_{2515-a greek scholar at the university of cambridge} . [He]_{5872-my father} loved to throw [his]_{5872-my father} principles into the shape of the antique stories ; and thus [he]_{5872-my father} often warned [me]_0-i that [he]_{5872-my father} meant to give [me]_0-i the training of [those heroic women]_{2516-those heroic women} , [the Amazons , who called [themselves]_{2517-the amazons , who called themselves " equal to men} " equal to [men]_5873-men]_{2517-the amazons , who called themselves " equal to men} . " That is how [I]_0-i came by [my]_0-i name [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [[My]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} said [I]_0-i should never be tall enough to suit such a splendid appellation , and wished [me]_0-i to be called [Titania]_371-titania , which is perhaps the prettier of the two . ' '_{[371-titania]} And did [you]_0-i go to school abroad ? ' asked [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; '_[0-i] [you]_0-i must have gone to [America]_76-america for the mixed education [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} wanted . ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} No , [we]_2520-we lived such an unsettled life . Besides , [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} would not have sent [me]_0-i to [a boarding - school]_{2522-a boarding - school} . [I]_0-i learned all that was necessary at [home]_693-home . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} instructed [me]_0-i in books of every kind ; [he]_{5872-my father} taught [me]_0-i history , and gave [me]_0-i an enthusiasm for the great movement in which [he]_{5872-my father} was playing so many parts . And [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} , lying on [her]_{6777-my mother} couch , could show [me]_0-i how to make [my]_0-i own dresses , which [I]_0-i have always done since . ' '_[0-i] [You]_0-i wonderful being ! ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [you]_0-i must have gone to [a very good couturière]_{2526-a very good couturière} ; but it was [[your]_0-i mother]_{2390-your mother} , [I]_0-i suppose . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not think [she]_{2390-your mother} could ever have had the money , ' replied [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_{[2390-your mother]} [she]_{2390-your mother} was [a poor girl of [Barcelona]_{111-barcelona} , whose father was shot by [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's side on the barricades]_{2528-a poor girl of barcelona , whose father was shot by my father 's side on the barricades} ; and that was how [he]_{5872-my father} came to know [her]_{2390-your mother} first , having to inform [her]_{2390-your mother} as gently as [he]_{5872-my father} could that [she]_{2390-your mother} was [an orphan]_{6679-an orphan} . [I]_0-i liked to hear [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} tell the story over again , and often asked [her]_{6777-my mother} for it . [Poor dear mother]_{2532-poor dear mother} , [I]_0-i miss [her]_{2390-your mother} every day [I]_0-i live ! ' [Glanville]_242-rupert did not scruple about listening now . [He]_242-rupert felt touched to the heart . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was not crying , but [her]_{367-hippolyta} subdued tones were full of pathos ; and as if the last words had stirred recollections which [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not trust [herself]_{367-hippolyta} to utter , [she]_{367-hippolyta} became silent for two or three minutes , while [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} exchanged glances of surprise . Here was a revelation . [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} was [a gentlewoman]_{7668-a gentlewoman} , then , only by courtesy ; for [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} had renounced [his]_{671-her father} station and [[her]_{367-hippolyta} mother]_{6384-her mother} had none to renounce . '_{[2533-the people]} Yes , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} resumed , '_{[2533-the people]} [I]_0-i am of [the people]_{2533-the people} , and am proud to inherit from [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} an affection for [them]_{2533-the people} , which has been [my]_0-i chief happiness . [She]_{6777-my mother} could not read or write ; [she]_{6777-my mother} had never gone to [school]_5684-school and did not know what was meant by the word history . But [she]_{6777-my mother} could sing the ancient ballads and songs of [the peasants]_{5991-the peasants} which are all the history [Spain]_30-spain possesses , and [I]_0-i learnt to sing them from [her]_{6777-my mother} . [She]_{6777-my mother} had only one religion — [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} ; [he]_{5872-my father} was to [her]_{6777-my mother} all that [the world]_{5697-the world} could bestow of brave or admirable ; and that idolatry came natural , as [you]_2539-you may suppose , to [me]_0-i . [He]_{5872-my father} was often serious , never harsh . [He]_{5872-my father} showed [me]_0-i the meaning of poetry , gave [me]_0-i large freedom , and brought into play as early as possible the powers of reason and conscience , not of fear , servility , or custom . The time must arrive , [he]_{5872-my father} said , when [I]_0-i should have only [myself]_0-i to depend on . [He]_{5872-my father} would not leave [me]_0-i the property which had been [his]_{5872-my father} ; it was to be thrown into the common stock of [the brotherhood]_{2540-the brotherhood} . So that unless hand or brain could support [me]_0-i [I]_0-i should fare ill . ' '_{[5872-my father]} But that is monstrous ! ' exclaimed [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; '_{[5872-my father]} what , to leave [[his]_{5872-my father} only child]_{2541-his only child} [a beggar]_{2542-a beggar} ! Excuse [my]_0-i vehemence , ' [she]_{244-lady may} added , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i see [you]_{5872-my father} do not agree with [me]_0-i . ' '_{[5872-my father]} [I]_0-i partly understand [you]_{5872-my father} , but how could [I]_0-i agree with [you]_{5872-my father} , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ? [I]_0-i shall not be [a beggar]_{2542-a beggar} whilst [I]_0-i have [myself]_0-i . Were [I]_0-i helpless in mind or body , the question would be different . For such cases provision is to be made in the new order of things . ' '_{[5872-my father]} But , positively , [you]_{5872-my father} are living in [Utopia]_115-utopia , ' said [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} ; '_{[5872-my father]} can not [you]_{5872-my father} see that these are the idlest dreams ? Does [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} hope to pull [the world]_{5697-the world} together at [its]_{5697-the world} four corners ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose [you]_{5872-my father} would describe it so , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_{[5872-my father]} [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} believes in a moral dynamite which will leave only such things standing as reason can not overthrow . Whatever ought to succumb will succumb . Else [we]_2547-we should be governed by [dead men who have lain in [their]_{2548-dead men who have lain in their graves} graves]_{2548-dead men who have lain in their graves} for thousands of years . [Regeneration]_{420-regeneration} springs out of the depths ; it will be [the people]_{2533-the people} 's doing . ' '_{[420-regeneration]} But , anyhow , it will not come yet , ' persisted [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , in whose eyes the frantic delusion of the whole business was heightened by [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's composure . '_{[420-regeneration]} Come it will not in [our]_2547-we time , and how are [you]_{5872-my father} , and such as [you]_{5872-my father} , to live ? ' '_{[420-regeneration]} As for [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i am better able to make [my]_0-i way without assistance than [nine girls out of ten]_{2550-nine girls out of ten} . [I]_0-i can scrub the floor , and blacklead stoves . [I]_0-i can set type . [I]_0-i can speak and write a certain number of languages , and make [my]_0-i own dresses . Can [you]_{5872-my father} do as much , [Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} ? ' [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} asked with a pleasant glance towards [the reclining beauty]_{7673-the reclining beauty} . '_{[5872-my father]} Heaven forbid ! ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_{[5872-my father]} [I]_0-i can speak like a parrot any language [I]_0-i hear spoken about [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i have not [a housemaid]_{2551-a housemaid} 's gifts nor [a printer]_{2552-a printer} 's . ' '_[0-i] More is the pity , ' replied [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[0-i] However , since [I]_0-i can do these things , [I]_0-i do not mind facing [the world]_{5697-the world} . Moreover , [I]_0-i have the comfort of thinking that [I]_0-i eat no morsel which [I]_0-i have not earned . ' '_[0-i] Well , ' said [Karina]_338-karina , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i never earned anything , and [I]_0-i never shall . But that does not signify . [You]_2554-you would not condemn [me]_0-i to starve like [Ugolino]_421-ugolino , would [you]_2554-you , if the Revolution came ? ' '_[2554-you] No ; [I]_0-i should keep [you]_2554-you in a golden cage , as a beautiful curiosity of the past , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[0-i] and [you]_2554-you should subsist on the money taken at the doors . ' [They]_7675-they both laughed at this sudden fancy , which was as novel to [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} as to [the person that figured in it]_{7677-the person that figured in it} . '_[0-i] But what did [you]_0-i mean by saying it does not signify ? ' '_[0-i] Oh , this , ' said [the other lady]_{6224-the other lady} : '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wanted to ask [you]_2554-you whether there would be marrying and giving in marriage when [[your]_2554-you father]_{6060-your father} had [his]_{6060-your father} way . [You]_2554-you said not , at the beginning . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i said , or at least [I]_0-i had it in mind to say , that there should be no marriages of interest , or convenance , or without affection on both sides . There should be no slavery in marriage , [no women]_{2556-no women} shut up in a moral seraglio with the bolts and bars of the law keeping [them]_{2556-no women} in durance while [[their]_{2556-no women} husbands]_{2557-their husbands} were free . [They]_{2556-no women} should cease to be [chattels]_{2558-chattels} . Where there was love there should be marriage ; and when love ended marriage should end too . [I]_0-i would burn the body when the spirit was fled ; the coffin [you]_2559-you call marriage with the corpse of a dead affection . ' [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had become very thoughtful . [She]_{244-lady may} raised [her]_{244-lady may} eyes and looked steadily at [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} till [she]_{244-lady may} had done speaking , and then said , with remarkable earnestness , '_[0-i] Is not that the doctrine of Free Love ? ' '_[2559-you] If [you]_2559-you like , ' replied [the young enthusiast]_{7679-the young enthusiast} , '_[2559-you] but [I]_0-i call it Free Marriage . ' '_[0-i] Where is the difference ? [I]_0-i can see none , ' said [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} '_[0-i] That would be a long story . Love ought to be free , or it is worthless . But [you]_2559-you understand by free love yielding to every impulse of the passions , and [I]_0-i mean obeying [the true woman]_{2237-the true woman} 's heart and despising tyrannical laws and usages . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's motto has ever been , to distrust impulse and to despise custom . They are [his]_{5872-my father} very words . ' '_{[5872-my father]} But [a woman]_{6460-a woman} has nothing to go upon except impulse and custom , ' said [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} '_{[5872-my father]} It is exactly how [I]_0-i should describe [her]_{6460-a woman} life . [Men]_5873-men , of course , have something else ; [they]_5873-men are strong , and can override custom and put down [their]_5873-men impulses . ' '_[5873-men] And why should [a woman]_{6460-a woman} not do the same ? [She]_{6460-a woman} is strong in [her]_{6460-a woman} affections , and [she]_{6460-a woman} might be as strong in [her]_{6460-a woman} reason if [she]_{6460-a woman} were shown how . At any rate , when [I]_0-i learnt from [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} that [we]_2566-we [women]_7138-women have a task and a duty in [the world of to - morrow]_{2568-the world of to - morrow} , [I]_0-i did not understand [him]_{5872-my father} to be encouraging caprice , or unbridled desires , or wandering fancies . [I]_0-i have seen many households in travelling over [Europe]_75-europe with [him]_{5872-my father} ; and when [they]_2569-they were unhappy , the reason , as [he]_{5872-my father} pointed out , was that [women]_7138-women are [only half - women]_{2571-only half - women} , not so just or truthful as [men]_5873-men because [their]_7138-women foreheads have been flattened and [their]_7138-women minds kept childish . The balance will never hang equal between the sexes till [their]_7138-women union is free and rational . ' '_{[5872-my father]} How come [you]_2573-you to have thought so much at nineteen on a matter like this ? ' inquired [Lady]_7680-lady May. '_[2573-you] Because [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} believes that knowledge is better than ignorance . [He]_{5872-my father} pointed out the books [I]_0-i was to read ; and [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} , who understood [him]_{5872-my father} and was of a singularly apt mind , instructed [me]_0-i according to [his]_{5872-my father} wishes . ' '_{[6777-my mother]} Then [you]_2573-you do not approve of marriage , after all ? ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_[2573-you] [You]_2573-you think it is a wicked custom . [I]_0-i see that [you]_2573-you do agree with the French romances , although [you]_2573-you have not read much of [Jean Jacques]_{417-jean jacques} . How [[my]_0-i uncle]_{2473-my uncle} would open [his]_{2473-my uncle} eyes if [he]_{2473-my uncle} heard [you]_2573-you ! ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not say all marriages were wicked , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ; '_[0-i] only that the true marriage is the union of heart with heart , of [human beings]_{6624-human beings} who are free to give [themselves]_{6624-human beings} and worthy of [one another]_{630-one another} . Custom is nothing , pledging the hand is nothing ; and passion , [they]_2579-they say in the stories , will not last . In [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's creed marriage is the ideal of human life . It will be realised as it ought to be with other good things that are waiting . ' '_[2579-they] But oh , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , ' sighed [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , '_[2579-they] [we]_2582-we can not wait . [We]_2582-we get old so soon — ten years sooner than [the men]_{6002-the men} , for [they]_{6002-the men} have the best of everything . Look at [[my]_0-i Cousin]_{5664-my cousin} [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , for example . [He]_{250-tom davenant} is just about [my]_0-i own age ; and if [we]_2582-we were equal , as [you]_{5845-my dear} said in [your]_{5845-my dear} very pretty sketch — and [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i wish [we]_2582-we were — but [he]_{250-tom davenant} looks ever so much younger than [I]_0-i do . ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was inwardly amused . [The Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} 's tender idyll was no secret to [her]_{265-the countess lutenieff} ; but whether [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} thought it should be realised in the golden age [she]_{265-the countess lutenieff} would not say . A long pause followed . [Glanville]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert mind filled with conflicting thoughts , irritated , yet more in love than ever , was hardly conscious that [he]_242-rupert might be discovered at any moment , and that the consequences would be dreadful . During the conversation , which had absorbed all [their]_2582-we attention , [the ladies]_{5792-the ladies} had neglected to tend the fire , and it was dying down into dull white ashes , with a spark here and there glowing out of [them]_7684-them . [The sensitive Karina]_338-karina , usually wrapt in furs , began to shiver and look round for the explanation . '_{[250-tom davenant]} Why , [May]_{244-lady may} , ' [she]_338-karina cried , '_{[244-lady may]} the fire is gone out ; [we]_2582-we have forgotten to drink [our]_2582-we tea , and it is quite dark and dismal . [I]_0-i am half - dead with cold . Do ring for lights . ' '_[2582-we] [We]_2582-we had better adjourn altogether , ' replied [[her]_338-karina cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , to which [Rupert]_242-rupert mentally added an amen . '_[2582-we] [I]_0-i dont't know what has come over [us]_2582-we to be sitting here like [the witches in [Macbeth]_116-macbeth]_{2585-the witches in macbeth} . Now , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , ' [she]_338-karina continued , taking [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} by the hand , '_{[5845-my dear]} since it is the first time [you]_{5845-my dear} are dining [here]_6115-here , [you]_{5845-my dear} had better come to [[my]_0-i room]_{6396-my room} and put [yourself]_{5845-my dear} in the hands of [[my]_0-i maid]_{2589-my maid} . [You]_{5845-my dear} would only get nervous if [I]_0-i were not there to see after [you]_{5845-my dear} . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert strained [his]_242-rupert eyes through the curtains , and held [his]_242-rupert breath while [the ladies]_{5792-the ladies} were moving towards the door . [They]_{5792-the ladies} were very slow , for [they]_{5792-the ladies} had shawls and wrappers to collect in the semi - darkness ; and it was not until the open door allowed a gleam of light to come in from [the hall]_{1074-the hall} that [they]_{5792-the ladies} could see what [they]_{5792-the ladies} were doing . At last , at long last , [they]_{5792-the ladies} went . [Glanville]_242-rupert gave a sigh of relief ; [he]_242-rupert waited a moment till [the coast]_{1180-the coast} was clear , and then pulling the curtains aside , rose and stretched [himself]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert felt extremely tired and not a little excited . It was about time [he]_242-rupert said , that this strange conversation had ended , for [he]_242-rupert could not have endured either [his]_242-rupert cramped position or the thought of eavesdropping much longer . And with these words [he]_242-rupert grasped the handle of the door . At the same moment [he]_242-rupert felt [some one]_{933-some one} turning it from the outside . Aghast , [he]_242-rupert staggered back , the door opened , and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} came running in . As the light fell full upon [Rupert]_242-rupert , standing like [a lost man in front of [her]_{394-hippolyta}]_{7690-a lost man in front of her} , [she]_{394-hippolyta} stopped and put [her]_{394-hippolyta} hands to [her]_{394-hippolyta} breast . [A nervous woman]_{7691-a nervous woman} would have screamed , [a silly one]_{7692-a silly one} would have fainted ; but [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , possessed of the rare courage which answers at call , did neither . [Her]_{394-hippolyta} eyes met those of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , steadily , inquiringly . [He]_242-rupert was dead silent . '_[2590-you] [You]_2590-you did not come in just now ? ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said . [He]_242-rupert replied in a faint voice , '_[2590-you] No ; it was — [I]_0-i do n't remember how long ago . ' [She]_{394-hippolyta} blenched , but kept looking at [him]_242-rupert still . '_[0-i] And [you]_2590-you heard what [I]_0-i have been saying?'—'I heard all , ' was the low answer . '_[0-i] Then , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said , with the greatest agitation in voice and manner , '_[0-i] oh , then , [you]_2590-you despise [me]_0-i ; ' and as [she]_{394-hippolyta} spoke [she]_{394-hippolyta} turned from [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert caught [her]_{394-hippolyta} by the sleeve . '_[2590-you] Despise [you]_0-i ! ' [he]_242-rupert cried in a tone of the deepest love ; '_{[394-hippolyta]} [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i adore [you]_0-i . ' [She]_{394-hippolyta} plucked [her]_{394-hippolyta} sleeve from [him]_242-rupert and was gone . [He]_242-rupert heard [her]_{394-hippolyta} step on the stairs , but [he]_242-rupert dared not follow . [He]_242-rupert was so overcome that [he]_242-rupert leaned against the wall to recover [himself]_242-rupert . Was [he]_242-rupert ashamed or exultant , struck with remorse or full of hope and courage ? [He]_242-rupert was all these at once . For the notions that [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} had learned from [[her]_{394-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} [he]_242-rupert cared not a jot . [Hers]_{394-hippolyta} was a soul that turned [them]_7695-them all to favour and to prettiness ; [she]_{394-hippolyta} believed [them]_7695-them because they seemed noble in [her]_{394-hippolyta} eyes and came with authority from the being [she]_{394-hippolyta} most revered . That [she]_{394-hippolyta} had laid bare [her]_{394-hippolyta} very innermost heart in speaking with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} [he]_242-rupert was certain . [She]_{394-hippolyta} could never have been so frank with [him]_242-rupert , even though [he]_242-rupert stood in the place of [a declared lover]_{7697-a declared lover} . [He]_242-rupert despise [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ! Good heavens , why could [he]_242-rupert not this instant follow [her]_{394-hippolyta} and fall at [her]_{394-hippolyta} feet ? But the die was cast . [She]_{394-hippolyta} had no choice now but to understand . [He]_242-rupert would speak that evening , if it were possible ; to - morrow , at any rate . [He]_242-rupert had meant to wait a little for fear of alarming the bird ere it was caught in the snare ; but events had proved too much for [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert must venture all , and , if necessary , venture again and again . While [he]_242-rupert stood absorbed in meditation the first dinner - bell sounded , and awoke [him]_242-rupert to the things of [earth]_6447-earth . [He]_242-rupert ran [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} with a quicker step than usual , wishing that for the next four and twenty hours society and all that it inherit could be dissolved , leaving [him]_242-rupert and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} to be [their]_2591-their own universe . At the bottom of [his]_242-rupert heart [he]_242-rupert doubted [her]_{394-hippolyta} love as little as [he]_242-rupert doubted [his]_242-rupert own . '_[0-i] Free love , free marriage , ' [he]_242-rupert repeated mechanically ; '_{[394-hippolyta]} yes , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , it is love that makes [us]_2591-their free . ' [He]_242-rupert hardly knew what [he]_242-rupert was doing , and made sad havoc among [his]_242-rupert dressing things during the next half - hour . The fingers were hot and trembling with which [he]_242-rupert fumbled at [his]_242-rupert neckcloth ; [he]_242-rupert took up this and that which were nothing to [his]_242-rupert purpose , looked about [the room]_{762-the room} for what [he]_242-rupert held in [his]_242-rupert hand , had just sense enough not to attempt shaving — which , had [he]_242-rupert begun , this chronicle might speedily have been ended — and was not in any way ready when the second bell resounded in [his]_242-rupert ears . [He]_242-rupert came in as [the rest]_{6022-the rest} were seated round the dinner - table , and took [his]_242-rupert place , which [the fates]_{7702-the fates} had willed should be next to [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [He]_242-rupert seemed distraught , but [I]_{367-hippolyta} regret to say that [his]_242-rupert distraction did not originate in a feeling of shame for what had happened . [This honourable man , who for a long hour had listened behind a curtain to conversation which was not intended for]_{7703-this honourable man , who for a long hour had listened behind a curtain to conversation which was not intended for} [any man]_{7704-any man} 's ears , could be scarcely said to remember where [he]_242-rupert had passed the afternoon . Some remnant of grace hindered [him]_242-rupert from directing [his]_242-rupert eyes towards [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [He]_242-rupert knew very well , notwithstanding , both how [she]_{394-hippolyta} looked and what flowers [she]_{394-hippolyta} wore in [her]_{394-hippolyta} beautiful golden hair . [He]_242-rupert knew that [she]_{394-hippolyta} felt as uncomfortable and as happy as [he]_242-rupert did ; that the slight quiver in [her]_{394-hippolyta} voice when [she]_{394-hippolyta} spoke — and [she]_{394-hippolyta} said but little — had infinite meanings ; that [her]_{394-hippolyta} shyness equalled [his]_242-rupert , although it was better concealed ; and when dinner was drawing to an end [he]_242-rupert absolutely looked up and met the tremulous smile on [her]_{394-hippolyta} lips with the shadow of an answering smile upon [his]_242-rupert own . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} , unconsciously , was very good to [them]_7706-them . Knowing [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's unwillingness to say much in the presence of [strangers]_{1579-strangers} , [he]_242-rupert had invited [her]_{394-hippolyta} on a day when [the family]_{832-the family} were alone ; and as [she]_{394-hippolyta} appeared to be still in terror [he]_242-rupert acted like [a considerate host]_{7709-a considerate host} , and spoke of things indifferent which required no answering , or narrated incidents out of [his]_242-rupert own past , and had the gratification of seeing [the young lady]_{723-the young lady} 's eyes bent on [him]_242-rupert while [he]_242-rupert discoursed . For no reward in [the world]_{5697-the world} would [she]_{394-hippolyta} have ventured to address [Rupert]_242-rupert except in monosyllables . Once , [I]_{367-hippolyta} say , [she]_{394-hippolyta} met [his]_242-rupert gaze , and [her]_{394-hippolyta} lips fashioned themselves unwillingly into a smile . But that over , [she]_{394-hippolyta} was glad to escape ; and when [the gentlemen]_{5861-the gentlemen} entered [the drawing - room Glanville]_{7713-the drawing - room glanville} learned that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had been too much fatigued to stay up , and was departed to [her]_{367-hippolyta} slumbers . [His]_242-rupert apology , [his]_242-rupert declaration of love or war , must wait until the moon came out of the clouds again . But [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had not gone [home]_693-home ; that was [his]_242-rupert comfort . [He]_242-rupert should see [her]_{394-hippolyta} in the morning . [She]_{394-hippolyta} appeared at breakfast ; was tongue - tied as on the previous evening , and exceedingly careful not to address [the young man]_{5843-the young man} , whose courage , dashed for a moment by [her]_{394-hippolyta} silence , revived when [he]_242-rupert looked upon [her]_{394-hippolyta} calm and beautiful face . [She]_{394-hippolyta} was agitated by no inward trouble , only absorbed and mastered . Could it be that [she]_{394-hippolyta} thought [he]_242-rupert would not speak ? [He]_242-rupert waited to hear of the arrangements for the day . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , still pleading fatigue , asked that the expedition [they]_7716-they had planned might be put off till the afternoon , or till [her]_{367-hippolyta} next visit . [Rupert]_242-rupert was exultant . If [she]_{394-hippolyta} stayed in [the house]_{1304-the house} or in [the Park]_{5743-the park} [he]_242-rupert would find [his]_242-rupert opportunity . And so it came to pass . [The other ladies]_{7719-the other ladies} went out riding . [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} sat in [the morning - room]_{7483-the morning - room} , where the lights were pleasant until mid - day , and a cheerful fire was burning . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had drawn [her]_{367-hippolyta} chair to the window , and was writing at a small desk , bending over which [her]_{367-hippolyta} figure was visible to any one that came that way along [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} . [Glanville]_242-rupert walked about in the air , trying to collect [his]_242-rupert thoughts and cool the fever which ran in [his]_242-rupert veins ; but , crisp as was the morning , and cold and clear in the stinted sunshine the aspect of [the distant waters]_{7722-the distant waters} , [he]_242-rupert could not bring down [his]_242-rupert high - beating pulse . And when [he]_242-rupert had passed by the window where [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} sat more times than [he]_242-rupert could reckon , [he]_242-rupert summoned up heart of grace , and walked boldly into [the hall]_{1074-the hall} . In another moment [he]_242-rupert was by [her]_{367-hippolyta} side . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , in [her]_{367-hippolyta} extreme agitation on seeing [him]_242-rupert [there]_913-there , stood up and had not a word to say . [They]_7725-they both coloured violently . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_242-rupert began ; [he]_242-rupert could get no further . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not know how to rebuke or to encourage [him]_242-rupert , or which of the two [she]_{367-hippolyta} meant . [He]_242-rupert waited until [she]_{367-hippolyta} resumed [her]_{367-hippolyta} seat , then began once more . '_{[367-hippolyta]} May [I]_0-i speak to [you]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' [he]_242-rupert said , in the lowest tones of a passion - stirred voice . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have an apology to make which ought not to be delayed . [I]_0-i have a mind to unburden of its load . It seems as though [I]_0-i were always doomed to offend [you]_{367-hippolyta} , and yet,—oh [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_242-rupert said , bursting out , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [you]_{367-hippolyta} must , [you]_{367-hippolyta} do understand that since [I]_0-i saw [you]_{367-hippolyta} at [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} [I]_0-i have had no other thought , day or night — ' '_[0-i] Than to offend [me]_0-i ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked , with [her]_{367-hippolyta} quick sense of the entanglement into which [this eloquent lover]_{7726-this eloquent lover} had got [himself]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i ought to be very much obliged . ' But the taunt would not serve . [Rupert]_242-rupert was in too serious a mood to be laughed out of [his]_242-rupert passion . '_[0-i] Do n't , ' [he]_242-rupert cried ; '_{[367-hippolyta]} [you]_{367-hippolyta} are cruel . [I]_0-i hardly know what [I]_0-i am saying ; but [I]_0-i do know , and [I]_0-i must try to make [you]_{367-hippolyta} know , what [I]_0-i mean . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , if [you]_{367-hippolyta} can return the love [I]_0-i have felt ever since that day [you]_{367-hippolyta} will make [me]_0-i [the happiest man alive]_{2593-the happiest man alive} . Can [you]_{367-hippolyta} , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' [Her]_{367-hippolyta} face was burning . [She]_{367-hippolyta} grasped the edge of the writing - table to steady [herself]_{367-hippolyta} . Which way to turn [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not know , but it seemed to [her]_{367-hippolyta} that unless [she]_{367-hippolyta} made a resolute effort [she]_{367-hippolyta} should fall off the chair fainting . [Rupert]_242-rupert stood looking down on [the ground]_{2003-the ground} , motionless and silent . The murmur of the waves came , like the sound of bells in the air , faint and musical , athwart the stillness ; and [neither of [them]_7729-them]_{1152-neither of them} spoke . Slowly , however , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} gathered up [her]_{367-hippolyta} strength as if for a supreme effort . [She]_{367-hippolyta} said to [Rupert]_242-rupert in a steady voice where no vibration betrayed [her]_{367-hippolyta} feeling , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , let [me]_0-i ask [you]_242-rupert one thing . ' [He]_242-rupert raised [his]_242-rupert eyes . [She]_{367-hippolyta} seemed perfectly mistress of [herself]_{367-hippolyta} as [she]_{367-hippolyta} went on , '_[242-rupert] Do [you]_242-rupert mean that [you]_242-rupert respect or despise [me]_0-i ? ' '_[242-rupert] Oh heavens , ' [he]_242-rupert exclaimed , '_[242-rupert] is it possible [you]_0-i can doubt ? [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i worship the ground [you]_0-i walk on . [I]_0-i never saw [any one]_{5901-any one} to compare with [you]_242-rupert . ' '_{[5901-any one]} And yet [you]_0-i listened yesterday afternoon to a conversation in which , if aught was said that as a matter of principle could shock you,—and [I]_0-i suppose many things shocked you,—I was [the offender]_{2595-the offender} . [I]_0-i am well aware of the views [men]_5873-men commonly take , what [they]_5873-men expect of [a woman]_{6460-a woman} , and what virtues [they]_5873-men prize . ' '_[5873-men] But [I]_0-i am [not such a man]_{2598-not such a man} , ' returned [Glanville]_242-rupert with eagerness . '_[0-i] Why do [you]_0-i not blame [me]_0-i rather for hearkening where [I]_0-i had no right , than [yourself]_0-i for uttering sentiments which [you]_0-i learned in infancy ? ' '_[0-i] Blame [you]_0-i ? ' [she]_{6460-a woman} answered , as if the notion had not occurred to [her]_{6460-a woman} , '_[0-i] because [I]_0-i did not think of it . [I]_0-i supposed [you]_0-i [an honourable man]_{2599-an honourable man} . If [you]_0-i overheard [me]_0-i and made no sign , [I]_0-i daresay there was some explanation . Oh no , [I]_0-i did not blame [you]_0-i . ' '_[0-i] God bless [you]_0-i , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_0-i cried ; '_[0-i] [you]_0-i are [the most admirable woman in [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{2600-the most admirable woman in the world} . Was [I]_0-i to blame ? [I]_0-i should have been perhaps , [I]_0-i confess , but for the feeling of intense and ardent love which made it impossible [I]_0-i should hear and not love [you]_0-i still more . It was that , and only that , which hindered [me]_0-i from at once coming forward when [you]_0-i began the story of [your]_0-i life . ' And then , in few words , [he]_0-i told [her]_{367-hippolyta} how [he]_0-i had fallen asleep and what happened afterwards . [She]_{367-hippolyta} listened to [him]_0-i gravely , and as though waiting for the conclusion [he]_0-i would draw from [her]_{367-hippolyta} yesterday 's avowal . It was not long in coming . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not given to philosophy or revolution [myself]_0-i , ' were [his]_0-i words , '_[0-i] nor can [I]_0-i pretend to feel enthusiasm about anything except art . But what does it matter ? If [you]_0-i will stoop to love [me]_0-i , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i shall be happy . And if [you]_0-i will not ? Oh , [I]_0-i can not bear to think it . [You]_0-i see how impossible it is that [I]_0-i should live without [you]_0-i . ' [He]_0-i drew nearer as [he]_0-i spoke , and the great flame of [his]_0-i affection seemed to be rushing about [her]_{367-hippolyta} and hiding the whole world in its divine radiance . In [her]_{367-hippolyta} own mind [she]_{367-hippolyta} had surrendered already ; what was there to oppose to [Rupert]_242-rupert 's vehemence and sincerity ? But still , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have a clear understanding . '_[0-i] [You]_0-i know how [I]_0-i have been brought up , [you]_0-i have heard what [I]_0-i think , and in spite of all that [you]_0-i profess to care for [me]_0-i ? ' '_[0-i] Profess to care ? Are [you]_0-i not the very breath of [my]_0-i existence ? [I]_0-i am talking , perhaps , like [a fool]_{2602-a fool} , like [a boy]_{1041-a boy} . But , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , lay upon [me]_0-i any task , put [my]_0-i sincerity to the test , do as [you]_{367-hippolyta} please with [me]_0-i now and henceforth , and [you]_{367-hippolyta} will see whether [my]_0-i love is honest and true . ' [His]_242-rupert vehemence made [him]_242-rupert gasp for breath . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} rose and put [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand in [his]_242-rupert . [The maiden]_{7730-the maiden} 's eyes were glowing with soft light ; the flush on [her]_{7730-the maiden} countenance was beautiful to see . '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said . Then [she]_{367-hippolyta} too paused an instant . How [he]_242-rupert waited for the next word ! '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , [I]_0-i believe in [you]_242-rupert . Such as [I]_0-i am , since [you]_242-rupert — why should [I]_0-i not say it?—since [you]_242-rupert think of [me]_0-i in this way [I]_0-i will be [yours]_242-rupert . ' [He]_242-rupert took [her]_{367-hippolyta} other hand in [his]_242-rupert with a convulsive grasp . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} drew [herself]_{367-hippolyta} away , and continued , '_[242-rupert] Only [you]_242-rupert must not come between [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} and [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i have promised to do [his]_{5872-my father} bidding in many ways that for the present [I]_0-i can not explain . Free [I]_0-i am not . And , therefore , if [you]_242-rupert will not consent to wait until these things are over and done with , say the word . Let all this be as though it had never been . [You]_242-rupert could not guess what a strange and difficult course is [mine]_0-i . ' '_[242-rupert] Ah no , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert , '_[242-rupert] it shall never be spoken , the word that would separate [us]_2605-us . [I]_0-i am willing to wait . How long , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? [I]_0-i can be patient if [you]_{367-hippolyta} love [me]_0-i . ' '_[0-i] It may not be long , ' was [her]_{367-hippolyta} answer : '_{[367-hippolyta]} a few months ; at the outside a year or two . [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} has lately shown more reserve in speaking to [me]_0-i than [he]_{5872-my father} was wo nt . But [I]_0-i know the time is running out , and that a crisis is approaching . Can [you]_242-rupert trust [me]_0-i to do [you]_242-rupert no injustice , to do [myself]_0-i none ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i trust [you]_{367-hippolyta} altogether , [[my]_0-i darling]_{2607-my darling} , ' [he]_0-i said ; and there [his]_0-i great joy overcame [him]_0-i . [The strong man]_{7731-the strong man} broke down . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was much affected . With a charming mixture of affection and timidity [she]_{367-hippolyta} laid [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand on [his]_0-i arm and said bashfully , '_{[367-hippolyta]} Why do [you]_0-i cry ? Are [you]_0-i displeased at anything [I]_0-i have said ? No , [I]_0-i see [you]_0-i are not . [I]_0-i thought [Englishmen]_{1150-englishmen} never showed [their]_{1150-englishmen} feelings . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} laughed very softly , with the tenderest playfulness in [her]_{367-hippolyta} accents . [Rupert]_242-rupert caught [her]_{367-hippolyta} in [his]_242-rupert arms and for a single moment held [her]_{367-hippolyta} there . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} slipped away from [him]_242-rupert , and , leaving [her]_{367-hippolyta} unfinished letter on the desk , fled out of [the room]_{762-the room} . Such was [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert 's engagement with [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . When [they]_7733-they met again in private , which by favour of [the gods]_{1730-the gods} happened that very afternoon , it was decided that [they]_7733-they should keep [their]_7733-they promises secret until [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} gave permission to make [them]_7733-they known . This was not [Rupert]_242-rupert 's proposal , or entirely [his]_242-rupert wish ; for [he]_242-rupert felt , with reason , that [he]_242-rupert could not have a better defence against [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , nor put forward a more intelligible excuse for [his]_242-rupert change of conduct towards [her]_{244-lady may} , than to announce the engagement . But [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , to whom [he]_242-rupert did not speak of [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} , was apprehensive that a premature disclosure of what had taken place would thwart [her]_{367-hippolyta} efforts to bring about a reconciliation between [the families]_{7427-the families} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} knew how great was [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's influence over [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; neither had [she]_{367-hippolyta} waited until now to discover that something in the nature of an enthusiastic friendship , perhaps of love , existed on [her]_{367-hippolyta} side which had not been returned by [Rupert]_242-rupert . [She]_{367-hippolyta} would be [a rival]_{7738-a rival} , sooner or later , — unsuccessfully , no doubt , but [a rival]_{7738-a rival} still,—for the hand of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . That need not signify once [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had brought [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} into some sort of agreement . But meanwhile , secrecy appeared to [her]_{367-hippolyta} an absolute part of discretion . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was not afraid of losing [Rupert]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert love would protect [him]_242-rupert , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been too well used to deny [herself]_{367-hippolyta} pleasant things , and therefore knew how to be patient . [The gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} , in that submissive state which lasts till [he]_{7395-the gentleman} reaches the altar , and ceases as if by magic when [he]_{7395-the gentleman} is returning down [the church]_{6003-the church} after certain words have been spoken , yielded uncomplainingly . [He]_{7395-the gentleman} was glad enough to have an assurance of possessing [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} at whatever time and under such circumstances as [she]_{367-hippolyta} , in [her]_{367-hippolyta} wisdom , might determine . [You]_7745-you never saw [a mountain - pard so tamed by kindness]_{7746-a mountain - pard so tamed by kindness} , so subdued and willing to follow the hand that led [him]_{7395-the gentleman} along , as [this fiery , clear - eyed , tender - hearted Rupert]_{7747-this fiery , clear - eyed , tender - hearted rupert} . [[His]_{7395-the gentleman} best friends]_{7748-his best friends} , always excepting [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , would not have known [him]_{7395-the gentleman} as [he]_{7395-the gentleman} stood humbly attendant on the behest of [[his]_{7395-the gentleman} newly - found mistress]_{7749-his newly - found mistress} . Might [he]_{7395-the gentleman} tell [Ivor]_277-ivor ? [he]_{7395-the gentleman} inquired . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} reflected for a while , and answered between a smile and a sigh that [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not doubt [[his]_{7395-the gentleman} friend]_{6114-his friend} , but it would be as well to let [nobody]_1128-nobody hear of it besides [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} . To [him]_{7395-the gentleman} [she]_{367-hippolyta} was writing by the next post . So these two , opening the gates of [Elysium]_117-elysium , went down into [[its]_117-elysium heathery dells]_{7753-its heathery dells} and [fresh green woodlands]_{7754-fresh green woodlands} side by side . [They]_7755-they had found [one another]_{630-one another} amid [the wastes of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{7757-the wastes of the world} , and might ramble where it pleased [them]_7755-they in a golden dream . [They]_7755-they loved with the ardour of youth and the intensity of exceptional natures . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's strange education had kept [her]_{367-hippolyta} innocent of the thousand artificialities which too often spoil the best of [women]_7138-women , making [them]_7138-women helpless , sentimental , or false , when [they]_7138-women desire to be brave and true . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was the most loyal of [human beings]_{6624-human beings} ; [her]_{367-hippolyta} temperament was steeped in poetry , and the sweet impulses of the heart gave [her]_{367-hippolyta} slightest words a fascination . But where [she]_{367-hippolyta} loved [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not be sentimental ; and [Glanville]_242-rupert , who had sometimes felt wearied with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's — how shall [I]_0-i call it?—too great effusiveness , was delighted with [a companion at once so charming and so sensible]_{7761-a companion at once so charming and so sensible} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} told [him]_242-rupert much of [her]_{367-hippolyta} earlier life and [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's character and principles . To [Rupert Colonel Valence]_422-rupert seemed [an enigma]_{7763-an enigma} . [He]_{5872-my father} did not comprehend how [a man who had professed such a hopeless creed as [he]_{5872-my father} had gathered from [the Colonel]_422-rupert 's lips in the churchyard at [their]_7765-their first and only meeting]_{7764-a man who had professed such a hopeless creed as he had gathered from the colonel 's lips in the churchyard at their first and only meeting} could spend [his]_{5872-my father} life in forwarding Utopian schemes . But [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , when this difficulty was urged , had much to say in explanation . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} remarked , '_{[5872-my father]} does take a sad view of existence . [He]_{5872-my father} thinks the forces of Nature are terrible and often malignant . To struggle against [them]_2610-them , [he]_{5872-my father} says , would be as foolish as attempting to sweep the stars out of the sky . [They]_2610-them are high above [us]_2611-we , and [we]_2611-we can not reach [them]_2610-them , though [their]_2610-them influence shapes [our]_2611-we destinies . But [he]_{5872-my father} will not allow that human misgovernment , or the ignorance of [an oppressed multitude]_{2612-an oppressed multitude} , or the distinctions of ranks and birth , are among [the forces of Nature]_{2613-the forces of nature} . When [we]_2611-we come to [that Utopia which [[you]_2615-you wise men of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{2616-you wise men of the world}]_{2614-that utopia which you wise men of the world} scorn ' — [she]_{367-hippolyta} laughed and looked at [Glanville]_242-rupert , who was delighted to be so mocked—'we shall still be face to face with the terrible unknown powers that [we]_2611-we can neither control nor appease . So [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} says . But is that any reason , [he]_{5872-my father} asks , why [we]_2611-we should tolerate [kings]_1123-kings and [kaisers]_7768-kaisers ? Thus [he]_{5872-my father} combines the deep melancholy , which seems to grow upon [him]_{5872-my father} every year , with a burning zeal and such incessant activity as will not suffer [him]_{5872-my father} to stay at [home]_693-home . [I]_0-i feel it , but [I]_0-i would not hinder [him]_{5872-my father} from being noble . [[My]_0-i husband]_{7770-my husband} , when [I]_0-i have [one]_5661-one , must be [father]_5898-father and [mother]_1753-mother too . Will [he]_{7770-my husband} , [Rupert]_242-rupert , think [you]_242-rupert ? '_[0-i] [I]_0-i need not chronicle [Rupert]_242-rupert 's answer . [He]_242-rupert was willing that [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} should be always absent if [they]_2619-their might be together . And [they]_2619-their were , sometimes with no third to lessen [their]_2619-their happiness , but oftenest in the company of [[their]_2619-their friends]_{2620-their friends} at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . One day , in particular , about a month after [their]_2619-their engagement , [Rupert]_242-rupert , who spent many hours in the chalet working at [his]_242-rupert designs , begged [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [the rest of [them]_2619-their]_{2621-the rest of them} to pay [him]_242-rupert a visit and see what [he]_242-rupert had done . The ' rest of [them]_2619-their '_{[367-hippolyta]} included [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who now often dined at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and occupied [the room which [[her]_{367-hippolyta} kind host]_{2623-her kind host}]_{2622-the room which her kind host} insisted on calling [hers]_{367-hippolyta} , and which was kept for [her]_{367-hippolyta} use whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} came or no . It was a morning in March , but that mild climate turns March to April , and the promise of spring was in the air , filling it with dewy freshness . [The party]_{777-the party} was larger than usual , and included not only [the three ladies]_{7484-the three ladies} , but [the Earl]_{663-the earl} [himself]_{663-the earl} , [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , and the learned [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} , [clergyman of [the parish]_{5810-the parish} , whose devotion to [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} had nearly sent [Glanville]_242-rupert [home]_693-home at the beginning of [our]_2630-our story]_{2627-clergyman of the parish , whose devotion to king arthur had nearly sent glanville home at the beginning of our story} . The naval expedition which crossed [the mere]_{6312-the mere} consisted of two comfortable skiffs and an outrigger for [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} ; and luncheon was to be served in the chalet at the close of the exhibition . [Glanville]_242-rupert had expressly invited [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} . [They]_2632-they were [very good friends]_{2633-very good friends} , and , though wide as the poles asunder on all other subjects , had , as [we]_2630-our know , various thoughts in common regarding [[their]_2632-they hero]_{2634-their hero} . ' [I]_{255-mr. truscombe} must confess , '_{[255-mr. truscombe]} said [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} , as [they]_2632-they stood before the drawings , ' that [I]_{255-mr. truscombe} have never had patience with [the ultra - sceptics who look upon [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur}]_{7774-the ultra - sceptics who look upon king arthur} as a myth : '_{[255-mr. truscombe]} " [That gray king , whose name , a ghost , Streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from [mountain - peak]_{2636-mountain - peak} , " as one of [[their]_2632-they poets]_{2637-their poets} describes [him]_{2635-that gray king , whose name , a ghost , streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from mountain - peak , " as one of their poets describes him}]_{2635-that gray king , whose name , a ghost , streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from mountain - peak , " as one of their poets describes him} . In [my]_0-i two volumes may be seen documents which prove not merely that [he]_{2635-that gray king , whose name , a ghost , streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from mountain - peak , " as one of their poets describes him} lived , but when [he]_{2635-that gray king , whose name , a ghost , streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from mountain - peak , " as one of their poets describes him} was born , how long [he]_{2635-that gray king , whose name , a ghost , streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from mountain - peak , " as one of their poets describes him} reigned over [Britain]_118-britain , and the approximate dates of [his]_{2635-that gray king , whose name , a ghost , streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from mountain - peak , " as one of their poets describes him} twelve great battles with [the heathen]_{2638-the heathen} from over [sea]_742-sea , together with fragments of the laws [he]_{2635-that gray king , whose name , a ghost , streams like a cloud , man - shaped , from mountain - peak , " as one of their poets describes him} enacted at [Camelot]_119-camelot , [London]_4-london , and [York]_120-york . As well , on the strength of poetical confusion in the Song of [Roland]_423-roland , deny that [Charles the Great]_424-charlie existed as , on a like ground in the Morte d'Arthur and similar epic treatments of [[our]_2640-our subject]_{2641-our subject} , refuse to believe that [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} was [one of [[our]_2640-our most valiant monarchs]_{2643-our most valiant monarchs}]_{2642-one of our most valiant monarchs} . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert listened to [the worthy man]_{7775-the worthy man} in respectful silence ; and when [he]_242-rupert had concluded took up [his]_242-rupert parable . '_[2644-you] [You]_2644-you and [I]_0-i , [dear sir]_{2645-dear sir} , ' [he]_0-i said , '_[2644-you] are of one mind as to the essential point , which is that [a medieval writer]_{2646-a medieval writer} , like [Sir Thomas Malory]_{425-sir thomas malory} , could understand , and therefore could truly represent , no age but [his]_{2646-a medieval writer} own . The art of seeing through the eyes of [a dead or distant generation]_{2647-a dead or distant generation} was born , [one]_5661-one may say , yesterday . It is only [the modern artist or historian]_{2649-the modern artist or historian} that can picture [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} in [his]_{245-king arthur} habit as [he]_{245-king arthur} lived and the world which [he]_{245-king arthur} dwelt in . Suppose [him]_{245-king arthur} to be [a real personage of the fifth or sixth century]_{2650-a real personage of the fifth or sixth century} — ' '_{[2650-a real personage of the fifth or sixth century]} No need to suppose , [[my]_0-i good sir]_{2651-my good sir} , ' interrupted [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} ; '_{[2650-a real personage of the fifth or sixth century]} [I]_0-i have proved abundantly that [he]_{245-king arthur} can not have been born later than — ' '_{[2650-a real personage of the fifth or sixth century]} Quite so , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_{[2650-a real personage of the fifth or sixth century]} [I]_0-i accept [your]_{2651-my good sir} data and do not discuss them . For [me]_0-i , as [an artist]_{6123-an artist} , the question is how , if [such a man]_{2653-such a man} existed , did [he]_{2653-such a man} appear to the eye , what type of race did [he]_{2653-such a man} belong to , of what species was [his]_{2653-such a man} military apparel , [[his]_{2653-such a man} camp]_{2654-his camp} , [[his]_{2653-such a man} court]_{2655-his court} ? On such points , [I]_0-i contend , [the writers upon chivalry]_{2656-the writers upon chivalry} are unsafe , or rather impossible , [guides]_2657-guides . [They]_{2656-the writers upon chivalry} knew nothing of the ages that went before [them]_{2656-the writers upon chivalry} . [Fancy one of [[Arthur]_{245-king arthur} 's knights]_{2659-arthur 's knights}]_{2658-fancy one of arthur 's knights} being described as [a near relation]_{2660-a near relation} , [cousin]_2661-cousin in some degree — [I]_0-i forget which — of [[Joseph]_{426-joseph of arimathea} of [Arimathea]_{121-arimathea}]_{2662-joseph of arimathea} ! ' [The company]_{7776-the company} was disposed to laugh , but not so [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} . '_{[426-joseph of arimathea]} Ah , there , ' [he]_0-i said , '_{[426-joseph of arimathea]} [they]_2663-they may well have been in the right . For [Joseph of Arimathea]_{426-joseph of arimathea} came to [Glastonbury]_{122-glastonbury} about twenty years , as [I]_0-i calculate , after the Ascension ; and as [he]_{426-joseph of arimathea} may have married in [Britain]_118-britain — ' [Glanville]_242-rupert , who saw that [he]_242-rupert was on the very edge of an abyss into which next moment the erudite but [fantastic Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} would drag [him]_242-rupert down , hastened to save [himself]_242-rupert by timely admissions . '_[0-i] Yes , ' [he]_242-rupert said , '_[0-i] yes . [I]_0-i am sure [you]_0-i have made [your]_0-i calculations with admirable care , and [I]_0-i have not a word to say against [Joseph of Arimathea]_{426-joseph of arimathea} or [Glastonbury]_{122-glastonbury} . All [I]_0-i meant was that the elements , the necessary ingredients of a sixth century epic must be of quite a different cast from those which were taken after the Crusades to construct the legend — [I]_0-i would say the cycle — of [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} . ' '_{[245-king arthur]} And what do [you]_0-i suppose the true elements to be ? ' inquired [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who was interested and forgot [her]_{367-hippolyta} timidity while [she]_{367-hippolyta} was speaking . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew [her]_{367-hippolyta} face was burning when [she]_{367-hippolyta} had got the words out of [her]_{367-hippolyta} mouth . '_[0-i] Look at these drawings , ' replied [Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [you]_0-i will perceive in them a glimmering of [my]_0-i idea . [I]_0-i do not pretend , however , to minute learning ; and [I]_0-i am willing to go one mile even with [Sir Thomas Malory]_{425-sir thomas malory} , if [I]_0-i am not compelled to go twain . [I]_0-i agree , for instance , that historical reproduction is not the same thing as archæology . But there is a middle way between the realism [we]_2664-we can not hope to achieve and a caricature , if [I]_0-i may term it so , borrowed chiefly from what [we]_2664-we see around [us]_2664-we — from the stark , staring present — and given out as an image of the past . Nor , again , do [I]_0-i say that [you]_0-i may not , if [you]_0-i have genius like [Mr. Tennyson]_246-tennyson , array these old - world stories in the garb of [our]_2664-we century ; but then they cease to be epic or historical , and become fables with a moral running through them . One kind of reality or inspiration [they]_2665-they lose to assume another , and [I]_0-i have no quarrel with such a transformation . ' '_[0-i] But [I]_0-i have , ' said [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} in [his]_0-i deep voice ; '_[0-i] it is tampering with holy things . [The man who moralises [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} into a fable]_{2666-the man who moralises king arthur into a fable} will perhaps have as little respect for [King David]_356-david . ' '_[356-david] Anyhow , ' [Glanville]_242-rupert went on , '_[356-david] if [the House of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{6084-the house of trelingham} is to be represented as descending from [Uther Pendragon]_{427-uther pendragon} , it will never serve to paint on these walls the fancies of the late middle age . Now , [I]_0-i conceive that the older epic is the more truly poetical . It has less monotony ; it does not give [you]_0-i ever - recurring adventures of a similar type , castles all built on one plan , enamelled meadows with a fountain in the middle of them , tournaments so much alike that to describe [one]_5661-one is to know all , and a small company of actors which may be reduced to [a knight]_{2669-a knight} , [a damsel in distress]_{2670-a damsel in distress} , [a villainous dwarf]_{2671-a villainous dwarf} , and [Merlin the Enchanter]_{428-merlin the enchanter} . [I]_0-i feel the exquisite pathos of certain incidents and the grandeur of certain quests . But none of these things need be discarded , and much may be gained for poetry , if [we]_2672-we fill them with the rude , tumultuous warrior life , and light this up again with the gleam of a declining or a nascent civilisation such as did , in fact , shed a terror and a glory over the Arthurian period . But , really , [I]_0-i am making a speech . It will be pleasanter , perhaps , to see what [I]_0-i have endeavoured to design . ' '_[0-i] Yes , but [you]_2673-you can go on talking , ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_[2673-you] [I]_0-i know a little of the older poetry , which [I]_0-i began to read during those terrible long nights in [Russia]_25-russia when [we]_2672-we sat as still as mice , not having a word to say or anything to amuse [ourselves]_2672-we with except cards , which [I]_0-i hated . And [I]_0-i do like the ballads and those strange old German stories , much better than the Idylls of [the King]_{1690-the king} . They are so wild , they make the blood freeze in [your]_0-i veins with horror and then hot with a kind of war - dance . [You]_0-i know the tales [I]_0-i mean , ' [she]_{5855-the countess} said , speaking to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; '_[0-i] the Nibelung stories and those gruesome ballads about swan 's wings dropping blood . ' '_[0-i] Upon [my]_0-i word , ' answered [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_[0-i] [you]_0-i will give [[your]_0-i friends]_{2349-your friends} a delightful idea of [your]_0-i character if these are the things that please [you]_0-i . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i understand [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} , ' said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , '_[0-i] and [I]_0-i am glad to see that [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} understands [me]_0-i . The battle for [Britain]_118-britain between [Saxon]_429-saxon and [Cymri]_430-cymri can not have been [child]_2676-child 's play . It was " sword - play " rather , and " shield lightnings , " to quote a metaphor of [the latest singers]_{2677-the latest singers} . There ought to be the feeling of an everlasting struggle in pictures of the time . Again , there is the extraordinary combination of Roman customs inherited during [their]_{2677-the latest singers} stay in [Britain]_118-britain with the ancient habits and traditions which existed before [their]_{2677-the latest singers} arrival and lasted when [they]_{2677-the latest singers} were gone . [The Romans]_{6328-the romans} , [the Cymri]_430-cymri , [the Saxons]_{2679-the saxons} — add to these [the Celts who brought over sea other legends , other manners,—allied to those of [[their]_{2677-the latest singers} British cousins]_{2681-their british cousins} , yet not the same,—and arts , like that of working in fine gold and colours , which have never been indigenous within [the four corners of [this island]_{2683-this island}]_{2682-the four corners of this island}]_{2680-the celts who brought over sea other legends , other manners,—allied to those of their british cousins , yet not the same,—and arts , like that of working in fine gold and colours , which have never been indigenous within the four corners of this island} . [I]_0-i daresay [I]_0-i am using terms rather loosely , and [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} will set [me]_0-i right . But such has been [my]_0-i notion,—the cycle of [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} is of a more elemental period than that in which it became famous , and the colours in which it is usually painted are not its own . The legends of [Ossian]_431-ossian and [Cuchullain]_{123-cuchullain} have more to say to it than [Boiardo]_432-boiardo ; it is partly Roman , but more than all it is Celtic , in its dim enchantments , its fury of hopeless battle , its almost feminine tenderness of friendship , its fainting passion , its religious ardours , all at length vanishing in defeat , and being found no more . ' [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} was somewhat too literal to follow [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , and would now have been glad to ask whether [he]_{255-mr. truscombe} believed in [a real King Arthur]_{7780-a real king arthur} or held [him]_{245-king arthur} to be [a coinage of the brain]_{7781-a coinage of the brain} . But , somehow , [Glanville]_242-rupert 's eloquence daunted [the antiquarian]_{7782-the antiquarian} . [He]_242-rupert was fain , therefore , to take up the nearest of the drawings , which represented [a pirate ship disembarking [its]_{7783-a pirate ship disembarking its mailed hordes} mailed hordes]_{7783-a pirate ship disembarking its mailed hordes} , and to put a few searching questions on the subject of chain armour , regarding which [he]_242-rupert was [the first authority in [Europe]_75-europe]_{7784-the first authority in europe} . [Glanville]_242-rupert replied ; and [the others]_{746-the others} looked at [his]_242-rupert designs . On so genial a day , when the sun was bright and warm , indoors and out seemed equally alluring . [The party]_{777-the party} scattered,—some remaining in [the study]_{1733-the study} to discuss the drawings point by point , [others]_5757-others lingering about [the verandah]_{6285-the verandah} , or going down to [the boats]_{7790-the boats} and paddling round [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} , which on every side presented a different but agreeable aspect . While [they]_{777-the party} were thus occupied [Rupert]_242-rupert invited [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to ascend [the watch - tower]_{1558-the watch - tower} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} looked round for [a companion]_{1751-a companion} , but [every one]_{5791-every one} was busy , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} ran gaily up the stairs with [him]_242-rupert . [The watch - tower]_{1558-the watch - tower} was empty , and the great window gave a delightful view of [the long gorge]_{7796-the long gorge} with [its]_{7796-the long gorge} waving woods , the meandering silver thread which marked the course of [the Yale]_{53-the yale} , and the clear - shining waters with a circle of clouds above them which closed in the scene . Side by side [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} stood , without uttering a word , in that most intimate of companionships which would be lessened , not added to , by speaking . [Their]_{777-the party} cup was full , was brimming over . [Happiness]_{433-happiness} had come to [them]_{777-the party} and seemed willing to stay . The breeze which fanned [their]_{777-the party} cheeks , the light which rested lovingly upon [their]_{777-the party} heads and appeared to caress [them]_{777-the party} , was intoxication enough . [They]_{777-the party} could have remained silent thus and lost in a delicious sense of [their]_{777-the party} nearness to [one another]_{630-one another} had not some movement on [the waters below [them]_{777-the party}]_{7798-the waters below them} broken the spell . It was only [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} mooring [his]_{250-tom davenant} outrigger at the steps . [Glanville]_242-rupert smiled , and , as if remembering the purpose that had brought [him]_242-rupert , went to a chest of drawers in [the room]_{762-the room} , and taking thence a square sheet of paper , as it would seem , returned to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and held it before [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [The young lady]_{723-the young lady} looked , drew back a little to see the object more clearly , and took it in [her]_{723-the young lady} hand with an exclamation of delight . '_[242-rupert] Oh [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{723-the young lady} cried , '_[242-rupert] when did [you]_242-rupert paint this ? ' [He]_242-rupert laughed mischievously . '_[242-rupert] If [you]_2684-you speak so loud what will become of [your]_2684-you precious secret , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} True , ' [she]_{723-the young lady} said in a lower tone ; '_{[367-hippolyta]} but [I]_0-i am so astonished . How could [you]_242-rupert recollect [me]_0-i in [my]_0-i riding - habit , and paint it all from memory . For [you]_242-rupert never saw [me]_0-i in this attitude but once . ' '_[242-rupert] How could [I]_0-i recollect ? Ask rather how [I]_0-i could forget . [I]_0-i saw [you]_242-rupert day and night as [you]_242-rupert stood in [the room]_{762-the room} [downstairs]_{2686-downstairs} , [your]_242-rupert head turned expectantly towards the door and a book in [your]_242-rupert hand . [You]_242-rupert pretended to be afraid , but [your]_242-rupert eyes did not look it . Oh , it was easy enough to paint , [I]_0-i can assure [you]_242-rupert , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} Hush , [you]_242-rupert must n't say [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [she]_7801-she whispered , '_[242-rupert] and keep [your]_242-rupert distance , [sir]_5663-sir . Yes , it is beautifully done . But where are [my]_0-i riding - gloves ? [I]_0-i do n't look complete without them . ' '_[0-i] [They]_2688-they were lying on a chair when [I]_0-i came in and disturbed [you]_242-rupert . Then [you]_242-rupert took them up , intending to go . But [you]_242-rupert left one of them behind , all the same . ' '_[242-rupert] Did [I]_0-i , indeed ? ' [she]_7801-she said , with great calmness . '_[0-i] And [I]_0-i suppose [you]_5663-sir found it . [You]_5663-sir must restore it , please . ' [She]_7801-she was laughing to [herself]_7801-she slightly . '_[5663-sir] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i had found it , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert pettishly , '_[0-i] but it fell to [the lot of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor]_{2689-the lot of ivor mardol} to do that ; and [the wretch]_{2690-the wretch} threw it into the mere . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} became interested . '_{[2690-the wretch]} How do [you]_5663-sir know [he]_{2690-the wretch} found it ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked . '_[5663-sir] Because [he]_{2690-the wretch} showed it [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i held it for two or three minutes . Then [he]_{2690-the wretch} took it away again , and said it ought to be destroyed . ' '_{[2690-the wretch]} Did [he]_{2690-the wretch} say anything else ? ' '_{[2690-the wretch]} [I]_0-i do n't think [he]_{2690-the wretch} said , but [he]_{2690-the wretch} implied that a message had come with the glove . ' When [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} heard these words [she]_{367-hippolyta} became very quiet . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was thinking whether to leave matters as [they]_7802-they stood , or explain them to [Rupert]_242-rupert . When [she]_{367-hippolyta} had made up [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , with [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes fixed on [her]_{367-hippolyta} own portrait , '_{[2690-the wretch]} And [you]_{2690-the wretch} told [him]_{2690-the wretch} who had brought the message ? ' '_{[2690-the wretch]} [I]_0-i told [him]_{2690-the wretch} nothing , ' answered [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i had not [your]_0-i permission . Moreover , it was no concern of [mine]_0-i . There are subjects on which [Ivor]_277-ivor and [I]_0-i have agreed that confidence between [us]_2691-us would be impossible , and [we]_2691-us are [the best of friends]_{2692-the best of friends} notwithstanding . ' '_[0-i] Well , ' [she]_7803-she said , '_[0-i] that is right , and only what [I]_0-i should expect from both of [you]_{2690-the wretch} . [I]_0-i do not know [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor except by [your]_{2690-the wretch} report , though of course [I]_0-i knew [his]_277-ivor name when [I]_0-i came [here]_6115-here that morning . [I]_0-i have never seen [him]_277-ivor . But [I]_0-i may , without breach of orders , tell [you]_{2690-the wretch} what concerns [myself]_0-i . [I]_0-i remember saying that [my]_0-i visit was due to curiosity — and , in fact , it was . [I]_0-i had a message to give [[your]_{2690-the wretch} friend]_{1390-your friend} of great , though to [me]_0-i unknown , import . Nor could [I]_0-i entrust it to [another]_1881-another , or present [myself]_0-i at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . In this difficulty [I]_0-i forget who told [me]_0-i that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor had taken up [his]_277-ivor abode in [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} , which [I]_0-i had often seen from [the heights over there]_{2697-the heights over there} , but had never entered . The thought occurred to [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i had better make an attempt to see [him]_277-ivor [here]_6115-here . [I]_0-i was curious about [the place]_{987-the place} , for , as perhaps [I]_0-i told [you]_2700-you , [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} used to be [[its]_{987-the place} regular tenant]_{2702-its regular tenant} when [he]_{5872-my father} was [a young man]_{6175-a young man} . Whether [I]_0-i saw [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor was of no consequence . [I]_0-i could make pretty sure that [he]_277-ivor would receive [my]_0-i message once [I]_0-i was able to get into [[his]_277-ivor study]_{6331-his study} . [I]_0-i came to [the water]_{6302-the water} 's edge , examined the state of [the rooms]_{2706-the rooms} by means of a pocket telescope [I]_0-i carried with [me]_0-i , and arrived at the conclusion that there was [no one]_{5671-no one} at [home]_693-home . [I]_0-i determined to hazard it , and rowed across , being afraid only that [somebody]_{2709-somebody} might come from the other side and catch [me]_0-i before [I]_0-i disembarked . However , nothing of the sort happened . [I]_0-i ventured in , left [my]_0-i message in such a way that it could not be overlooked , and went , somewhat timidly [I]_0-i confess , into [the remaining rooms]_{2710-the remaining rooms} , like [[Bluebeard]_{434-bluebeard} 's wife]_{2711-bluebeard 's wife} when [[her]_{2711-bluebeard 's wife} husband]_{6407-her husband} was gone out . [I]_0-i little expected that [Bluebeard]_{434-bluebeard} would return from [[my]_0-i side of [the water]_{6302-the water}]_{2713-my side of the water} ; and [I]_0-i was more alarmed than [you]_2715-you think when [I]_0-i saw [you]_2715-you . Did [you]_2715-you notice any gesture [I]_0-i made as [you]_2715-you opened the door ? ' '_[0-i] No , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i was too much taken aback to notice anything , except that [you]_2715-you were [the most lovely woman [I]_0-i had ever set eyes on]_{2716-the most lovely woman i had ever set eyes on} . ' '_{[2716-the most lovely woman i had ever set eyes on]} Quiet , quiet , ' [she]_2715-you answered . '_{[2716-the most lovely woman i had ever set eyes on]} No , [I]_0-i soon perceived [you]_2715-you could not be [the person of whom [I]_0-i was in quest]_{2717-the person of whom i was in quest} , or [you]_2715-you would have given [me]_0-i the countersign . Dear [me]_0-i , ' [she]_2715-you went on meditatively , '_[0-i] when [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} joined the movement if [any one]_{5901-any one} had talked to a stranger,—and [you]_2715-you are [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} , [you]_2715-you know—. ' [He]_2715-you held up [his]_2715-you hand , as if to threaten [her]_2715-you , but [she]_2715-you motioned [him]_2715-you to keep still , and continued , '_[0-i] Talked , [I]_0-i say , of signs and countersigns , [he]_{5872-my father} would have been judged [a traitor]_{2721-a traitor} and punished as [he]_{5872-my father} deserved . But now [we]_2722-they are coming more and more into the open ; there will soon be little secrecy left . ' [They]_2722-they heard [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} calling [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_{[252-the earl]} [The Earl]_{252-the earl} wants [you]_2715-you , ' [he]_0-i said , as [they]_2722-they came [downstairs]_{2686-downstairs} . '_{[252-the earl]} [I]_0-i think there is some plan afoot about [your]_2715-you drawings and [my]_0-i birthday , though the two things have n't much connection , [one]_5661-one would think . It is all [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's doing . [I]_0-i wish [she]_{5855-the countess} would let it alone . [She]_{5855-the countess} is too clever by half . ' On entering [the studio]_{1155-the studio} [they]_2722-they found [the party]_{777-the party} collected round [Rupert]_242-rupert 's drawings , and [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} in earnest conversation with [[her]_{400-madame de lutenieff} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} . [She]_{400-madame de lutenieff} at once came to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , and with enthusiasm in [her]_{400-madame de lutenieff} accents said to [him]_242-rupert , '_{[5855-the countess]} Oh , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , [I]_0-i do so hope [you]_242-rupert will take [my]_0-i side . [I]_0-i am sure as [a painter]_{1911-a painter} [you]_242-rupert ought . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall have the greatest pleasure in doing so , ' [he]_0-i answered gallantly , '_[0-i] as soon as [I]_0-i know what the discussion is about . But [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} has left that for [you]_242-rupert to tell . ' '_{[250-tom davenant]} [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} never comes to [my]_0-i help in anything , ' [she]_7809-she said , with a reproachful look at [that young man]_{6193-that young man} , who instead of attending to [her]_7809-she was considering the signs of the times , so far as they could be studied from the window in front of [him]_0-i . '_{[250-tom davenant]} [I]_0-i do n't see the good of a dress ball , ' said [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , without looking round . '_[0-i] Why can not [people]_5883-people dance in [their]_5883-people ordinary clothes and not make [themselves]_5883-people into [a museum of curiosities]_{2727-a museum of curiosities} ? Fancy [me]_0-i got up like [[your]_242-rupert Launcelots]_{2728-your launcelots} and [[your]_242-rupert Percivals]_{2729-your percivals} , or whatever [you]_242-rupert call [them]_2730-them ! [They]_2730-them look absurd enough on a stage , but in [a ballroom where [you]_242-rupert know who [the fellows]_{2732-the fellows} are [they]_2730-them look twenty times more ridiculous]_{2731-a ballroom where you know who the fellows are they look twenty times more ridiculous} . ' '_[2730-them] But then , ' said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_[2730-them] [you]_242-rupert profess to hate dancing altogether and [you]_242-rupert do n't want to keep [your]_242-rupert birthday , so [you]_242-rupert are out of court . This is the case , ' [she]_{244-lady may} continued , addressing [Glanville]_242-rupert : '_{[5664-my cousin]} [[my]_0-i Cousin]_{5664-my cousin} [Karina]_338-karina was struck with the ensemble , to use [her]_338-karina own term , of [your]_242-rupert designs , and thought they would fall into admirable groups if [we]_2734-we could get [people]_5883-people to dress up to [them]_2730-them . [She]_338-karina is very fond of dancing , — are [you]_242-rupert not , [Karina]_338-karina ? ' [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} made a gesture of delight , but would not interrupt [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who went on to explain that among the festivities to celebrate [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} 's majority — [she]_{244-lady may} looked at [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} as [she]_{244-lady may} spoke — a dress ball would do much to enhance the general pleasure , and there was [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , with [its]_{5669-the great hall} frescoes begun , inviting [them]_5883-people to illustrate the floor from the walls , so to speak , and to make a grand tableau vivant of the Arthurian legends . It would be an original and quaint device , but without [Glanville]_242-rupert 's aid in designing dresses and sketching the groups it could not be carried out . How did it strike [him]_242-rupert ? Instead of answering like [a sensible young man]_{7813-a sensible young man} , [Rupert]_242-rupert turned demurely to [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} and inquired what [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought . [She]_{367-hippolyta} laughed , and blushed , but would not reply beyond saying that in these matters [she]_{367-hippolyta} had no opinion to give . '_[242-rupert] But [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert is quite right , ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ; '_[242-rupert] [you]_242-rupert ought to have an opinion , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} . For [you]_242-rupert would of course shine in [our]_2737-our galaxy that evening . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shine in a galaxy ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , laughing ; '_[0-i] [you]_242-rupert forget , [Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , that [I]_0-i have never been introduced to [society]_2738-society , and should most likely not be admitted if [I]_0-i wished for such a thing . ' '_[242-rupert] Oh , nonsense , ' replied [Karina]_338-karina ; '_[242-rupert] [you]_242-rupert have the most old - fashioned ideas . In the first place , there is no such thing as society , in that exclusive sense of the word , now ; and in the second , it would not matter if there were . Make [your]_242-rupert début at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , and rely upon it [you]_242-rupert will find no doors locked afterwards . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} smiled . '_[242-rupert] Now that [your]_242-rupert door is unlocked to [me]_0-i , ' [she]_{2740-my dear young lady} said , addressing [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i do not think [I]_0-i mind whether the rest are shut or open . ' '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear young lady]_{2740-my dear young lady} , ' said [he]_0-i , taking [her]_{2740-my dear young lady} hand , '_[0-i] [you]_{2740-my dear young lady} will be most welcome if [you]_{2740-my dear young lady} come to [this house]_{6406-this house} , either on the occasion [[my]_0-i niece]_{2430-my niece} has mentioned , or any other . [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert may have renounced society , but that should be no injury to [[his]_422-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , and only those would raise a question who do not know [you]_{2740-my dear young lady} . ' '_{[2744-your chaperon]} Well , and of course [you]_242-rupert will come , ' said [Karina]_338-karina ; '_{[2744-your chaperon]} that is all settled . [I]_0-i will be [[your]_242-rupert chaperon]_{2744-your chaperon} and — but have [you]_242-rupert learned dancing ? ' [she]_338-karina asked with comic anxiety . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} answered , '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i am more of [a Spanish]_{2745-a spanish} than [an English girl]_{2746-an english girl} , remember . Did [you]_242-rupert ever hear of [one who could not dance]_{2747-one who could not dance} , or was not fond of dancing ? It is the most exquisite enjoyment [I]_0-i know . But , indeed , [I]_0-i have not danced in such fine company as this would be . ' '_[0-i] Never mind , ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ; '_[242-rupert] [you]_242-rupert will probably put [us]_2748-us all to shame . However , is it decided , and does [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert promise [his]_242-rupert services ? ' '_[242-rupert] [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert will promise anything , ' replied [the infatuated artist]_{7816-the infatuated artist} . [He]_242-rupert had never till then thought of dancing with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . What a heaven of happiness was in store ! How admirable of [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} to propose it and of [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} to come of age just at that time ! To get any further conversation of a sensible kind from [Rupert]_242-rupert was for the rest of the day impossible . [The Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} made [her]_{265-the countess lutenieff} observations ; [Lady May , whose suspicions had been lulled to sleep]_{7818-lady may , whose suspicions had been lulled to sleep} , was not blind , and began once more to feel the gnawing pangs of jealousy ; while [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} wondered that [people]_5883-people should care so much about tiring [themselves]_5883-people to death in a hot and crowded assembly , and would have given all the balls between now and next year for a good day 's fishing . But the dress ball was decided on , and there were to be tableaux representing [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} and [his]_{245-king arthur} Table Round . In proposing , out of [her]_{5855-the countess} own head , a dress ball at which [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} should be present , [the Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} was carrying out one of those schemes , so dear to the impish character [she]_{5855-the countess} affected , through which [accidents of a perverse kind are wo nt to happen]_{7820-accidents of a perverse kind are wo nt to happen} . [She]_{5855-the countess} was not very learned or large - minded ; and , like [most ignorant persons of a quick - witted turn]_{7821-most ignorant persons of a quick - witted turn} , [she]_{5855-the countess} was subtle , preferring always the crooked path to the straight , and delighted when [she]_{5855-the countess} could imagine that [she]_{5855-the countess} made the puppets dance to [her]_{5855-the countess} playing . Since [she]_{5855-the countess} had recovered from the shock of [[her]_{5855-the countess} husband]_{6407-her husband} 's death — it had taken [her]_{5855-the countess} about six months , for [she]_{5855-the countess} was of an affectionate disposition — [her]_{5855-the countess} one aim had been to marry [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , whom from [a child [she]_{5855-the countess} had worshipped]_{7823-a child she had worshipped} . This alone reconciled [her]_{5855-the countess} to the English sky with its everlasting gray tones , and the English manners at once so selfsatisfied and so chilling . But [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} was [a shy bird]_{7824-a shy bird} , and would not stoop at [her]_{5855-the countess} call . Nor had [she]_{5855-the countess} [a falconer]_{7825-a falconer} 's voice to lure [him]_{250-tom davenant} back again from [his]_{250-tom davenant} pursuit of more interesting prey . [He]_{250-tom davenant} , like [the rest of [the Davenants]_{391-the davenants}]_{7826-the rest of the davenants} , was guided by a fine sense of honour,—too fine thought [the Russian lady]_{7827-the russian lady} , since it appeared to be driving [him]_{250-tom davenant} on a marriage with [[his]_{250-tom davenant} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} . And its recompense might possibly be the hand of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} in spite of the six years which divided [their]_7829-their ages . Nothing , said [Karina]_338-karina to [herself]_338-karina , will make [me]_242-rupert secure on that side but a violent passion on the part of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} for [some one who is not [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant}]_{7830-some one who is not tom davenant} . Might not [Glanville]_242-rupert be [the man]_{5814-the man} ? [She]_338-karina had hoped and prayed so while the painting went on in the picture - gallery ; but that was now at an end . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} seemed to be dominated by a fresh sentiment in which [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had no part , and as [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} 's birthday drew near , bringing with it apprehensions of calamity , [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} sat down to consider what could be done . If [Glanville]_242-rupert was not desperately in love elsewhere [he]_242-rupert would fall [a sure victim to [[her]_{5855-the countess} cousin]_{6183-her cousin}]_{7834-a sure victim to her cousin} , provided that [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} cared to subdue [him]_242-rupert . And how make [her]_{5855-the countess} care ? A great passion , [Karina]_338-karina had read in [her]_338-karina French authors , is only a slight one thwarted by a great difficulty . Add jealousy to liking and the thing might be done . Whatever else was uncertain , it could not be doubted that [May]_{244-lady may} cared for [Glanville]_242-rupert more than [she]_{244-lady may} did for [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} . If [she]_{244-lady may} married [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , it would be from devotion to the name and ancient descent [she]_{244-lady may} had been taught to revere . Let [her]_{244-lady may} be infatuated about [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , and [her]_{244-lady may} refusal of the cousinly hand would follow as a matter of course . [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had entered from the side - scene , therefore , just when [she]_{367-hippolyta} was wanted , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} cue , in the language of the drama , was '_[242-rupert] green - eyed jealousy . ' To promote that feeling in the breast of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was now [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} 's dearest wish , [her]_{244-lady may} hourly and daily thought . The dress ball seemed to [her]_{244-lady may} an inspiration of some good genius . There would be much preparation , and at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} a great deal of rehearsing — so to call it — with these original costumes , which would need to be carefully designed . And when the intimacy of the preparations had stung [Lady May]_{244-lady may} like a gadfly , the ball itself was to do the rest . [She]_{244-lady may} would see [Rupert]_242-rupert with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{244-lady may} would be mad with disappointment and jealousy , above all if [her]_{244-lady may} attention were directed that way ; and when [her]_{244-lady may} feeling had reached that height — good - bye to [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} , concluded [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ; [he]_{303-cousin tom} will speak only to be repulsed . Thus [she]_{244-lady may} thought , much musing ; and [the unconscious puppets]_{7840-the unconscious puppets} fell into [their]_{7840-the unconscious puppets} places , and waited till [she]_{244-lady may} should pull the wires to begin [their]_{7840-the unconscious puppets} exhibition . One point remained doubtful . Was there really anything between [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , and if so , how far had the attraction gone ? To ascertain this was of the last importance . Too little would be as fatal as too much . [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} went about in the most beautiful innocence , quiet and composed , like one that had not a care in [the world]_{5697-the world} . When at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} [her]_{367-hippolyta} bearing towards [Rupert]_242-rupert was cordial and friendly , but disarmed suspicion ; and though [the artist]_{5691-the artist} was often in [the neighbourhood of [Falside]_89-falside]_{7844-the neighbourhood of falside} [he]_{5691-the artist} never passed [its]_{7844-the neighbourhood of falside} threshold . The truth was that with [Glanville]_242-rupert 's roaming habits and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's constant ridings unattended at what hour and in which direction [she]_{367-hippolyta} pleased , [these young lovers]_{7845-these young lovers} could afford to be on [their]_{7845-these young lovers} good behaviour at [the Court]_{1181-the court} . [They]_{7845-these young lovers} met under every variety of circumstance , and the romance of concealment added not a little to [their]_{7845-these young lovers} passion . It was not , however , a very wicked way in [them]_{7845-these young lovers} . [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert had taught [[his]_422-rupert child]_{7847-his child} that [she]_{7847-his child} must search into [her]_{7847-his child} heart , follow where it loved , and not fear the consequences . Though no reply had come to [her]_{7847-his child} letter , [she]_{7847-his child} knew [he]_422-rupert would consent . [He]_422-rupert must have got beyond the reach of correspondence , [she]_{7847-his child} fancied ; that was all . Not long after the ball had been determined on [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} was surprised one afternoon to see [the Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} ride up to [Falside]_89-falside , enter [the library]_{7848-the library} , and ask [[her]_{265-the countess lutenieff} dear]_{7849-her dear} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} for a cup of tea . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was all smiles and graciousness , hoping [she]_{367-hippolyta} had not interrupted the interesting work in which [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} was sure to be engaged ; but the lovely air and the absence of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who was visiting [some distant friends]_{7850-some distant friends} for some few days , had tempted [her]_{367-hippolyta} to ride over [the moor]_{5721-the moor} for a tête - à - tête , which [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew would be delightful . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} put away [her]_{367-hippolyta} books and papers , made [[her]_{367-hippolyta} visitor]_{7852-her visitor} welcome , and submitted to [her]_{367-hippolyta} fate . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was quick enough to perceive that [Karina]_338-karina had laid [her]_338-karina plan for an afternoon 's talk , but on what subject or to what end , in so flighty a creature , it was impossible to conjecture . [They]_7853-they sat by the open window , which was a bower of exquisite creepers , and looked down [the valley]_{5949-the valley} over [green meadows]_{7855-green meadows} and cornfields where the blade was springing . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} waited and wondered . But the purpose which had brought [Karina]_338-karina still lay hidden , sharp and cruel as it was , like the sword of [Harmodius]_{435-harmodius} wreathed in myrtle . [She]_{367-hippolyta} touched many flowers of talk with [her]_{367-hippolyta} light wings , flitted up and down from art to social systems , from [women]_7138-women to [[their]_7138-women dressmakers]_{7857-their dressmakers} and the last new thing in female frippery , coming nearer and nearer to the point [she]_{367-hippolyta} had in view , sweeping round [it]_7858-it in circles that ever grew narrower . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could be wily and indirect when [she]_{367-hippolyta} chose , although much of [her]_{367-hippolyta} ordinary conversation had the malicious naïveté of [a precocious child]_{7859-a precocious child} 's . And thus , without quite knowing how [they]_7853-they came to it , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} found [herself]_{367-hippolyta} discussing [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's opinions on the subject of marriage and [her]_{244-lady may} probable destiny . Nothing could be less reserved or affected than [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} while speaking of [[her]_{5855-the countess} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} . '_[242-rupert] And oh , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i thought how providential it was , the other day , that [you]_{5845-my dear} gave [us]_2750-us [your]_{5845-my dear} own romantic views — delightful [I]_0-i call them — when [May]_{244-lady may} was by to hear [you]_{5845-my dear} . It will , it must , [I]_0-i am sure , have done [her]_{244-lady may} good . ' '_[0-i] In what way ? ' inquired [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , languidly . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not want these sentimental confidences , especially with [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_[0-i] Ah , [you]_{5845-my dear} know , a word in season does so much good . [You]_{5845-my dear} were warning [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} against a temptation which , with [her]_{5664-my cousin} present ways of looking at things , might well prove too much for [her]_{5664-my cousin} . ' '_{[5845-my dear]} Indeed ! ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} would not encourage [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . '_{[5845-my dear]} Yes , indeed , ' answered [the other eagerly]_{7864-the other eagerly} ; '_{[5845-my dear]} no less than to make a real marriage de convenance where affection would have no share , to sacrifice a consuming passion to interest , or at any rate to opinion . [You]_{5845-my dear} spoke so beautifully of obeying the impulse of the feelings . [I]_0-i am sure [she]_{244-lady may} agreed with [you]_{5845-my dear} . Do [you]_{5845-my dear} remember how little [she]_{244-lady may} seemed surprised by what were certainly bold views ? ' '_{[244-lady may]} Yes , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , feeling uncomfortable , though [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not say why . What was all this about ? Had [she]_{244-lady may} any interest in it ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} must know more . '_{[244-lady may]} A consuming passion , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said after a pause . '_{[244-lady may]} That is very strong language . And have [you]_{5845-my dear} been told who is the object of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's devotion , or is it a secret ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have not been told , ' replied [Karina]_338-karina ; '_[0-i] but to [me]_0-i it is no secret . What should [you]_{5845-my dear} say to [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert ? ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's heart gave a great leap . The sword was out and had gone through [her]_{367-hippolyta} . '_{[5845-my dear]} [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} echoed under [her]_{367-hippolyta} breath . It was impossible to go on . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} waited , like some savage beast that sees its victim fascinated at its own first spring from the thicket . But [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not mean to let [her]_{367-hippolyta} secret escape . [She]_{367-hippolyta} took in [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand the cup of tea which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had laid down , and went on with an effort , '_[242-rupert] [Mr. Glanville,—I]_{436-mr. glanville,—i} have nothing to say to [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert . Do [you]_{5845-my dear} mean that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} would accept [an artist]_{6123-an artist} ? Would it not be marrying beneath [her]_{244-lady may} ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not talk of marrying ; [I]_0-i talked of a consuming passion . That is just the point . [[My]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} , if [she]_{5664-my cousin} held [your]_{5845-my dear} principles , would insist on marrying [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , for [she]_{5664-my cousin} has been in love with [him]_242-rupert ever since [he]_242-rupert came to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and [he]_242-rupert with [her]_{5664-my cousin} . But [she]_{5664-my cousin} is tempted to marry [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , who stands next in the succession to [[her]_{5664-my cousin} father]_{671-her father} 's title and estates . ' This was overwhelming . The sword now was rifling [her]_{5845-my dear} heart , turning in the wound it had made . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was [no woman of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{7866-no woman of the world} , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} poor brave defence was nearly at an end . [Rupert]_242-rupert in love with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ! [The room]_{762-the room} reeled about [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not speak ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} was incapable of thinking . [Karina]_338-karina sat still , conscience - stricken at the apparent success of [her]_338-karina stratagem , but yet enjoying its success . [She]_338-karina had in [her]_338-karina that mixture of cruelty and remorse which plays so strange a part in the Russian temperament . [She]_338-karina was disgusted with [herself]_338-karina ; but nothing in [heaven]_807-heaven or [earth]_6447-earth would have stayed [her]_338-karina hand now . In this contest [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was not [her]_338-karina match . A pause of some moments ensued , at the end of which [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} in a low unsteady voice , which could scarcely be heard across the table , murmured , '_{[250-tom davenant]} In love with [one another]_{630-one another} ! It is impossible . [I]_0-i do not believe it . ' '_[0-i] No ; [I]_0-i daresay [you]_2756-you are as much surprised as [I]_0-i was when it first dawned upon [me]_0-i . Not that [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert is unworthy of [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} 's hand ; far from it , [he]_242-rupert would do honour to [any woman]_{2456-any woman} . ' This was cunningly said , as a compliment , forcible though indirect , to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's own discernment . '_[242-rupert] But , ' [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} went on , '_[2756-you] if [you]_2756-you had seen [them]_2759-them , as [I]_0-i did , for weeks together , morning after morning in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} , [Lady May]_{2761-lady may} talking and [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert looking at [her]_{2761-lady may} , [you]_2756-you would have no doubt on the subject . ' [Karina]_338-karina forgot , apparently , how often [she]_338-karina had left [them]_2759-them alone and departed on [her]_338-karina own errands . '_[242-rupert] Of course [he]_242-rupert looked at [her]_{2761-lady may} , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} with a melancholy smile ; '_[242-rupert] how else could [he]_242-rupert have painted [her]_{2761-lady may} portrait ? ' '_[242-rupert] Oh , but there is looking and looking . Moreover , [they]_2759-them engaged in the most confidential talk , quite like [old friends]_{2762-old friends} . [You]_2756-you know how charming [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's conversation can be when [he]_242-rupert is in the vein . ' Ah , yes , [she]_338-karina did know , too well for [her]_338-karina peace . It was a dangerous gift that sudden vehement inspiration which made [his]_242-rupert tongue so eloquent , [his]_242-rupert imagination so vivid and orginal , after a long interval of silence or depression . [She]_338-karina had observed that when [Rupert]_242-rupert was in the mood [any listener]_{7872-any listener} would suffice ; all [he]_242-rupert seemed to need was an audience . The explanation which [he]_242-rupert gave [her]_338-karina one day was plausible , but did not take away the peril . [He]_242-rupert said that when [a man]_{5695-a man} has lived by [himself]_{5695-a man} as much as [he]_{5695-a man} had done in former years , the necessity for speech becomes from time to time imperious , and it matters not whose is the open ear into which it is poured . [He]_242-rupert had a whole chapter of curious illustrations to the point , adding merely that [he]_242-rupert still found [himself]_242-rupert holding forth to [an audience of one]_{7874-an audience of one} without minding whether [his]_242-rupert silent vis - à - vis were taking in every word [he]_242-rupert said or falling asleep open - mouthed under its influence . But [she]_338-karina was convinced that when [he]_242-rupert chose to speak [[his]_242-rupert audience]_{7875-his audience} would not slumber . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had been charmed ; yes , why should [she]_{244-lady may} not ? Before [Karina]_338-karina spoke that idea had crossed [her]_338-karina mind . But had [Rupert]_242-rupert been charmed in turn ? How was [she]_338-karina to find out ? what was [she]_338-karina to think ? Could [she]_338-karina ask [this chattering , frivolous , mocking lady , who cared little what game [her]_{244-lady may} shafts brought down]_{7876-this chattering , frivolous , mocking lady , who cared little what game her shafts brought down} ? But there was no need to ask . [Karina]_338-karina went on with [her]_338-karina story , founded on fact as [we]_7877-we know , but embellished and exaggerated until it seemed that [Rupert]_242-rupert might have been kneeling at [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's feet , in the guise of [a troubadour]_{7878-a troubadour} , imploring [her]_{244-lady may} to have pity on [a desponding lover]_{7879-a desponding lover} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could say little in reply , nor dared to utter that little . If [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke , [she]_{367-hippolyta} was betrayed . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} utmost effort only succeeded in casting a doubt on [Karina]_338-karina 's powers of observation . But [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} was not to be shaken . '_[242-rupert] Rely upon it , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_[242-rupert] [Lady May]_{244-lady may} is devotedly attached to [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , and [he]_242-rupert was not unwilling to accept the incense [she]_{244-lady may} offered . Three months ago [I]_0-i should have said [he]_242-rupert was in love with [her]_{244-lady may} ; and [I]_0-i still think it , although naturally the opportunities for its display are neither so frequent nor so favourable as they were . [You]_{5845-my dear} , of course , may have surer grounds to go upon . ' '_[0-i] What do [you]_0-i mean ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , resolved to withstand this prying . '_[0-i] [You]_{5845-my dear} do not suppose [Lady May]_{244-lady may} would give [me]_0-i a confidence which [she]_{244-lady may} seems not to have bestowed on [you]_{5845-my dear} . ' [She]_{5845-my dear} spoke hotly and angrily . '_{[244-lady may]} Now , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , ' answered [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , '_{[5845-my dear]} [you]_{5845-my dear} will frighten [me]_0-i if [you]_{5845-my dear} look like that . [I]_0-i mean no harm . But [you]_{5845-my dear} are such a friend of [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's , since the day [you]_{5845-my dear} gave [him]_242-rupert shelter , that [I]_0-i fancied [he]_242-rupert might have spoken to [you]_{5845-my dear} of [his]_242-rupert longings , aspirations , and so forth . ' '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert has never said a word to [me]_0-i about [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , still angry and miserable . '_[242-rupert] Why should [he]_242-rupert come to [me]_0-i about [her]_{244-lady may} ? ' '_[242-rupert] Why , indeed ? But [men]_5873-men like to take advice sometimes from [a woman [they]_5873-men can trust]_{2766-a woman they can trust} . However , all this is wide of the mark . It is curious how one topic leads to a hundred . For , [you]_{5845-my dear} see , [we]_2767-we began by saying what an excellent thing it would be if [your]_{5845-my dear} principles could become those of Lady May. [She]_{244-lady may} ought to marry [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert — ' '_[242-rupert] [She]_{244-lady may} ought to do nothing of the kind , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , irritated into expressing more than was prudent . '_{[244-lady may]} Let [her]_{244-lady may} marry [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , according to the custom of [[her]_{244-lady may} class]_{2769-her class} , and [her]_{244-lady may} own convictions of duty . ' '_{[244-lady may]} What ? ' said [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , delighted to see the flame spreading and glowing so warm ; '_{[5845-my dear]} surely [you]_{5845-my dear} are inconsistent , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . Would [you]_{5845-my dear} not have [her]_{244-lady may} marry [the man [she]_{244-lady may} loves]_{2770-the man she loves} ? ' '_{[5845-my dear]} Not if [he]_242-rupert does not love [her]_{244-lady may} . ' '_[242-rupert] But [he]_242-rupert does , [I]_0-i can assure [you]_{5845-my dear} . [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert has peculiar ways , like [all [his]_242-rupert tribe]_{2771-all his tribe} . Nevertheless , observe them during the next few weeks when [they]_{2771-all his tribe} are together , and [you]_{5845-my dear} will be as convinced of it as [I]_0-i am . [Dear]_2772-dear , [dear]_2772-dear , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said , rising at the last words , '_[2772-dear] how quickly the afternoon passes with [a friend]_{829-a friend} , especially one whose conversation is so engrossing ! And the days are still short . Good - bye , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} . Pray do n't stir ; [I]_0-i see [you]_2772-dear have much to do , if those piles of correspondence on the table are [yours]_2772-dear . [May]_{244-lady may} comes back the day after to - morrow , and [you]_2772-dear will be wanted , [you]_2772-dear know , to choose [your]_2772-dear Arthurian costume . Good -bye ! ' [She]_{244-lady may} went off with a light step and a smile of triumph . [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} would do [her]_{367-hippolyta} part . There was affection or ambition on [her]_{367-hippolyta} side , sufficient to make [her]_{367-hippolyta} an excellent rival — a Fair [Rosamund]_437-rosamund to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's [Eleanor]_438-eleanor . The scheme promised admirably , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} sang little snatches of Russian or French ballads as [she]_{367-hippolyta} cantered along . Whether [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had been deeply wounded and might bleed to death [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not consider , nor did [she]_{367-hippolyta} care . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was fond of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , in that selfish way which [people]_5883-people have who like to see beautiful things about [them]_5883-people ; fond as [she]_{367-hippolyta} might have been of a lovely flower , or an Arab steed . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} had only one strong human feeling , and that was for [no woman]_{2459-no woman} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did mean to marry [[her]_{367-hippolyta} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} ; and [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have immolated a thousand [Hippolytas]_{439-hippolytas} in one holocaust rather than give [him]_{6183-her cousin} up . [I]_{244-lady may} will not say that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had roused the demon of jealousy in a heart so innocent , so little accustomed to seek itself or to indulge in malice and evil thoughts , as that of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . So great a revolution was not to be accomplished in a day . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} had awakened [[her]_{367-hippolyta} victim]_{7886-her victim} from a dream of childlike happiness , and , suddenly strking into the chords of [her]_{367-hippolyta} enchanted harp , had turned the music to harsh discords which went on sounding and jangling and would not be still . [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert had left [[his]_422-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} without the usual safeguards of conventional religious training , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} had moved among [the strange men and women that made [[her]_{367-hippolyta} world]_{7889-her world} , free as the weakest or the strongest of [them]_{7888-the strange men and women that made her world , free as the weakest or the strongest of them}]_{7888-the strange men and women that made her world , free as the weakest or the strongest of them} , familiar with much more than the name of sin and moral degradation . For [she]_{367-hippolyta} had witnessed something of the misery upon which [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's damning argument against [the society of to - day]_{7891-the society of to - day} was founded . But , truly , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} declared to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , [her]_{367-hippolyta} days had been spent without harm . [She]_{367-hippolyta} harboured no unbecoming thoughts ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} was fearless and free ; nor , until [Rupert]_422-rupert fixed [his]_422-rupert eyes upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} , had [she]_{367-hippolyta} known what it was to care for [any man save [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father}]_{7892-any man save her father} . The power of first love is proverbially intense ; and when it comes at once , without warning , to a heart so large as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's , and hitherto so self - contained , it has a depth of sacred purity , of kindling fire . Had [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoken of a consuming passion [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have been better justified than [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , who employed such words because they sounded romantic and startling , not for any well - assured knowledge that they were true of [Lady May. The Spanish]_{394-hippolyta} temperament , the unfettered life , the enthusiasm for things demanding sacrifice , the glamour of a devotion , sincere and expressive , on [Rupert]_422-rupert 's side , must all be remembered , if [we]_7895-we would calculate what elements there were for jealousy , watchfulness , and a perplexed yet irresistible love in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not doubt [the man who had breathed out [his]_422-rupert soul in passionate utterances before [her]_{367-hippolyta}]_{7896-the man who had breathed out his soul in passionate utterances before her} . Perish the thought , [she]_{367-hippolyta} cried , when it rose from the deeps of [her]_{367-hippolyta} anguish like a phantom and threatened to eclipse the light of heaven . [She]_{367-hippolyta} knew that [he]_422-rupert was loyal ; but was there full security from the past , or had [he]_422-rupert so entangled [himself]_422-rupert in its consequences that [he]_422-rupert might not hope to be free ? [Most men]_{7897-most men} had such a past ; [her]_{367-hippolyta} books told [her]_{367-hippolyta} so , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} could bear to think of it with an equal mind , if the curtain which had fallen over it for [Rupert]_422-rupert was never to be raised again . But how , if [Lady May]_{7898-lady may} interposed , if a claim there really was , or an old love with which to be off ere [he]_422-rupert could be on with the new ? [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was devoted , but [she]_{394-hippolyta} was likewise proud and generous . [She]_{394-hippolyta} would not be [[Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's rival]_{7899-lady may 's rival} should it appear that [Rupert]_422-rupert , in whatever fashion , had given [her]_{367-hippolyta} a promise , or that [his]_422-rupert affection was divided . As [she]_{367-hippolyta} came to this resolution [her]_{367-hippolyta} heart sickened within [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} sat motionless , where [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} had left [her]_{367-hippolyta} by the window , gazing with fixed and meditative eyes over [the valley]_{5949-the valley} till the moon rose up in the cloudy sky , [her]_{367-hippolyta} hands clasped on [her]_{367-hippolyta} knees , while [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought and thought , and the slow tears began to well up from within and form on the tender eyelashes . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not know where to look for help . [A Christian maiden]_{7902-a christian maiden} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} said half - unconsciously , would have prayed for guidance,—whatever prayer was . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} could only resolve to be true and trusting , impartial to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} as to [Rupert]_422-rupert , and not unjust . It was a heavy burden for young shoulders , and the tears that fell at last were exceedingly bitter . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} resolution , all this notwithstanding , held firm . [She]_{367-hippolyta} must ascertain the state of the case , and by that be guided . Until this afternoon [she]_{367-hippolyta} had given no assurance of attending the dress ball , which was a kind of entertainment alien from [her]_{367-hippolyta} feelings and characteristic of that social or aristocratic existence with which [she]_{367-hippolyta} could have so little in common . [Rupert]_422-rupert 's pleadings even had not overcome [her]_{367-hippolyta} dislike to it ; and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , for all [her]_{5855-the countess} zeal in the good cause , was obliged to be content with a very conditional acceptance . Now , however , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would take the rôle offered [her]_{367-hippolyta} and appear among [the rest]_{6022-the rest} . [Their]_7905-them frequent meetings , if [she]_{367-hippolyta} studied [them]_7905-them with [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes open , must surely betray the relation in which [Rupert]_422-rupert stood to [[Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's daughter]_{7906-lord trelingham 's daughter} . And if when the birthnight festivities were come [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind was not clear , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would ask [Glanville]_242-rupert the question , cost what struggling and shame it might . False , no , [he]_242-rupert was not false . It was easy for [a man]_{5695-a man} to be imprudent , but impossible that [Rupert]_242-rupert did not mean every word [he]_242-rupert had whispered in [her]_{367-hippolyta} ear . Great as was [her]_{367-hippolyta} trouble , so new and unexpected that it quite overcame [her]_{367-hippolyta} for days together , it left in the depths of [her]_{367-hippolyta} being an assured trust that love had answered love between [them]_7905-them twain . As soon as [she]_{367-hippolyta} dared , that is to say when [her]_{367-hippolyta} self - control was somewhat restored , [she]_{367-hippolyta} went over to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had come back , bringing with [her]_{244-lady may} [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} , [the well - known fashionable personage who called [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} [[her]_{244-lady may} son]_{7909-her son}]_{7908-the well - known fashionable personage who called tom her son} , and expected from [him]_{250-tom davenant} a [son]_7910-son 's devotion , though [she]_{244-lady may} could not give up [the world]_{5697-the world} so far as to make [Foxholme]_84-foxholme the pleasant place it should have proved to [that amiable young man]_{7912-that amiable young man} . [She]_{244-lady may} and [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , though of course very old acquaintance , had never got beyond the first stage of intimacy , while [Lady May , to whom the frivolities of fashion were odious]_{7913-lady may , to whom the frivolities of fashion were odious} , was merely civil to [her]_{244-lady may} and did not see [her]_{244-lady may} more than twice in a season . [She]_{244-lady may} had come now to preside over the arrangements for keeping [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} 's birthday and issue the much - coveted invitations which were to gather a numerous party at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [She]_{244-lady may} , also , was asking [herself]_{244-lady may} whether [[her]_{244-lady may} son]_{7909-her son} had serious thoughts of marrying [[his]_{7909-her son} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} ; and it was part of [her]_{244-lady may} endeavouring just now to find out the way [he]_{7909-her son} had spent these months in [the country]_{625-the country} , with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} on the one side and [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} on the other . For though [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} was [an affectionate son]_{7917-an affectionate son} [he]_{250-tom davenant} wrote seldom , and there was that in [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} 's character which forbade [him]_{250-tom davenant} to let [her]_{302-mrs. davenant} see into [his]_{250-tom davenant} heart . There could be no real confidence between [persons]_7918-persons so unlike , however attached [they]_7918-persons might be to [one another]_{630-one another} . [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} felt more comfortable at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} than [he]_{250-tom davenant} had ever been under [his]_{250-tom davenant} own roof . [He]_{250-tom davenant} loved [[his]_{250-tom davenant} guardian]_{6831-his guardian} , [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , with a simple but earnest devotion , which had increased as [the boy]_{864-the boy} grew to [[man]_6250-man 's estate]_{7924-man 's estate} ; and [he]_{250-tom davenant} looked forward to being perfectly happy with [him]_{250-tom davenant} and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , if [the latter]_{6092-the latter} would consent to be [[his]_{250-tom davenant} wife]_{1017-his wife} . [He]_{250-tom davenant} knew [she]_{6092-the latter} was infinitely beyond [him]_{250-tom davenant} in cleverness and knowledge of [the world]_{5697-the world} ; but , if anything , [he]_{250-tom davenant} was attracted rather than repelled by that circumstance . [A stupid man]_{7928-a stupid man} , [he]_{250-tom davenant} argued , ought to have [a clever wife who would keep [him]_{250-tom davenant} from blundering . [He]_{250-tom davenant} did not think [himself]_{250-tom davenant} unequal to the duties of [a country gentleman]_{7930-a country gentleman}]_{7929-a clever wife who would keep him from blundering . he did not think himself unequal to the duties of a country gentleman} ; but , should [he]_{250-tom davenant} become [Earl of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{7931-earl of trelingham} , there would be Parliament and the burden of society , and who could help [him]_{250-tom davenant} so well as [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ? That [he]_{250-tom davenant} would succeed [[his]_{250-tom davenant} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} if [he]_{250-tom davenant} outlived [him]_{5753-his cousin} was as certain as anything in [this world]_{7933-this world} . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had assured [him]_{250-tom davenant} of it in so many words . It was a piece of eccentric generosity , perhaps of unnecessary frankness . But [he]_{250-tom davenant} had acted towards [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} during the last five or six years as [he]_{250-tom davenant} would have acted towards [[his]_{250-tom davenant} own son]_{7934-his own son} ; and it was in keeping with the rest of [his]_{250-tom davenant} conduct to give up [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} Court to the festivities which must otherwise have taken place at [Foxholme]_84-foxholme . [The house party]_{7935-the house party} would be numerous , and was already gathering when [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} called after [her]_{394-hippolyta} sad visit from [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} went through [her]_{394-hippolyta} introduction to [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} without flinching , but was glad to escape into [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , where a kind of rehearsal for the tableaux was in course of arrangement . [Rupert]_242-rupert , who had not been able to go near [Falside]_89-falside for several days , came to [her]_{394-hippolyta} as soon as [she]_{394-hippolyta} had exchanged a word with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and was so struck on observing [her]_{394-hippolyta} paleness and the dark rings round [her]_{394-hippolyta} eyes that [he]_242-rupert could think of nothing else . [He]_242-rupert drew [her]_{394-hippolyta} away , under pretence of showing [her]_{394-hippolyta} the dresses from which [she]_{394-hippolyta} was to choose , and in low passionate undertones implored [her]_{394-hippolyta} to tell [him]_242-rupert what was the matter . [She]_{394-hippolyta} could not mistake the feeling in [his]_242-rupert voice ; it was that of [the most devoted love]_{7938-the most devoted love} . [Her]_{394-hippolyta} spirits revived ; and , though [she]_{394-hippolyta} put [him]_242-rupert off with unmeaning answers , there was enough to cheer [him]_242-rupert in [her]_{394-hippolyta} assurance that [she]_{394-hippolyta} should soon be well . [He]_242-rupert looked at [her]_{394-hippolyta} with tender anxiety ; [he]_242-rupert saw that something must have happened . But [she]_{394-hippolyta} had secrets which it did not become [him]_242-rupert to pry into ; [her]_{394-hippolyta} troubles might be connected with [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert 's numerous projects , and were not to be removed even by [a lover]_{6536-a lover} 's assiduity . However , [he]_242-rupert would not quit [her]_{394-hippolyta} side till [she]_{394-hippolyta} insisted on it ; and [his]_242-rupert frequent glances towards [her]_{394-hippolyta} revealed a preoccupation which [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} was delighted to behold , and which , in [her]_{394-hippolyta} careless infantine way , [she]_{394-hippolyta} pointed out to [[her]_{394-hippolyta} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was in [her]_{244-lady may} most difficult mood , irritated by the presence of [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , dissatisfied with [Rupert]_422-rupert , and not at peace in [her]_{244-lady may} own mind . [She]_{244-lady may} had not conceived any great affection for [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ; but now , under [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's malicious guidance , [she]_{244-lady may} saw , or thought [she]_{244-lady may} saw , enough to justify dislike and suspicion . Was [Glanville]_242-rupert bestowing [elsewhere]_{7943-elsewhere} the love [she]_{244-lady may} had striven so desperately to win ? It made [her]_{244-lady may} wretched when [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} came near [him]_242-rupert , when [he]_242-rupert spoke to [her]_{244-lady may} in seeming confidence , when [he]_242-rupert showed how [she]_{244-lady may} must wear the elfin array in which [he]_242-rupert proposed to deck [the Queen of [Fairyland]_97-fairyland]_{7944-the queen of fairyland} , as [he]_242-rupert smilingly called [her]_{244-lady may} . [She]_{244-lady may} was to be [the Lady of [the Lake]_{70-the lake}]_{1689-the lady of the lake} . All this reacted , according to [Karina]_338-karina 's deep - laid plan , on the feelings of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{244-lady may} , too , was made wretched ; for [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , resolved on having [her]_{244-lady may} will , found means to engage [Rupert]_242-rupert 's attention , and gave [him]_242-rupert so many commissions , had such a variety of questions to ask and possibilities to provide for , that [the lovers]_{7946-the lovers} , after [their]_{7946-the lovers} first greeting , met again only for an instant that afternoon . Time was when , if [any one]_{5901-any one} had charged [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} with being [an adept in the arts of jealousy]_{7948-an adept in the arts of jealousy} , [she]_{244-lady may} would have turned a scornful eye upon [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} and bade [him]_{1449-the speaker} begone with a proud consciousness of [her]_{244-lady may} innocence . Nor am [I]_{244-lady may} saying now that [she]_{244-lady may} was mean or malevolent ; [she]_{244-lady may} was passionate and had forgotten [herself]_{244-lady may} , that was all . But was it not a sad falling away on the part of that lofty spirit ? [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , struck through with [Karina]_338-karina 's fiery shaft , suffered and was helpless . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had no arts to counteract the imperious charm of [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} ; and when [she]_{367-hippolyta} beheld [Rupert]_242-rupert 's embarrassment , how [he]_242-rupert resisted in vain , nor would look steadily in the face of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} began to fear that an entanglement really existed , and went [home]_693-home more miserable than [she]_{367-hippolyta} came . Certainly , [she]_{367-hippolyta} might have demanded an explanation from [Rupert]_242-rupert , and one word would have sufficed to scatter the clouds in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} heaven]_{7953-her heaven} . But it was not the time ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} dreaded an explosion which must have blasted all [her]_{367-hippolyta} hopes , or sent [him]_242-rupert from [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} at this unseasonable moment . The play was to be played out . [She]_{367-hippolyta} took [her]_{367-hippolyta} part bravely ; but as the days went on [she]_{367-hippolyta} became more and more resolute in the thoughts which had begun to ferment within [her]_{367-hippolyta} . That afternoon was a sample of those which followed . [Rupert]_242-rupert , engaged from morning till night , and often in [[Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's company]_{7954-lady may 's company} , had less time than usual to spend with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and none to mark that [her]_{367-hippolyta} dejection was profound and [her]_{367-hippolyta} paleness increasing . To mark , [I]_{244-lady may} say ; for [he]_242-rupert felt that there was a vague misunderstanding between [them]_7955-them , which [he]_242-rupert meant , as soon as the festival would let [him]_242-rupert , to have thoroughly cleared up . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , however , was [his]_242-rupert greatest trial . The intimacy that had so happily fallen through seemed reviving again , and with it a sense of the magnetic danger , so to speak , which had compassed [him]_242-rupert round about in the picture - gallery . When [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was present [he]_242-rupert felt it less ; but then another peril awaited [him]_242-rupert , for [he]_242-rupert did not choose that [his]_242-rupert old sin should be ever staring [him]_242-rupert in the face , and yet it did . Certain confidential allusions , slight yet speaking glances which might signify nothing in [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , but were embarrassing to [him]_242-rupert , and a demeanour in which friendliness might have the greater share , yet love not be wholly wanting,—he could no more define these things to [himself]_242-rupert than [he]_242-rupert could photograph the wind , but [he]_242-rupert knew that it was not imagination which led [him]_242-rupert to fear them as the harbingers of catastrophe . What if [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} should notice them too ? [He]_242-rupert anathematised the folly of six months ago , [his]_242-rupert weakness when [he]_242-rupert ought to have been proof against this contagious sentiment . [He]_242-rupert would certainly at the very earliest quit [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} under one pretext or another , and put a solid interval of time between the painting of the Madonna with its mischievous associations and the work [he]_242-rupert had yet to do . There must be an end of this phantasmal coquetry , this mock sun of love which shone over against [the true , and perplexed observers]_{7956-the true , and perplexed observers} . [He]_242-rupert little knew the forces against which [he]_242-rupert was contending . And so , amid fears and hopes and the strong resolutions of [those upon whom fortune had laid the burden of a deadly struggle]_{7957-those upon whom fortune had laid the burden of a deadly struggle} , [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} 's birthday came . [The house]_{1304-the house} was full of [guests]_7203-guests ; the Chase was thrown open , and the solemn early dinner appointed at which [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's tenantry]_{7961-the earl 's tenantry} were to hear [[their]_{7961-the earl 's tenantry} future lord]_{7962-their future lord} deliver [his]_242-rupert maiden speech . The bright spring weather , dashed with a shower of rain , was all that could be wished ; and if [I]_{244-lady may} do not dwell upon the events of the day , it is not because [they]_7963-they deserved [no sacred poet]_{7964-no sacred poet} , but [that one who knew how to adorn [his]_242-rupert grateful task with flowers of rhetoric to which [I]_{244-lady may} may not pretend , has already written of them in the County Chronicle]_{7965-that one who knew how to adorn his grateful task with flowers of rhetoric to which i may not pretend , has already written of them in the county chronicle} , to the files of which [I]_{244-lady may} refer inquiring [friends]_6106-friends . For [I]_{244-lady may} must hasten to the evening , when [a more select , but hardly less numerous , company]_{7967-a more select , but hardly less numerous , company} was assembled in [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , and the tableaux vivants were beginning . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who had accepted [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} as [[her]_{367-hippolyta} chaperon]_{7969-her chaperon} in default of [another]_1881-another , descended from [[her]_{367-hippolyta} room]_{7257-her room} with beating heart , and was glad to find [herself]_{367-hippolyta} only just in time for [her]_{367-hippolyta} share in the representations . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} led [her]_{367-hippolyta} at once to [the sort of green - room where [the members of the first group]_{7974-the members of the first group} were putting [themselves]_{7974-the members of the first group} in order]_{7973-the sort of green - room where the members of the first group were putting themselves in order} . A stage had been erected at the end of [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , opposite [the chief entrance]_{7976-the chief entrance} . In front of [it]_{5669-the great hall} hung the ample folds of a curtain which was to draw up to the sound of music , when the tableau was arranged and the signal given . The scenes were to be presented at intervals , and to last only so long as might be required to take in their meaning and to distinguish [the characters which made them up , for anything like a sensible interruption of the dancing]_{7977-the characters which made them up , for anything like a sensible interruption of the dancing} was not proposed , and would have been received with scant favour . [Rupert]_242-rupert had advised that [the grouping]_{7978-the grouping} should follow the order of [his]_242-rupert frescoes , including some which were only among [his]_242-rupert drawings , but not as yet visible on the walls . Thus it began with the Finding of [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} , when , in [the great temple]_{7979-the great temple} , [he]_{245-king arthur} draws out of the stone the miraculous sword which has resisted the efforts of [all pretenders to the crown of [Britain]_118-britain]_{7980-all pretenders to the crown of britain} . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , with [his]_{250-tom davenant} exquisite beauty of face and manly form , was the very model of [a young hero]_{7981-a young hero} , and not unnaturally had been compelled , against [his]_{250-tom davenant} will , to put on the trappings of [Arthur]_{245-king arthur} . [A crowd of knights]_{7982-a crowd of knights} occupied the foreground , behind [them]_{7982-a crowd of knights} rose the dim pillars and vast recesses of [a rude cathedral]_{7983-a rude cathedral} , and near the semblance of an altar stood [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [the Lady of [the Lake]_{70-the lake}]_{1689-the lady of the lake} , who was [[Arthur]_{245-king arthur} 's fairy godmother]_{7985-arthur 's fairy godmother} , in converse with [the mysterious enchanted Merlin]_{7986-the mysterious enchanted merlin} . When [they]_{7982-a crowd of knights} were all in [their]_{7982-a crowd of knights} places a silver bell rang , and the curtain drew up . It was a striking scene and called forth instant applause , which was hushed when [the orchestra , composed of harps and flutes]_{7987-the orchestra , composed of harps and flutes} , began above the great entrance a shrill weird music to celebrate the coming of [the King]_{1690-the king} . It was [Lady May]_{244-lady may} who had devised this wild welcome , so unlike the harmonies of [the modern muse]_{7989-the modern muse} , but for that reason symbolic of far - off ages when the appeal was to elementary passions rather than to a complex temperament like ours of to - day . The effect was strange but overpowering . While it lasted , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who had not ventured to lift [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes at the beginning , looked up and saw [the vast spaces before [her]_{367-hippolyta}]_{7990-the vast spaces before her} filled with [a motley crowd , in all manner of fantastic and glittering attire]_{7991-a motley crowd , in all manner of fantastic and glittering attire} , while a flood of golden light fell upon [them]_{7982-a crowd of knights} from the sides of [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , where [Rupert]_242-rupert 's grandly - conceived frescoes , marking out the whole extent [they]_{7982-a crowd of knights} were by and by to cover , added an air of indescribable solemnity and antique grandeur to the vision . Never in [her]_{367-hippolyta} life had [she]_{367-hippolyta} beheld anything so beautiful . It dazzled and excited [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; it gave [her]_{367-hippolyta} a larger sense of existence , palpitating with joy and passion . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could have been content , [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought , to gaze at it without going nearer . But in a few moments the music ceased , the curtain fell , and [the Arthurian group , disappearing through the side - scene]_{7993-the arthurian group , disappearing through the side - scene} , was lost in [the crowd below]_{7994-the crowd below} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} gave [herself]_{367-hippolyta} into the hands of [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} and followed . The ball began ; and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , with mingled pleasure and dismay , found [herself]_{367-hippolyta} dancing with [Rupert]_242-rupert , who had instantly claimed [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand . What [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw and experienced that evening , thanks to the novelty of [her]_{367-hippolyta} sensations , the secluded life [she]_{367-hippolyta} had led , the love which was filling heart and brain , the trouble of an uncertain future , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} joy in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's triumph , it is not easy to describe . It was a whirl of excitement when time seemed short as a lightining flash , yet every moment eternal . The pauses in the dance , the bursts of barbaric music coming between , the delicate strange colours which had been so subtly combined in the grouping , the gleam of saffron and gold , of shining battle - axe and linked armour of steel , the perfume of tropical flowers which hung upon the atmosphere and penetrated [her]_{367-hippolyta} being , the steady blaze of light overhead , the sparkling of precious stones and waving of feathers and soft dark jets of velvet sheen , the sound of bubbling fountains in the conservatories which opened out of [the ballroom]_{7996-the ballroom} into [the garden beyond]_{7997-the garden beyond} , — all this was mingled with laughing voices , with the play of [outspread fans]_{7998-outspread fans} , and the movement of [a multitude in whose eyes the light and the passion seemed to be reflected and to shine out again more intensely]_{7999-a multitude in whose eyes the light and the passion seemed to be reflected and to shine out again more intensely} . It was [a sea of life on whose waves]_{8000-a sea of life on whose waves} , to the sound of enchanting music , [she]_{367-hippolyta} floated along . Sometimes [Rupert]_242-rupert held [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand , sometimes [another whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had never seen , to whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke in dreamy whispers , not knowing what had been said to [her]_{367-hippolyta}]_{8001-another whom she had never seen , to whom she spoke in dreamy whispers , not knowing what had been said to her} . Out of [the crowd]_{1323-the crowd} a face surged up and gazed across inquiringly , as though seeking an answer in [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes ; but it was gone ere [she]_{367-hippolyta} could catch [her]_{367-hippolyta} breath and murmur , '_{[244-lady may]} That was [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; what does [she]_{244-lady may} desire of [me]_0-i ? ' Or again , it was [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , smiling cold , inquisitive , mocking , as [her]_{5855-the countess} voice floated over [her]_{5855-the countess} shoulder and bade [her]_{5855-the countess} rest a while in [the shade of the cool ferns]_{8004-the shade of the cool ferns} . And [Rupert]_242-rupert , where was [he]_242-rupert ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} looked round in a vague , sweet trouble , and saw [him]_242-rupert leading out [Lady May , whose earnest eyes seemed full of a steady fire]_{8005-lady may , whose earnest eyes seemed full of a steady fire} . Could [she]_{367-hippolyta} not warn [him]_242-rupert , not rescue [him]_242-rupert from the danger ? No , [he]_242-rupert was a thousand leagues away , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand could never reach [him]_242-rupert . As these thoughts came to darken the festival [her]_{367-hippolyta} heart beat faster with a sense of unspeakable love and pity . [She]_{367-hippolyta} felt that [Rupert]_242-rupert was all [the world]_{5697-the world} to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , that [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not live except in the sunshine of [his]_242-rupert presence , that to surrender [him]_242-rupert would be death . But [her]_{367-hippolyta} meditations were again and again interrupted as one after [the other of [these brilliant masqueraders]_{8008-these brilliant masqueraders}]_{8007-the other of these brilliant masqueraders} came up to solicit the honour of dancing with [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was so wrapt in [her]_{367-hippolyta} passionate griefs and longings that [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not realise the impression [she]_{367-hippolyta} was making in [that unknown realm]_{8009-that unknown realm} , where faces , voices , manners , were all novel and strange . [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's name was whispered from mouth to mouth ; [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's story , so much of it as [the public]_{8011-the public} knew , was rehearsed again . [Some]_1378-some , who had heard only of the marriage with [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} , imagined that this was [a niece of [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , now publicly adopted by [him]_{243-trelingham}]_{8013-a niece of lord trelingham , now publicly adopted by him} ; and [they]_1378-some wondered whether [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} would select [her]_{367-hippolyta} or [Lady May]_{244-lady may} for [[his]_{250-tom davenant} bride]_{8014-his bride} . [Others]_5757-others felt [her]_{367-hippolyta} beauty enhanced by the uncertain tales of [her]_{367-hippolyta} origin , for [no one in [that country]_{8017-that country} - side]_{8016-no one in that country - side} had ever set eyes on [[her]_{367-hippolyta} mother]_{6384-her mother} or could tell who [she]_{367-hippolyta} was . And [the young men]_{8019-the young men} declared with enthusiasm that [they]_{8019-the young men} had never seen such dancing . It was the perfection of unconscious grace , without effort or affectation ; the true Spanish gravity with a world of passion in it ; the movements , slow or swift , as the music demanded , always under control , not wild , but exquisitely self - contained . That evening [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and [the lady of [the lake]_{5996-the lake}]_{1689-the lady of the lake} melted into [one lovely lissom figure , clad in a floating vestment of dark fairy - green , with golden hair falling down over the collar of wrought flowers which left the delicate throat]_{8022-one lovely lissom figure , clad in a floating vestment of dark fairy - green , with golden hair falling down over the collar of wrought flowers which left the delicate throat} bare , while a wreath of some strange bloom that resembled hyacinths decked the beautiful head , and gave [her]_{367-hippolyta} the look of sylvan majesty that befitted [her]_{367-hippolyta} in the legend . Nor had the warm paleness of [her]_{367-hippolyta} cheek , the light in [her]_{367-hippolyta} large , soft eyes , ever charmed the heart of [Rupert]_242-rupert as [they]_8023-they did during those hours of dance and thrilling music . [He]_242-rupert could not turn [his]_242-rupert gaze from [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; but it seemed to [him]_242-rupert that [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not always return it . Was [she]_{367-hippolyta} lost in the pleasure of the scene ? [He]_242-rupert quitted the company among which [he]_242-rupert was standing , and came , on the pretence that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was wanted for the next tableau , and spoke to [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} answered like one whose fancy was roaming abroad ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} was absent and preoccupied . When [they]_8023-they entered [the green - room]_{8024-the green - room} to make some slight changes in [her]_{367-hippolyta} outward adornment which the tableau required , [she]_{367-hippolyta} did all in silence , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} was bid , not turning at the voice that spoke or appearing to distinguish [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} took [her]_{367-hippolyta} place in the group of [Launcelot]_{247-launcelot} and [Guinevere]_{248-guinevere} , fixing [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes , but yet absently , on [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who bore with exceeding stateliness the character of [the guilty Queen]_{8026-the guilty queen} . Again , at the side of [the painted forest]_{8027-the painted forest} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} looked on while [the Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , as [the fay Vivien]_{440-the fay vivien} , charmed [his]_{440-the fay vivien} secret out of [Merlin]_{428-merlin the enchanter} ; and [her]_{367-hippolyta} feeling was that , in [the old white - bearded man]_{8028-the old white - bearded man} , to [her]_{367-hippolyta} [a stranger , who enacted [the magician]_{8030-the magician} 's part , [she]_{367-hippolyta} beheld [Rupert]_242-rupert yielding to the witchery of [a maiden [he]_242-rupert did not love]_{8031-a maiden he did not love}]_{8029-a stranger , who enacted the magician 's part , she beheld rupert yielding to the witchery of a maiden he did not love} . When , from [the floor of [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall}]_{8032-the floor of the great hall} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} watched the scene of [Tristram]_441-tristram and [Iseult]_442-iseult , in which [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} quaffed the love - philter which was to bind [them]_8035-them in unfaithfulness , — a weird and powerful representation that stirred [the spectators]_{8036-the spectators} to demand it a second time,—she could hardly refrain from crying aloud , and the effort made [her]_{367-hippolyta} weak to fainting . [She]_{367-hippolyta} leaned back in [her]_{367-hippolyta} seat and closed [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes to shut out the displeasing vision . But it would not leave [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; it was still there in vivid colour as on [the stage]_{8037-the stage} , [Iseult]_442-iseult holding forth the enchanted golden cup , and [Tristram]_441-tristram in the glow of [his]_441-tristram beauty and strength bending over it , [his]_441-tristram lips couching the beaker 's brim that was to take away [his]_441-tristram reason for ever . The plaudits which rang through [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , and were drowned in the strains of music overhead , piercing like the sea - bird 's scream and dying off as into the wash of [a sullen sea]_{8039-a sullen sea} , made a tumult within [her]_{367-hippolyta} which left no room for thought , which stamped upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} memory an impression that must be indelible , and urged [her]_{367-hippolyta} to resolve [her]_{367-hippolyta} doubts at once , without hesitation . [She]_{367-hippolyta} watched till [Rupert]_242-rupert came into [the throng]_{8040-the throng} once more . [He]_242-rupert was moving [her]_{367-hippolyta} way , and [their]_8041-their eyes met . In an instant [he]_242-rupert was by [her]_{367-hippolyta} side . '_{[244-lady may]} [You]_2776-you must ask [me]_0-i to dance , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} whispered , and ere long [they]_8041-their were moving in the waltz . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} dream came back : [she]_{367-hippolyta} was floating on the waves of life to the sound of a mighty music ; its single tones shot through [her]_{367-hippolyta} like silvery arrows , its complex strains lifted [her]_{367-hippolyta} upon the thunderous roll of waters away and away , with [Rupert]_242-rupert , the only tenant of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} universe]_{8042-her universe} , holding [her]_{367-hippolyta} fast . [He]_242-rupert belonged to [her]_{367-hippolyta} alone , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} was of another sphere than the multitude moving in cadence around [them]_8041-their . Still , [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not speak . And lo ! the sudden vibration of a string which , for no more than a second , was heard through the music like a note of lamentation , turned [her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts and [her]_{367-hippolyta} fancy . [She]_{367-hippolyta} beheld the world of suffering beneath [the world of joy]_{8043-the world of joy} : on [the barren shores lapped by these smiling waters]_{8044-the barren shores lapped by these smiling waters} [an innumerable multitude]_{8045-an innumerable multitude} were gathered from the four winds — [all the poverty - stricken]_{8046-all the poverty - stricken} , the wretched , [the homeless]_{8047-the homeless} , [the tear - besprent]_{8048-the tear - besprent} , the naked misery of those who crowded against [one another to keep themselves warm , and who were reckoned by millions upon millions]_{8049-one another to keep themselves warm , and who were reckoned by millions upon millions} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} saw [them]_{8045-an innumerable multitude} clearly , with the mind 's eye , too humbled and cast down to envy the joy [they]_{8045-an innumerable multitude} might not share , benumbed in [their]_{8045-an innumerable multitude} great misery by the sense of a long despair even more than by frost and cold . The masquerade of life was for [the few]_{8050-the few} ; its bitter dismal reality , not tempered by dance or song , for [the many]_{1783-the many} . And what was [she]_{367-hippolyta} doing , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , amid these splendours ? [[Her]_{367-hippolyta} place]_{8052-her place} was not there , but with [[her]_{367-hippolyta} brothers]_{8053-her brothers} and [sisters]_6385-sisters pining in wretchedness . [She]_{367-hippolyta} awoke from the excitement of the evening with a start . The air was suffocating , the perfume of these flowers delirious . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could endure it no longer . '_[2776-you] Take [me]_0-i away , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said to [Rupert]_242-rupert as the dance was ending ; '_[2776-you] [I]_0-i want the fresh air ; [I]_0-i shall faint if [I]_0-i stay in [the room]_{762-the room} . ' [He]_242-rupert looked round for the nearest exit , and , with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} on [his]_242-rupert arm , moved as swiftly as [the crowd]_{1323-the crowd} would let [him]_242-rupert towards the conservatories , which opened on either side of the stage into [the garden]_{7608-the garden} . It would be cooler there . [They]_8057-they arrived at a spot where great cactus - like plants , mingled with creepers , stood up in the moonlight which shone through the glass roof with a cold , uncertain gleam . There was [no one near]_{8058-no one near} . The feeling of comparative solitude refreshed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; and [her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts began to take a definite shape . [Rupert]_242-rupert inquired tenderly whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} were better . [She]_{367-hippolyta} smiled , and did not speak for a little while ; then , drawing [him]_242-rupert close to the window where the plants screened them , [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , laying [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand on [his]_242-rupert breast , '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , were [you]_242-rupert ever in love with [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ? ' The question startled [him]_242-rupert . '_{[244-lady may]} Ah , ' [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert , '_{[244-lady may]} it has come at last . ' But [he]_242-rupert would be perfectly open . '_{[244-lady may]} No , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_242-rupert answered , '_{[367-hippolyta]} never ; but , before [I]_0-i met [you]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i might have been . For a few weeks [I]_0-i thought even that [I]_0-i was . ' '_[0-i] Did [you]_242-rupert tell [her]_{244-lady may} [your]_242-rupert thoughts ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked . [She]_{367-hippolyta} felt an immense relief . '_[242-rupert] Never , ' [he]_242-rupert replied ; '_[242-rupert] had [I]_0-i spoken it would have been to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . ' '_[242-rupert] Then [you]_242-rupert are quite free as regards [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; [you]_242-rupert have incurred no obligation towards [her]_{244-lady may} ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert , who had not expected this home thrust , turned red and pale . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will leave [you]_{367-hippolyta} to judge , ' [he]_0-i answered , though not immediately ; '_[0-i] obligation of any palpable sort there is none . [I]_0-i have made neither speeches nor advances to [her]_{244-lady may} ; but [I]_0-i have shown perhaps more sympathy when [she]_{244-lady may} spoke — it is now five months or more — than was prudent , since [I]_0-i did not love [her]_{244-lady may} . ' [He]_0-i tried to explain . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not interrupt [him]_0-i . It was difficult to enlarge on the behaviour of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} without attributing to [her]_{244-lady may} thoughts of which [he]_0-i had no evidence . When [he]_0-i came to a pause , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , still looking at [him]_0-i , put a single question . '_[242-rupert] Tell [me]_0-i , [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_[242-rupert] do , ' [you]_242-rupert think [Lady]_8059-lady may cared for [you]_242-rupert as [I]_242-rupert do ? '_[242-rupert] ' As [you]_{367-hippolyta} do , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert repeated with fervour ; ' ah , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who is like [you]_{367-hippolyta} in anything ? [I]_242-rupert do not know ; it is nothing to [me]_242-rupert what [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's feelings have been . [You]_2778-you do not distrust [me]_242-rupert ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert went on anxiously ; ' have [I]_242-rupert said or done anything to displease [you]_2778-you ? '_[242-rupert] ' No , '_[2778-you] [she]_2778-you answered simply ; ' [you]_242-rupert are the same as ever . But suppose [she]_{244-lady may} did love [you]_242-rupert , could [you]_242-rupert always resist , always remember [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_[2778-you] ' [I]_242-rupert see , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' [you]_2778-you are troubled about it . Very well , [I]_242-rupert can not blame a jealousy which comes of so great affection . Look here , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_242-rupert also have been disquieted and not happy in this strange position ; for , though [I]_242-rupert do not know what [she]_{244-lady may} feels , [I]_242-rupert have an uneasy dread that all may not turn out well . [I]_242-rupert had made up [my]_242-rupert mind to leave [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} for a month or six weeks , that there might be a break and a fresh start under less difficult circumstances . If [you]_242-rupert wish [I]_242-rupert will go to - morrow . '_[242-rupert] ' Are [you]_242-rupert not wanted [here]_6115-here during the festivities ? '_[2779-she] [she]_2779-she inquired . ' Not in any way . [My]_2779-she work is done when the last of the tableaux has been given . '_[2779-she] [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , instead of answering , seemed lost in thought . Turning away , [she]_2779-she walked two or three steps and stood apart , [her]_2779-she eyes fixed on the waters of a mimic fountain which cast its spray around . What was [she]_2779-she thinking about ? [Rupert]_242-rupert did not dare to interrupt [her]_2779-she . At length [she]_2779-she came back , and , with an earnest , troubled expression , said to [him]_242-rupert , ' Go to - morrow , as [you]_242-rupert propose ; it will be best . Only let [me]_2779-she hear from [you]_{367-hippolyta} , and if [I]_2779-she have anything to write,—you must give [me]_2779-she [your]_{367-hippolyta} address . '_[2779-she] [He]_242-rupert put [his]_242-rupert hand to [his]_242-rupert pocket . There was no card in it . Tearing out one of [his]_242-rupert ivory tablets , [he]_242-rupert wrote a line or two in haste and handed them to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' Write to [[my]_242-rupert studio]_{691-my studio} , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said ; ' [I]_242-rupert shall be [there]_913-there oftener than at [home]_693-home , almost every day , in fact ; and there will be less chance of discovery . But [I]_242-rupert shall be glad , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert went on , ' when [you]_{367-hippolyta} allow [me]_242-rupert to end this concealment . It is a trial to both of [us]_2780-they . '_[242-rupert] ' Yes , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} replied in [her]_{367-hippolyta} preoccupied manner , and said no more . The crashing sound of trumpet - music came to [them]_2780-they where [they]_2780-they stood . ' [We]_2780-they must return to [the ballroom]_{7996-the ballroom} , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' [I]_242-rupert shall be wanted for the next grouping . '_[242-rupert] The words were hardly out of [his]_242-rupert mouth when [they]_2780-they saw [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} approaching , leaning on the arm of [a cavalier]_{2782-a cavalier} . [She]_{5855-the countess} addressed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' [[My]_{5855-the countess} dear]_{5845-my dear} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[5855-the countess]} [she]_{5855-the countess} said , ' [I]_{5855-the countess} have been looking for [you]_{367-hippolyta} this quarter of an hour . Here is a message from [Falside]_89-falside which [I]_{5855-the countess} have undertaken to deliver . [I]_{5855-the countess} hope it is nothing unpleasant . '_{[5855-the countess]} [She]_{5855-the countess} held out [her]_{5855-the countess} hand as [she]_{5855-the countess} spoke , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} grasped the note that was in it . ' [[My]_{5855-the countess} father]_{5872-my father} 's writing , '_{[5855-the countess]} [she]_{5855-the countess} said , as the superscription caught [her]_{5855-the countess} eye . [She]_{5855-the countess} opened it and moved towards the light . [The others]_{746-the others} waited . It was a very brief message apparently , for [she]_{5855-the countess} had read it through in an instant , and turning to [Rupert]_242-rupert , said , ' [I]_{5855-the countess} must go [home]_693-home at once . [[My]_{5855-the countess} father]_{5872-my father} is there , and thinks [he]_{5872-my father} may have only a few hours with [me]_{5855-the countess} . '_{[5855-the countess]} [She]_{5855-the countess} stopped as if uncertain , looked from [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} to [Rupert]_242-rupert and back again ; but [Karina]_338-karina would not move . It was impossible to say a word more , to bid [the artist]_{5691-the artist} stay till [she]_{5855-the countess} had seen [[her]_{5855-the countess} father]_{671-her father} , or go as [they]_2787-they had arranged previously . The note was urgent . [Andres]_377-andres had come with the pony - chaise , and [she]_{5855-the countess} must leave the future to chance . ' Good - bye , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[5855-the countess]} [she]_{5855-the countess} said . ' [You]_242-rupert will have to invent [a lady of [the lake]_{5996-the lake} for the Passing of [Arthur]_{245-king arthur}]_{8069-a lady of the lake for the passing of arthur} , '_{[5855-the countess]} and [she]_{5855-the countess} offered [him]_242-rupert [her]_{5855-the countess} hand , which [he]_242-rupert clasped fervently . But [he]_242-rupert would accompany [her]_{5855-the countess} to the door . [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} went likewise . [They]_2787-they were fated not to speak in private , it seemed . Messages were left for [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; a second time [their]_2787-they hands joined ; [Karina]_338-karina gaily waved [her]_338-karina fan , and [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} drove off into the moonlight night . In less than twenty - four hours [Rupert]_242-rupert , convinced that safety lay in flight , had left [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} and returned to [[his]_242-rupert house in [town]_1305-town]_{2790-his house in town} . [He]_242-rupert could wait [there]_913-there for news of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . But a week passed , and no news came . [Rupert]_242-rupert , who had never been in love till [he]_242-rupert saw [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and had felt that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was always near [him]_242-rupert at [Falside]_89-falside , now discovered with joy and amazement , which gradually turned to unmixed pain , how closely [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been knit to [his]_242-rupert heart - strings . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} image was before [him]_242-rupert day and night ; [he]_242-rupert consumed long hours in adding to [her]_{367-hippolyta} portrait — which of course [he]_242-rupert had brought with [him]_242-rupert — the touches that were to make it , not perfect , but less unlike the cherished original . [He]_242-rupert brooded over the words , the looks , the little loving tokens which had assured [him]_242-rupert of [her]_{367-hippolyta} affection . And [he]_242-rupert would have given worlds to see [her]_{367-hippolyta} again as on the night when , laying [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand on [his]_242-rupert breast , [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked [him]_242-rupert whether [he]_242-rupert thought that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} loved [him]_242-rupert as [she]_{367-hippolyta} did . But these things did not atone for [her]_{367-hippolyta} absence ; they could not fill up the void . A sense of exile weighed upon [him]_242-rupert ; and when these first days were over , but for very shame [he]_242-rupert would have gone back to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [He]_242-rupert thought of writing ; but ought not [her]_{367-hippolyta} silence to be respected ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} would hear that [he]_242-rupert had kept [his]_242-rupert word , and for the present it must suffice . [He]_242-rupert would not intrude on [her]_{367-hippolyta} privacy while [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert was at [home]_693-home . The resolution cost [him]_242-rupert an effort , which only ceaseless riding in [the less - frequented outskirts of [London]_4-london]_{2794-the less - frequented outskirts of london} , and desperate attempts at reading all manner of hard books in [[his]_242-rupert studio]_{1691-his studio} , could support . Painting , except the touches above mentioned , was out of the question . [He]_242-rupert had not certified [friends]_6106-friends of [his]_242-rupert arrival , nor did [he]_242-rupert go near [a club]_{2797-a club} ; [[his]_242-rupert accustomed haunts]_{2798-his accustomed haunts} were left unvisited , and [he]_242-rupert went hither and thither , like the ghost of [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , speaking to [no one]_{5671-no one} , taking no interest in the movement around [him]_242-rupert , or in the press and throng of the [London]_4-london season , which was now at its height . Not a soul , except [the aged woman that took charge of [[his]_242-rupert studio]_{1691-his studio} , and the housekeeper who presided over [[his]_242-rupert establishment]_{2802-his establishment}]_{2800-the aged woman that took charge of his studio , and the housekeeper who presided over his establishment} , knew that [he]_242-rupert was extant among [the millions of [the great city]_{2804-the great city}]_{2803-the millions of the great city} . It had lasted more than a week , and [Rupert]_242-rupert , on a certain evening , was walking down [the long dreary road]_{2805-the long dreary road} , bordered with [commonplace shops]_{2806-commonplace shops} , the line of which was occasionally broken by [melancholy - looking private houses]_{2807-melancholy - looking private houses} , that led in the direction of [Fulham]_124-fulham , where [[his]_242-rupert studio]_{1691-his studio} lay . The dinner - hour was past , and [he]_242-rupert thought of dining extempore , as [[his]_242-rupert aged female]_{2809-his aged female} called it , in front of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's picture , which was hanging on the easel . Then [he]_242-rupert would smoke a cigarette , and read or dream before the fire according to [his]_242-rupert feelings . It had been a chill day with much rain and wind . The clouds seemed to draw the night after them , and as [he]_242-rupert walked on , tired and dispirited , [Rupert]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert could not hold out longer , and [he]_242-rupert would write to [Falside]_89-falside on the morrow . [He]_242-rupert wished there had been a star or two in the sky ; it was one great blackness in front of [him]_242-rupert , and when [he]_242-rupert turned round to survey [the road by which [he]_242-rupert had come]_{2810-the road by which he had come} , the dull flare of [London]_4-london shooting up into the heavens struck [him]_242-rupert as more dismal even than the darkness . [He]_242-rupert came to [the lodge that formed an entrance to [[his]_242-rupert studio]_{1691-his studio}]_{2811-the lodge that formed an entrance to his studio} , and seeing [no one within]_{2813-no one within} , passed on and up the steps at the end of [the narrow garden - path which led to [it]_{2811-the lodge that formed an entrance to his studio}]_{2814-the narrow garden - path which led to it} . [He]_242-rupert had the key in [his]_242-rupert pocket ; but on trying it found the door unlocked . [He]_242-rupert entered , pushed aside the curtain which hung over it , saw candles lighted on the table , a fire burning bright on the hearth and sending a welcome glow through [the apartment]_{2815-the apartment} , and , rising from [his]_242-rupert favourite easy - chair — [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_242-rupert could not believe [his]_242-rupert eyes . ' What ! '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried , ' [you]_{367-hippolyta} here , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [darling]_6088-darling ? [I]_242-rupert am mad or dreaming . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert ran to clasp [her]_{367-hippolyta} in [his]_242-rupert arms . [She]_{367-hippolyta} drew back , but gave [him]_242-rupert [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand with a smile . [He]_242-rupert was all amaze . ' No , [you]_242-rupert are neither mad nor dreaming , [Rupert]_242-rupert , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said quietly ; ' it is [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and [I]_{367-hippolyta} thought [you]_242-rupert would never come . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' But [you]_{367-hippolyta} did not write , [you]_{367-hippolyta} sent [me]_242-rupert no word of [your]_{367-hippolyta} visit , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried ; ' how could [I]_242-rupert imagine it ? When did [you]_{367-hippolyta} arrive ? Have [you]_{367-hippolyta} had anything to eat ? What can [I]_242-rupert get for [you]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_[242-rupert] [She]_{367-hippolyta} sat down again , and motioned [him]_242-rupert to a seat near the easel . ' Be quiet , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered ; ' what [an excitable person]_{8072-an excitable person} [you]_242-rupert are ! [I]_{367-hippolyta} have dined , and do not want anything except a cup of tea , which [I]_{367-hippolyta} will make by and by for both of [us]_8073-us . [You]_242-rupert look tired , [Rupert]_242-rupert , where have [you]_242-rupert been spending the day ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Oh , [I]_242-rupert do n't know , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert replied ; ' it matters not . But are [you]_{367-hippolyta} staying in [town]_1305-town ? or how is it [you]_{367-hippolyta} come so suddenly ? '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} think [you]_242-rupert must have [your]_242-rupert tea first , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , ' and then [we]_2816-we will talk about it . At present not a word more . '_{[367-hippolyta]} And [she]_{367-hippolyta} threw off [her]_{367-hippolyta} cloak and began to search for the tea things . ' [You]_{367-hippolyta} must let [me]_242-rupert help [you]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert spirits wonderfully revived at the beautiful apparition . ' [You]_{367-hippolyta} can not guess the geography of [this place]_{5945-this place} . '_[242-rupert] Accordingly , [they]_2816-we were soon opening cupboards , bringing out the curious old bits of china in which [Rupert]_242-rupert took a certain pride , and , it must be confessed , getting a great deal in [each other]_{1289-each other} 's way . At last [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} insisted on [his]_242-rupert sitting down where [she]_{367-hippolyta} bade [him]_242-rupert , and [herself]_{367-hippolyta} arranged the low table in front of the fire . It was a cosy scene . The light played here and there on the quaint cups and saucers , brought out the gleam of the silver , and showed pictures , statuettes of marble , heavy crimson draperies , and the confused mingling of carved woodwork , half - theatrical costumes , vases of flowers , [painters]_{6104-painters} ' lay - figures , and pieces of shining armour , which made up the ensemble of [[Rupert]_242-rupert 's abode]_{8076-rupert 's abode} . Sitting there with the dark night about [them]_2816-we , the rich folds of crimson drooping to the floor , amid a stillness hardly broken by the far - off murmur of [the [London]_4-london streets]_{8077-the london streets} , [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} might have fancied [themselves]_2816-we in a world from which reality was shut out . [He]_242-rupert said to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[6104-painters]} [We]_2816-we have never been so much to [ourselves]_2816-we as now . How still the night is ! Can [you]_{367-hippolyta} imagine that [London]_4-london is at the door ? ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} [You]_242-rupert are right , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[242-rupert] [We]_2816-we were not so much alone the first evening [I]_0-i saw [you]_242-rupert , when [you]_242-rupert dined at [Falside]_89-falside . Do [you]_242-rupert remember the stillness then ? But the thought of [an immense city]_{2819-an immense city} near heightens it . Ah , that first meeting ! [I]_0-i suppose [you]_242-rupert are confident even now that [you]_242-rupert cared for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} as soon as [you]_242-rupert set eyes on [her]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' '_[242-rupert] Confident ! ' cried [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i know it , and so do [you]_{367-hippolyta} , although [you]_{367-hippolyta} pretend not . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} And what of [my]_0-i feelings ? ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked mischievously . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [You]_242-rupert would not , of course , allow [them]_2820-them such a capacity for enthusiasm ? [You]_242-rupert believe that [I]_0-i waited until [you]_242-rupert spoke , and then gracefully yielded . ' '_[0-i] Why , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_242-rupert said with emotion , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i should never dream that ther was anything in [me]_0-i to call out enthusiasm . [You]_{367-hippolyta} must not drive [me]_0-i wild with happiness . ' [His]_242-rupert countenance glowed as [he]_242-rupert reflected on what [she]_{367-hippolyta} had suggested . [She]_{367-hippolyta} went on . '_{[367-hippolyta]} But [you]_242-rupert are aware that [I]_0-i believe in the equality of the sexes ; therefore , if [I]_0-i like , [I]_0-i can suppose [a woman]_{6460-a woman} 's love to be as fervent and lasting as [a man]_{5695-a man} 's . Nay , there may be love at first sight in [us]_2823-we too , weak as [we]_2823-we are . ' '_[242-rupert] Do [you]_242-rupert mean , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , that when [you]_242-rupert told [me]_0-i [your]_242-rupert name at [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} [you]_242-rupert were as much moved as [I]_0-i was ? ' '_[242-rupert] Would [you]_242-rupert scorn [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i said so ? Well , [Rupert]_242-rupert , [I]_0-i want [you]_242-rupert to be sure of this — when [our]_2823-we eyes met for the first time [our]_2823-we fate was decided . ' [He]_242-rupert looked at [her]_{2825-an extraordinary woman} in great surprise , as well as delight . There was a meaning in [her]_{2825-an extraordinary woman} words that [he]_242-rupert had yet to unravel . [She]_{2825-an extraordinary woman} spoke in clear firm tones , but [her]_{2825-an extraordinary woman} eyes were fixed on the ground . '_[0-i] [You]_242-rupert are [an extraordinary woman]_{2825-an extraordinary woman} , ' [he]_242-rupert said , '_{[2825-an extraordinary woman]} and [you]_242-rupert have [your]_242-rupert own way of captivating [a poor fellow]_{2826-a poor fellow} . If [you]_242-rupert did , indeed , care for [me]_0-i as much as [I]_0-i did for [you]_242-rupert from the hour of [our]_2823-we meeting , it is plain that [we]_2823-we were intended for [one another]_{630-one another} . And so [we]_2823-we are . Nothing can separate [us]_2823-we . ' '_[242-rupert] [Dear Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{6460-a woman} said , '_[242-rupert] [you]_242-rupert asked [me]_0-i why [I]_0-i came . Let [me]_0-i tell [you]_242-rupert . But promise that [you]_242-rupert will hear [me]_0-i to the end and express no feeling one way or the other till [I]_0-i have said [my]_0-i last word . [A woman]_{6460-a woman} 's last word , ' [she]_{6460-a woman} went on , smiling for a moment , '_{[6460-a woman]} [you]_242-rupert think it will be long in coming . But no , it is a short story . Do [you]_242-rupert promise ? ' [He]_242-rupert did not know what to make of [her]_{6460-a woman} . '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i promise , surely , ' [he]_242-rupert said . [She]_{6460-a woman} folded [her]_{6460-a woman} hands over [her]_{6460-a woman} knees in a favourite attitude of [hers]_{6460-a woman} , and lifted [her]_{6460-a woman} eyes steadily to [Rupert]_242-rupert 's face . [He]_242-rupert could not help feeling excited , but [he]_242-rupert kept still . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i must begin , ' [she]_{6460-a woman} said , '_[0-i] with what happened after [you]_242-rupert left [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [I]_0-i could not speak to [you]_242-rupert in [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} 's hearing , or [I]_0-i should have begged [you]_242-rupert to wait another day . It was possible that [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} would wish to see [you]_242-rupert . However , [you]_242-rupert had given [me]_0-i [your]_242-rupert promise , and [I]_0-i was not surprised on hearing that [you]_242-rupert had gone . [I]_0-i learned it only three days after , when [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} bade [me]_0-i farewell and [I]_0-i was able to call at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [They]_2832-they were three busy days ; and [you]_242-rupert will perhaps forgive [me]_0-i if , in the joy of seeing [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} again , [I]_0-i put off , or rather could find no time to write the note [I]_0-i intended . [We]_2834-we had so many things to settle . [I]_0-i told [him]_{5872-my father} [our]_2834-we story . [He]_{5872-my father} knows all about [you]_242-rupert ; likes [you]_242-rupert , [I]_0-i think , and said [I]_0-i must please [myself]_0-i . As for [him]_{5872-my father} , the summons [he]_{5872-my father} had been expecting for months had come at last . [He]_{5872-my father} was allowed only the necessary time to put [his]_{5872-my father} affairs in order and to say good - bye . [I]_0-i do not know whither [he]_{5872-my father} has gone . All [I]_0-i know is that [he]_{5872-my father} will have to run the extremest risk . [I]_0-i must be resigned , [he]_{5872-my father} said , if [I]_0-i never see [him]_{5872-my father} again . It is hard , [Rupert]_242-rupert , is it not ? ' [She]_{5872-my father} was too much affected to go on . [Rupert]_242-rupert looked at [her]_{5872-my father} with pitying eyes . '_[242-rupert] Is there no remedy ? ' [he]_242-rupert inquired . '_[242-rupert] Could [you]_0-i not persuade [[your]_0-i father]_{6060-your father} to renounce the enterprise ? ' '_[0-i] Oh , impossible , ' [she]_{5872-my father} said ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know [him]_{5872-my father} too well . When [he]_{5872-my father} decides that a duty lies before [him]_{5872-my father} [he]_{5872-my father} will go through fire and water ; there is no holding [him]_{5872-my father} back . [I]_0-i did not venture on a word of dissuasion ; but [I]_0-i said , as [he]_{5872-my father} was going , " And so , [father]_5898-father , [you]_5898-father leave [me]_0-i alone in [the world]_{5697-the world} . " [I]_0-i could not forbear saying that . But [he]_{5872-my father} kissed [me]_0-i , and answered , " [You]_0-i will not be alone if [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert is true , " and without a word more [he]_{5872-my father} left [me]_0-i . Hush , [you]_0-i are going to speak and to violate [your]_0-i pledge . No , [Rupert]_242-rupert , wait . This is not the end of [my]_0-i story . ' [I]_242-rupert felt miserable indeed when [he]_{5872-my father} was gone . Towards evening [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} looked so desolate that [I]_242-rupert resolved to avail [myself]_242-rupert of [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's hospitality , and occupy [the room which [he]_{5872-my father} calls [mine]_242-rupert]_{8079-the room which he calls mine} , [the dear old man]_{8080-the dear old man} . It was dark when [I]_242-rupert arrived , and [the place]_{987-the place} looked strangely quiet after the brilliant spectacle of the birthday festivities , the dress ball , and the tableaux vivants . The music of the dance had been ringing in [my]_242-rupert ears incessantly till [I]_242-rupert entered [the vestibule]_{8082-the vestibule} ; but there , under the sudden conviction that it was all over , that it had gone like a vision of the night , it seemed to stop . [I]_242-rupert felt that [you]_0-i were gone . Would not an instinct have drawn [you]_0-i from [[your]_0-i upper chamber]_{8083-your upper chamber} , brought [you]_0-i from [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} , had [you]_0-i been there and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} at the door ? Ah yes , [Rupert]_242-rupert , [you]_0-i love [this poor foolish maiden]_{8085-this poor foolish maiden} , and [she]_{8085-this poor foolish maiden} loves [you]_0-i , [I]_242-rupert think . So [they]_8086-they came out and made [me]_242-rupert welcome , and told [me]_242-rupert of the pleasures [I]_242-rupert had missed by going [home]_693-home ; and that [you]_0-i , to [their]_8086-they astonishment , had not stayed out the festivities , but had been hurried away on [they]_8086-they knew not what business to [London]_4-london . And then [they]_8086-they praised the tableaux , and [we]_8088-we were deep all that evening in questions of Celtic poetry and the significance of the San Greal . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} asked [me]_242-rupert when [[my]_242-rupert father]_{5872-my father} would come again . [I]_242-rupert told [him]_{243-trelingham} [I]_242-rupert did not know ; that all was uncertain with [him]_{243-trelingham} and consequently with [me]_242-rupert , but , as the truth was , that [he]_{243-trelingham} had been pleased on hearing of [my]_242-rupert new life among [these kind friends]_{8090-these kind friends} , and especially that [I]_242-rupert had witnessed the glories of the coming of age . '_[242-rupert] The change and stir were good for [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i could not have borne the solitude of [Falside]_89-falside . But [I]_0-i was haunted by a vague suspicion that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who is the least friendly of [them]_2838-they all , had looked at [me]_0-i askance , perhaps because [she]_{244-lady may} imputed to [my]_0-i interference [your]_2839-you leaving [the Court]_{1181-the court} . [I]_0-i could not tell , and [I]_0-i did not think much of it . Next morning , as [I]_0-i was sitting by the window where [you]_2839-you found [me]_0-i that day , — [you]_2839-you have not forgotten?—it struck [me]_0-i as extraordinary that there was not one of [the family to be seen]_{2841-the family to be seen} . Where could [they]_2838-they all be ? [They]_2838-they had left [me]_0-i after breakfast and scattered as usual ; but the long absence from [the morning - room]_{7483-the morning - room} was not usual , at least when [I]_0-i happened to be staying in [the house]_{1304-the house} . [I]_0-i began to think what it might mean . Towards one o'clock , however , [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ran hastily in , and — [you]_2839-you know [her]_{5855-the countess} way — without preface or preliminary , threw [her]_{5855-the countess} arms about [my]_0-i neck , kissed [me]_0-i in a sort of rapture , and cried out , " Wish [me]_0-i joy , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , [she]_{5855-the countess} has refused [him]_2846-him . " [I]_0-i was bewildered . " [She]_{5855-the countess} — who ? " [I]_0-i asked . " Refused whom ? " [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} did not leave [me]_0-i in doubt . " [May]_{244-lady may} has refused [[my]_0-i Cousin]_{5664-my cousin} [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , " [she]_{5855-the countess} said , and danced down [the room]_{762-the room} in wild excitement . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert gave an exclamation of surprise . [He]_242-rupert remembered the fragment of conversation [he]_242-rupert had heard , when walking on [the front terrace]_{5784-the front terrace} , between [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} and [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} The words came back to [him]_242-rupert as they had been uttered by [Karina]_338-karina , '_{[5855-the countess]} Well , then , if [you]_2850-you do not care for [him]_{250-tom davenant} , [you]_2850-you ought to refuse [him]_{250-tom davenant} . ' Had [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} proposed to [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} ? [He]_242-rupert put the question to [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . '_[2850-you] [You]_2850-you shall hear , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} answered . '_[2850-you] When [I]_0-i could get [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} to be still and sit down like [a reasonable creature]_{2852-a reasonable creature} , [she]_{5855-the countess} began , without pressing , to explain the events of the morning . [She]_{5855-the countess} had been aware , for some time , that a crisis was at hand . [Every one]_{5791-every one} knows , and indeed [she]_{5855-the countess} is not by way of making it a secret , that [she]_{5855-the countess} wishes to marry [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} . [She]_{5855-the countess} told [me]_0-i as much [herself]_{5855-the countess} at the outset . But it appears that [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} some two years ago made a formal offer of marriage to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} through [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} did not consider it necessary to tell [[his]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} then , and insisted on [[her]_{663-the earl} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} 's silence till [he]_{6183-her cousin} came of age . But [the young man]_{5843-the young man} adhered to [his]_{5843-the young man} resolution . At the earliest moment [he]_{5843-the young man} could , when [all the guests]_{2859-all the guests} , including [[his]_{5843-the young man} mother]_{1582-his mother} , had left [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , [he]_{5843-the young man} went to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} and renewed [his]_{5843-the young man} proposal . What passed between [them]_2862-them nobody of course can tell . [Karina]_338-karina , who never quitted [her]_338-karina Cousin [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} 's footsteps during those days , saw [him]_{5843-the young man} enter [the library]_{7848-the library} , and half an hour afterwards heard [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ring [his]_{243-trelingham} bell . [She]_338-karina was still watching when [the servant who answered it]_{2864-the servant who answered it} went off again to [[Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's room]_{2865-lady may 's room} , and [the latter]_{6092-the latter} came [downstairs]_{2686-downstairs} — looking very much concerned , said [Karina]_338-karina — and knocked at the library door . It opened , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} went in ; and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , steady at [her]_{5855-the countess} post , heard a murmur of voices , one of which by degrees became loud and firm . The conference lasted not very long ; and [Karina]_338-karina , fearful of what might happen if [she]_338-karina were discovered lingering so near , walked down [the hall]_{1074-the hall} and stood by the entrance , pretending , as [she]_{5855-the countess} told [me]_0-i , to be looking at the weather . [She]_{5855-the countess} heard the door open again , and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} came with hasty footsteps along [the hall]_{1074-the hall} . [Karina]_338-karina turned as [she]_338-karina drew near . [[Her]_338-karina cousin]_{6183-her cousin} 's face was hot and flushed ; [she]_{5855-the countess} looked angry . On seeing [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} [she]_{5855-the countess} paused , hesitated , and struck , as it would appear , with a sudden inspiration , walked over to [her]_{5855-the countess} , and said , " [Karina]_338-karina , [you]_338-karina may marry [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} when [you]_338-karina like . [I]_0-i will never marry [him]_{250-tom davenant} . " These were [her]_{5855-the countess} very words . " Have [you]_338-karina told [him]_{250-tom davenant} so ? " [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} inquired . " [I]_0-i have told [him]_{250-tom davenant} in [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} 's presence ; and now [I]_0-i hope there will be an end of this . " [Karina]_338-karina stayed to hear no more . [She]_{5855-the countess} came on the instant to find [me]_0-i , whom [she]_{5855-the countess} supposed to be in [the morning - room]_{7483-the morning - room} ; for , as [she]_{5855-the countess} said , a joy that [one]_5661-one can not communicate is not worth having . And besides — . ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} looked about and stopped in [her]_{394-hippolyta} embarrassment . [She]_{394-hippolyta} did not see [her]_{394-hippolyta} way to continue . '_{[5855-the countess]} Yes , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , '_{[5855-the countess]} and besides ? What other reason had [she]_{5855-the countess} ? ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} heaved a sigh . '_{[5855-the countess]} These are curious confessions to make , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said . '_{[5855-the countess]} [You]_0-i must know then , [Rupert]_242-rupert , that [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} wanted to thank [me]_0-i for [my]_0-i share in the transaction . [My]_0-i share ? [I]_0-i asked [her]_{5855-the countess} what it had been , and [she]_{5855-the countess} told [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i felt ashamed while [she]_{5855-the countess} spoke . [That Russian lady]_{2878-that russian lady} was born to make mischief , as [you]_0-i will grant when [I]_0-i tell [you]_0-i about [her]_{2878-that russian lady} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i grant it already , ' said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; '_[0-i] [she]_{2878-that russian lady} is cunning and unprincipled . ' '_{[2878-that russian lady]} Cunning , certainly , ' replied [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ; and [she]_{394-hippolyta} rehearsed the conversation which had taken place at [Falside]_89-falside between [herself]_{394-hippolyta} and [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} , delivering , as [she]_{394-hippolyta} judged to be expedient , a round unvarnished tale . [Rupert]_242-rupert was very angry ; [he]_242-rupert saw now that [his]_242-rupert suspicions had been well founded . [This woman]_{8096-this woman} would have set [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} at daggers drawn to achieve [her]_{2878-that russian lady} purpose . '_{[2878-that russian lady]} [She]_{2878-that russian lady} came to thank [me]_0-i , ' said [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , almost in tears , '_{[2878-that russian lady]} for the admirable way in which [I]_0-i had played [my]_0-i part and stirred [Lady May]_{244-lady may} to jealousy , not only during the week before the ball , but on that evening . [My]_0-i sudden departure , followed by [yours]_2879-yours next day , [she]_{2878-that russian lady} called a master - stroke . [I]_0-i could hardly find words , but [I]_0-i assured [her]_{2878-that russian lady} that it was pure accident which recalled [me]_0-i to [Falside]_89-falside . " Accident or design , " [she]_{2878-that russian lady} replied , " it could not have happened better . [[My]_0-i Cousin]_{5664-my cousin} [May]_{244-lady may} has been ever since in a state of the deepest melancholy , and all idea of rewarding [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} for [his]_{250-tom davenant} great kindness in proposing is at an end . " [I]_0-i had nothing to remark on that point , and was silent . But [she]_{2878-that russian lady} would not let [me]_0-i alone . [She]_{2878-that russian lady} congratulated [me]_0-i on [my]_0-i philosophy , wished [she]_{2878-that russian lady} were as detached from [the world]_{5697-the world} [herself]_{2878-that russian lady} , and assured [me]_0-i [I]_0-i had done an excellent thing in helping [Lady May]_{244-lady may} to follow the path of affection . [Her]_{2878-that russian lady} conclusion was , " [She]_{2878-that russian lady} will now marry [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , and [they]_2882-they will live happy ever after . And , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , it will have been all [your]_{394-hippolyta} doing . " Oh , how can [one woman]_{2884-one woman} stab [another]_1881-another in this deliberate way ! ' '_{[2884-one woman]} [Women of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{2886-women of the world} , as [you]_{394-hippolyta} call [them]_{2886-women of the world} , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , are capable of everything , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_{[2886-women of the world]} [they]_{2886-women of the world} have no heart , or have gambled it away . And so , [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} is to marry [me]_0-i , whether [I]_0-i like it or no . [I]_0-i wonder what [that lady]_{7321-that lady} [herself]_{7321-that lady} thinks about it . ' '_{[7321-that lady]} [You]_{394-hippolyta} will not wonder long ; [I]_0-i am coming to that , ' [she]_{244-lady may} answered very seriously . '_[0-i] [Karina]_338-karina had only just finished speaking when [Lady May]_{244-lady may} came in . [I]_0-i had often thought [her]_{244-lady may} [a person of violent temper]_{2889-a person of violent temper} , but [she]_{244-lady may} was now in a state of excitement such as [I]_0-i had never witnessed . [Her]_{244-lady may} eyes blazed . " [Karina]_338-karina , " [she]_{244-lady may} said , " this is a matter on which the less secrecy is kept the better . " And with that [she]_{244-lady may} turned to where [I]_0-i was sitting . " [I]_0-i daresay [you]_0-i have heard , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , from [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} here what has just taken place ? " [I]_0-i murmured assent . " Yes , " [she]_{244-lady may} said , " it is true . [I]_0-i have refused [Mr Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} once and for all . It is not , it shall not be a secret . [You]_0-i may mention it to whom [you]_0-i please . [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} will hear , no doubt , that the offer has been made , and then all [the world]_{5697-the world} will know of it . " [Karina]_338-karina interrupted [her]_{244-lady may} . " If it depends on [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , " [she]_{244-lady may} said , " [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} will not be any the wiser . [I]_0-i am sure [he]_{250-tom davenant} will not tell [her]_{302-mrs. davenant} . "—"Well , it is all one to [me]_0-i , " said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ; " [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} means well , but [I]_0-i am not going to be importuned . [I]_0-i will not stand in [your]_{244-lady may} way , " [she]_{244-lady may} said to [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} with a forced laugh . " Thank [you]_{244-lady may} so much , " answered [Karina]_338-karina in [her]_338-karina mocking tone . " As [I]_0-i was telling [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [we]_2894-we shall read one of these days that a marriage has been arranged and will shortly take place between [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} , [only daughter of [the Earl of]_{2896-the earl of} [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{2895-only daughter of the earl of trelingham} , and [the distinguished artist]_{2897-the distinguished artist} , [Mr. Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert . " " ' [You]_0-i have been telling [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} that ? " exclaimed [[her]_{367-hippolyta} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , drawing a step nearer . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} shrank away . " Well , why not ? " [she]_{5855-the countess} asked , still bent on making mischief . The reply seemed to stagger [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} " Why not ? " [she]_{5855-the countess} echoed absently . And then recovering [herself]_{5855-the countess} , [she]_{5855-the countess} looked straight into [my]_242-rupert eyes . " Would it make any difference to [you]_242-rupert , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , if [I]_242-rupert did ? " [she]_{5855-the countess} asked in [her]_{5855-the countess} loftiest manner . [My]_242-rupert heart sank within [me]_242-rupert . " [You]_0-i are the best judge of [your]_0-i own actions , " [I]_242-rupert replied , showing as little feeling as [I]_242-rupert could . " Then [you]_242-rupert are not in love with [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert ? " was [her]_{5855-the countess} question , full of mockery and malice . [Karina]_338-karina looked on , amused . [I]_242-rupert rose ; [I]_242-rupert would not wait to be further questioned . " Make [my]_242-rupert excuses , please , to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , " [I]_242-rupert said , " and allow [me]_242-rupert to wish [you]_{243-trelingham} good - morning . This is the last time [I]_242-rupert shall trouble [you]_{243-trelingham} , [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} " [I]_242-rupert was going to the door when [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} interposed . [She]_{5855-the countess} begged [me]_242-rupert not to take offence ; it was [her]_{5855-the countess} fault , [[her]_{5855-the countess} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} meant nothing . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} stood perfectly silent , and [I]_242-rupert thought would not speak . But [she]_{5855-the countess} felt , [I]_242-rupert suppose , that [she]_{5855-the countess} had been guilty of a breach of good manners , and that it was due to [herself]_{5855-the countess} to tender an apology . When [she]_{5855-the countess} saw [I]_242-rupert was bent on going , [she]_{5855-the countess} stepped forward and begged [my]_242-rupert pardon . [She]_{5855-the countess} had not meant to be rude . [She]_{5855-the countess} was excited ; would [I]_242-rupert forgive [her]_{5855-the countess} ? [I]_242-rupert thought of [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , who had been so kind to [me]_242-rupert , and how [my]_242-rupert departure at that moment would make a reconciliation between [the families]_{7427-the families} more impossible than ever . And if [I]_242-rupert went , would it not seem a confession that [you]_8103-you and [I]_242-rupert — ? In short , [I]_242-rupert did violence to [myself]_242-rupert and answered meekly . But [I]_242-rupert could not stay , as [they]_{663-the earl} wished [me]_242-rupert , beyond the next few hours . [My]_242-rupert head ached , and [I]_242-rupert was , [you]_8103-you may imagine how wretched . [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} did not appear at luncheon . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was busy , [the Earl]_{663-the earl} said , preparing for [his]_{250-tom davenant} journey to [Foxholme]_84-foxholme , where [he]_{250-tom davenant} had to meet [the tenantry]_{8105-the tenantry} next day . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} was radiant , [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} serious , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} sullen , like one that can not forgive [herself]_{5855-the countess} for seeming lowered in the eyes of [a friend]_{829-a friend} . [I]_242-rupert was glad to get [home]_693-home . [I]_242-rupert shall never , never visit [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} again . '_[242-rupert] ' Nor [I]_242-rupert , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert ; ' [I]_242-rupert will acquaint [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} by the next post that [our]_8109-our engagement is ended . [[My]_242-rupert poor darling]_{8110-my poor darling} , how [you]_{8110-my poor darling} must have suffered ! '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert would have taken [her]_2898-her hand ; but [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , who had drawn closer to [him]_242-rupert in the excitement of [her]_{394-hippolyta} narrative , stood up , and walking towards the fireplace , said , with [her]_{394-hippolyta} eyes averted : ' But why did [I]_{394-hippolyta} not remain at [home]_693-home ? [You]_242-rupert do not ask [me]_{394-hippolyta} that . Oh , no , '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} exclaimed suddenly , ' give up [your]_242-rupert engagement at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} [you]_242-rupert must not . [Honour]_443-honour is honour . '_{[394-hippolyta]} ' It will be only paying a forfeit which [I]_242-rupert can well afford , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' and [I]_242-rupert can not look [Lady May]_{244-lady may} in the face again after [her]_{244-lady may} atrocious behaviour . '_[242-rupert] ' Yes , [you]_242-rupert can , '_{[394-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , speaking in a wonderfully quiet tone . ' How is it possible ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert asked . ' Do [you]_{394-hippolyta} think [I]_242-rupert could go on living at [the Court]_{1181-the court} while [you]_{394-hippolyta} were in [a kind a exile at [Falside]_89-falside]_{8113-a kind a exile at falside} ? '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{394-hippolyta} shall not go back to [Falside]_89-falside , '_{[394-hippolyta]} was [her]_{394-hippolyta} reply . ' What ! '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , astonished ; ' not go back ? Have [you]_{394-hippolyta} any other plan ? What is it ? tell [me]_242-rupert . '_[242-rupert] ' Then be quiet , as [you]_242-rupert promised , '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} said ; and with great seriousness , always keeping [her]_{394-hippolyta} eyes averted , [she]_{394-hippolyta} went on , ' Why do [you]_242-rupert think [I]_{394-hippolyta} came [here]_6115-here tonight ? To inform [you]_242-rupert that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had hurt [my]_{394-hippolyta} feelings ? No , not exactly . When [a girl like [me]_{394-hippolyta}]_{8115-a girl like me} has lost [father]_5898-father and [mother]_1753-mother , when [she]_{8115-a girl like me} is [[her]_{8115-a girl like me} own mistress]_{6065-her own mistress} , alone in [the world]_{5697-the world} , without [any one to look to for light or guidance]_{8120-any one to look to for light or guidance} except [the man [she]_{8115-a girl like me} loves]_{2770-the man she loves} , what do [you]_242-rupert suppose [she]_{8115-a girl like me} ought to do ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} [Her]_{394-hippolyta} voice sank to a whisper as [she]_{394-hippolyta} ended . [Rupert]_242-rupert sprang from [his]_242-rupert chair . ' [[My]_242-rupert darling]_{2607-my darling} [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried , ' do [you]_{394-hippolyta} mean to say that [you]_{394-hippolyta} will marry [me]_242-rupert at once ? '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{394-hippolyta} mean , '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} said , as [he]_242-rupert took [her]_{394-hippolyta} to [his]_242-rupert bosom , ' that [I]_{394-hippolyta} am [yours]_242-rupert in life and in death . '_{[394-hippolyta]} There was silence in [the room]_{762-the room} . [They]_2900-them could neither of [them]_2900-them speak or move in the flood of happiness which came over [them]_2900-them . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was the first to release [herself]_{394-hippolyta} , and go back to [her]_{394-hippolyta} former attitude by the fire . [She]_{394-hippolyta} waited for [him]_242-rupert to take up the conversation . ' Then , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert with a pleasant laugh , sinking back into the chair by the easel , ' [I]_242-rupert must get a special license as early as [I]_242-rupert can — to - morrow morning , if possible . '_[242-rupert] [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} gave [him]_242-rupert a curious smiling look . ' Who grants [you]_242-rupert the special license ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} asked . ' [I]_242-rupert do n't know , [I]_242-rupert am sure , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert answered . ' [I]_242-rupert am not learned in these things . [I]_242-rupert fancy it is [the Archbishop of [Canterbury]_{125-canterbury}]_{8123-the archbishop of canterbury} . '_[242-rupert] ' Do [you]_242-rupert believe in [the Archbishop of [Canterbury]_{125-canterbury}]_{8123-the archbishop of canterbury} ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} inquired , still smiling . [He]_242-rupert , too , smiled at the question on [her]_{394-hippolyta} lips at such a time . ' Not a great deal , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said ; ' but [he]_{8123-the archbishop of canterbury} is [an institution]_{6798-an institution} , a piece of antiquity . And [we]_8126-we can not be married without [him]_{8123-the archbishop of canterbury} . '_[242-rupert] ' Can [we]_8126-we not ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} said . ' What a strange thing that would be ! No , [Rupert]_242-rupert , [we]_8126-we do not want [the Archbishop]_{8127-the archbishop} 's license , or [any one else]_{6593-any one else} 's . '_{[394-hippolyta]} The words sounded strangely on [[her]_{394-hippolyta} lover]_{5933-her lover} 's ear . ' [You]_{394-hippolyta} are excited , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' and it makes [you]_{394-hippolyta} talk in a fanciful way . [I]_242-rupert care nothing for the license . [We]_8126-we can be married by [banns]_8129-banns , in the old fashion , if [you]_{394-hippolyta} like ; but it will take more time , and [you]_{394-hippolyta} will have to be called by [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} in [Trelingham Church]_{57-trelingham church} . '_[242-rupert] ' Not in [any church]_{8130-any church} , '_{[394-hippolyta]} was [her]_{394-hippolyta} firm reply . ' Listen , [Rupert]_242-rupert , [I]_242-rupert see [you]_242-rupert do not understand [me]_242-rupert yet . [I]_242-rupert love [you]_242-rupert with [my]_242-rupert whole heart , but [I]_242-rupert have not ceased to be [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . Do [you]_242-rupert know how [I]_242-rupert have been brought up ? [I]_242-rupert am not [a Christian]_{6052-a christian} ; [I]_242-rupert have no religion , except to follow [my]_242-rupert conscience ; to live the highest life and help towards realising the noblest ideas . [[My]_242-rupert father]_{5872-my father} has taught [me]_242-rupert that all religions debase [them]_8133-them . And do [you]_242-rupert imagine it would become [[my]_242-rupert father 's daughter]_{8134-my father 's daughter} , at the very moment [he]_{5872-my father} is staking [his]_{5872-my father} life in the battle for the future , to stand at a Christian altar and submit to institutions which [he]_{5872-my father} and [I]_242-rupert have renounced ? [I]_242-rupert will never do such a thing . '_[242-rupert] ' But [[my]_2902-my dear]_{5845-my dear} , [dear Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_[2902-my] [he]_2902-my cried in amazement , ' it is only a ceremony . It can do [you]_{367-hippolyta} no harm . '_[2902-my] ' Yes , it can do [me]_242-rupert this harm — that [I]_242-rupert shall be acting a falsehood . [I]_242-rupert have neither regard for the Christian ceremonies nor belief in the creed [they]_8133-them express . '_[242-rupert] ' But surely [you]_2902-my believe in the sacredness of wedlock . '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_242-rupert believe in the sacredness of love , but [I]_242-rupert will have [no priest]_{8136-no priest} to utter [his]_{5872-my father} superstitious formulas over [my]_242-rupert head , or recite legends to which [I]_242-rupert must hearken while despising them , or pretend that [you]_{367-hippolyta} and [I]_242-rupert may not consecrate [our]_8137-our hearts to [one another]_{630-one another} without [his]_{5872-my father} leave . Nor will [I]_242-rupert submit to any civil ordinance . To bind [myself]_242-rupert before [man]_6250-man would be more foolish even than to take an oath in the presence of [a God [I]_242-rupert do not believe in]_{8140-a god i do not believe in} . Why should [you]_{367-hippolyta} care , [Rupert]_242-rupert ? [You]_{367-hippolyta} think really as [I]_242-rupert do ; and yet [you]_{367-hippolyta} are [the slave of old customs]_{8141-the slave of old customs} . Are [we]_8137-our not alone in [the world]_{5697-the world} , simply given into [each other]_{1289-each other} 's hands by nature and destiny ? Can [a priest]_{909-a priest} bid [you]_{367-hippolyta} cease to love [me]_242-rupert , or change [our]_8137-our feelings ? Here is the marriage of [true minds]_{8145-true minds} . Can [he]_{909-a priest} allege an impediment against it ? '_[242-rupert] [Her]_2903-her beauty and eloquence of attitude while [she]_2903-her spoke were extraordinary . [Rupert]_242-rupert could not take [his]_242-rupert eyes off [her]_2903-her . A deep crimson dyed [his]_242-rupert cheeks ; there seemed to be a singing in [his]_242-rupert ears , and a tremor of emotion ran through [him]_242-rupert which all [his]_242-rupert efforts were powerless to control . [He]_242-rupert felt [himself]_242-rupert choking . What , what demon , at once persuasive and malignant , had thrust [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} into this frightful danger ? How , good heavens , had [she]_2903-her been so foolish , so innocent , as to confide [herself]_2903-her , at such a time , under such circumstances , to [a man who was passionately in love with [her]_2903-her , casting away like [an unsuspecting child]_{2905-an unsuspecting child} the protection with which [society girds about maiden honour]_{2906-society girds about maiden honour}]_{2904-a man who was passionately in love with her , casting away like an unsuspecting child the protection with which society girds about maiden honour} ? ' Oh , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert murmured , sighing heavily and turning away [his]_242-rupert eyes with a violent effort , while [he]_242-rupert set [his]_242-rupert teeth and grasped the arm of the chair into which [he]_242-rupert had flung [himself]_242-rupert , ' oh , to pluck this rose , this sweet , pale rose , breathing out love and passion ! Oh , pale , sweet rose , to be trampled in the mire , its leaves rent , its fragrance gone , and [I]_242-rupert to be such [a villain]_{2103-a villain} ! '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert would not look into those kindling eyes again . But the fire in [his]_242-rupert heart , how it surged , how it ran through [his]_242-rupert veins ! It was the hot lava fire of temptation . No , no , [he]_242-rupert must not yield . ' How did [you]_2903-her dare to come , [[you]_2903-her mad , impulsive child]_{8147-you mad , impulsive child} ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried , still choked with emotion . ' Dare to come ? '_[2903-her] was [her]_2903-her quiet answer . ' Dare , [Rupert]_242-rupert ? Not come to [you]_242-rupert because [I]_2903-her dare not ? Why , what risk am [I]_2903-her running ? [Rupert]_242-rupert will not harm [me]_2903-her . '_[2903-her] [Her]_2903-her voice was low and clear ; it never trembled . ' Not [Rupert]_242-rupert , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said huskily , putting down [his]_242-rupert rebellious spirit with a firm hand ; ' not [Rupert]_242-rupert , but the wildness in [him]_242-rupert , the passion [you]_2903-her have so cruelly , so thoughtlessly — '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert would not continue . Better not dwell on it . One moment of weakness and [they]_2907-they were lost . [He]_242-rupert must be calm , find arguments against [his]_242-rupert own tumultuous feelings , against [her]_2903-her innocent but most fatal delusion . But what reasoning could avail ? [She]_2903-her did not comprehend what [she]_2903-her had been saying , what [her]_2903-her principles meant , into what a net [she]_2903-her had cast [herself]_2903-her . To [her]_2903-her [the world]_{5697-the world} was utterly unknown . [He]_242-rupert could not reason as with one who would understand [his]_242-rupert half - words . Could [he]_242-rupert urge the example of [society]_2738-society ? [She]_2903-her would laugh it to scorn . Custom , usage , respectability , how was [he]_242-rupert to make [them]_2910-them avail where education had taken [their]_2910-them value from [them]_2910-them ? There was no argument there . At last [he]_242-rupert exclaimed : ' But , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , for [my]_242-rupert sake , [darling]_6088-darling ; to please [me]_242-rupert , will [you]_6088-darling not do like [the rest of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{8149-the rest of the world} ? [You]_6088-darling shall be free as air afterwards . [I]_242-rupert have never given a thought to [your]_6088-darling religious views . [You]_6088-darling learnt them from [[your]_6088-darling father]_{6060-your father} , and it is not for [me]_242-rupert to say [I]_242-rupert know more about such things than [he]_{6060-your father} does . [I]_242-rupert was brought up in the ordinary way ; [I]_242-rupert took [my]_242-rupert own line when [I]_242-rupert became [a man]_{5695-a man} , as [you]_6088-darling know . [[My]_242-rupert friends]_{8153-my friends} would tell [you]_6088-darling , very likely , that [I]_242-rupert had not much of the Christian left in [me]_242-rupert , nor do [I]_242-rupert suppose [I]_242-rupert have . But some points [we]_8154-we must observe till [the world]_{5697-the world} changes . '_[242-rupert] ' [My]_2911-my world has changed already , '_[2911-my] was [her]_2911-my rejoinder ; ' it has ceased to be the world of lying conventions and [foolish worn - out antiquities]_{8156-foolish worn - out antiquities} . It is [the world of truth]_{8157-the world of truth} and honour and love . If [I]_242-rupert could not promise to be faithful , if [I]_242-rupert were not sure of [my]_242-rupert own heart and of [yours]_6088-darling — '_[242-rupert] ' How can [you]_6088-darling be sure if [we]_8154-we are not married , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_[2912-he] [His]_2912-he voice trembled again . [He]_2912-he could hardly continue . ' Might [I]_2912-he not do as [other men]_{6508-other men} have done — be [a scoundrel]_{8159-a scoundrel} and desert [the woman [I]_2912-he had pretended to love]_{8160-the woman i had pretended to love} ? Where would be [her]_{8160-the woman i had pretended to love} remedy ? '_[2912-he] [He]_2912-he shook with excitement and the effort to keep it down . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} fairly laughed . ' And do [you]_242-rupert think [the Archbishop]_{8127-the archbishop} 's license would give [her]_{8160-the woman i had pretended to love} a remedy ? What a charm for broken hearts ! Why , it would be a more powerful love - philter than [Tristram]_441-tristram and [Iseult]_442-iseult drank together on [their]_2913-their fatal voyage . '_{[367-hippolyta]} A slight pang of jealousy shot through [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not forget the tableau in which [Rupert]_242-rupert and Lady May pledged [their]_2913-their love on the evening of the ball . ' [[My]_242-rupert dear child]_{2371-my dear child} , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , in [his]_242-rupert exasperation , ' [you]_{2371-my dear child} argue like [a woman]_{6460-a woman} . It is not a question of feelings but of rights . '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} argue like [[my]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{5872-my father} , who has often told [me]_{367-hippolyta} that the great wrong on which all modern institutions are founded is the divorce between feeling and right . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' But [he]_{5872-my father} married [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} . [He]_{5872-my father} submitted to the social ordinances . '_[242-rupert] ' [He]_{5872-my father} was young then , and [his]_{5872-my father} principles were not fixed as they afterwards became . '_[242-rupert] ' And [[your]_{2371-my dear child} mother]_{2390-your mother} ? [a man that marries twice]_{8166-a man that marries twice} must surely believe in matrimony . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} can not tell , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , musing , but not , as it would seem , convinced . ' There was in the union of [[my]_242-rupert father]_{5872-my father} and [mother]_1753-mother all the sacredness which [you]_{2371-my dear child} , and [I]_242-rupert no less than [you]_{2371-my dear child} , prize in wedlock . But whether [they]_8169-they went through civil or religious forms [I]_242-rupert never learnt . [I]_242-rupert do not think [they]_8169-they did . '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , in spite of [his]_242-rupert large - mindedness , felt the shock . ' And is it possible , then , that [[your]_0-i mother]_{2390-your mother} was not married ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert exclaimed , with growing indignation against [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert . ' Quite possible , '_[2914-she] [she]_2914-she answered in a tranquil voice ; not married as [men speak who cling to the conventional]_{2915-men speak who cling to the conventional} . But [she]_2914-she loved [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} , and had no eyes for any one but [him]_{5872-my father} till the day [she]_2914-she died . ' '_[2914-she] [I]_0-i see , [I]_0-i feel , ' [he]_0-i said , being utterly baffled , '_[0-i] what an influence education has had on [you]_2917-you . [I]_0-i am at a loss what to say . [You]_2917-you are in the wrong ; [you]_2917-you do injustice to that highest nature [you]_2917-you hold in veneration ; and still , these principles are so novel [I]_0-i do not know how to cope with them . Oh , ' [he]_0-i cried , in a tone of vehement desire , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor were here . [You]_2917-you could not resist [him]_277-ivor . ' '_[2917-you] [I]_0-i do not believe [he]_277-ivor would take [your]_0-i side , ' [she]_2917-you answered ; '_[277-ivor] the side , [I]_0-i mean , which [you]_0-i are in vain attempting to defend . [He]_277-ivor is no disbeliever in the golden age . ' '_[277-ivor] Am [I]_0-i , then ? ' asked [Rupert]_422-rupert . '_[0-i] It would seem so . [You]_2917-you can not imagine that two hearts , the most attachable that ever were , will be true to one another unless society — and such society ! — clamps them together with iron bands . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor would rebuke [your]_2917-you want of faith , not [my]_0-i trust in [you]_2917-you . Come , [Rupert]_422-rupert , [dear]_2772-dear , ' [she]_8171-she went on , facing [him]_422-rupert now with [her]_8171-she sweet and frank expression , '_[422-rupert] let the soul of [the artist within [you]_2772-dear]_{2919-the artist within you} burst these conventions , and float with [me]_0-i into a happier air . [The old world]_{2920-the old world} is dying ; it is nearly dead . Can not [you]_2772-dear hear the rattle in its throat ; these inarticulate gaspings of rites and ceremonies , the meaning of which was emptied away before [you]_2772-dear and [I]_0-i saw the light ? [We]_2921-we are young ; [we]_2921-we have learnt how much of what [people]_5883-people say [they]_5883-people believe , and only say it , is false to the heart 's core . What concern have [we]_2921-we with effete aristocracies , obsolete religions , childish betrothals with ring and book in the sight of [the profane multitude]_{2923-the profane multitude} ? The infinite expanse of the future lies before [us]_2921-we , the possibilities of to - morrow . It has taken many a brave life to win this fair inheritance — [the poets]_{7077-the poets} , [the dreamers]_{2925-the dreamers} , [the wise men]_{2926-the wise men} and [women who have not dreamt merely , but have begun to realise what]_{2927-women who have not dreamt merely , but have begun to realise what} [they]_{2927-women who have not dreamt merely , but have begun to realise what} dreamt . On which side will [you]_2772-dear take [your]_2772-dear stand , — with [the old , tyrannical , foolish , helplessly cruel past]_{2928-the old , tyrannical , foolish , helplessly cruel past} , or with men like [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor and [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert , with [women]_7138-women like — yes , [I]_0-i dare to say it — like [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? [You]_2772-dear do not know the consequences of one false step in [a girl]_{2930-a girl} brought up as [I]_0-i have been to act and speak the perfect truth . Were [I]_0-i to do as [you]_2772-dear bid [me]_0-i , to go with [you]_2772-dear before [priest]_2931-priest or [registrar]_{2932-registrar} , [I]_0-i should degrade [myself]_0-i beyond redemption . This , [Rupert]_422-rupert , is [the woman]_{7131-the woman} 's protest against the old bad order , [her]_{7131-the woman} martyrdom if [you]_422-rupert will . It is for [man]_6250-man to renounce honours , wealth , glory , the power which involves dominion over [the weak]_{2935-the weak} , and is founded on [their]_{2935-the weak} weakness . What can [a maiden]_{6889-a maiden} renounce ? [I]_0-i will tell [you]_2772-dear . Do not shrink if [I]_0-i say it , conscious of the unsullied life [I]_0-i have led and the innocent love that is beating in [my]_0-i heart . [Rupert]_422-rupert , [she]_{6889-a maiden} can renounce respectability . ' [He]_422-rupert had listened like [one amazed]_{8172-one amazed} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} spoke with burning eloquence , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes were bright and clear as [she]_{367-hippolyta} stood before [him]_422-rupert , [her]_{367-hippolyta} countenance glowing with enthusiasm , while with the fervent words [her]_{367-hippolyta} bosom heaved and fell . [Rupert]_422-rupert , in a taking of love and anger , was almost beside [himself]_422-rupert . '_[422-rupert] Good heavens , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_422-rupert burst out , '_{[367-hippolyta]} do [you]_{367-hippolyta} want to drive [me]_0-i distracted ? Was ever such a situation ? [You]_{367-hippolyta} do not in the least understand [your]_{367-hippolyta} danger or [mine]_0-i . [Child]_444-child , [child]_2676-child , ' [he]_422-rupert said , [his]_422-rupert face darkening , '_[444-child] why have [you]_2676-child dared to put [yourself]_2676-child thus in the power of another , even though that other be [Rupert]_422-rupert ? [I]_0-i will not harm [you]_2676-child . God forbid . But see to it that [you]_2676-child tempt [me]_0-i no further . Go , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , forget these wild and hurtling words . Let [me]_0-i take [you]_2676-child to [[your]_2676-child hotel]_{2939-your hotel} . ' [he]_422-rupert looked round as [he]_422-rupert spoke for [his]_422-rupert hat and overcoat . [She]_2676-child laughed , no whit displeased . '_[0-i] [You]_0-i must find [[my]_0-i hotel]_{2940-my hotel} first , ' [she]_2676-child said . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have [no hotel]_{2941-no hotel} . ' '_[0-i] Where is [your]_0-i luggage then ? ' [he]_422-rupert inquired . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i brought harldly any , ' [she]_2676-child replied ; '_[0-i] what there is [I]_0-i left at [the railway station]_{2942-the railway station} . [I]_0-i came [here]_6115-here direct . ' '_[0-i] Well , well , ' [he]_422-rupert said uneasily , '_[0-i] there is no harm done ; [we]_2944-we can call for it , and then drive [you]_0-i to [some hotel]_{2945-some hotel} . ' [She]_2676-child did not stir from [her]_2676-child place . With a long , earnest look [she]_2676-child examined the expression of [Rupert]_422-rupert 's countenance , where [he]_422-rupert stood by the door . [He]_422-rupert was impatient ; [he]_422-rupert could think only that [she]_2676-child ought to have an address in [London]_4-london and not be wandering about like this . [He]_422-rupert would devise some means of persuading [her]_2676-child to be reasonable to - morrow , when [she]_2676-child had got over the excitemtnt of the discussion . While [he]_422-rupert was in this mental confusion , [she]_2676-child walked slowly across the hearth and came to [him]_422-rupert . [He]_422-rupert turned round . [They]_2947-they were again face to face . '_[422-rupert] [Rupert]_422-rupert , ' [she]_2676-child said , '_[422-rupert] [I]_0-i am here . [I]_0-i am [[your]_422-rupert wife]_{2946-your wife} . [We]_2947-they have acknowledged [our]_2947-they mutual love , which has [no rival]_{2948-no rival} nor can have [a successor]_{2949-a successor} . Take [me]_0-i as [I]_0-i am . [I]_0-i love [you]_422-rupert . [I]_0-i do not fear [you]_422-rupert at all . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} looked marvellously beautiful as [she]_{367-hippolyta} stood before [him]_422-rupert waiting . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will not , ' [he]_0-i cried , '_[276-god] so help [me]_0-i [God]_276-god . [I]_0-i am willing , nay , eager as love can make [me]_0-i , to marry [you]_422-rupert . But , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , have pity on [yourself]_422-rupert , have pity on [me]_0-i , ' [he]_0-i said in an imploring voice ; '_[422-rupert] see , [I]_0-i go down on [my]_0-i knees to [you]_422-rupert , ' and [he]_0-i fell sobbing at [her]_{367-hippolyta} feet . [She]_{367-hippolyta} stooped and touched [his]_422-rupert cheek with [her]_{367-hippolyta} ungloved hand . '_[0-i] No , [Rupert]_422-rupert , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered , weeping ; '_[422-rupert] [I]_0-i have [my]_0-i code of honour as [you]_422-rupert have [yours]_422-rupert . [We]_2950-we will be married [my]_0-i way or no way . [You]_422-rupert must choose . ' '_[422-rupert] Then , ' [he]_422-rupert said , rising with a groan that tore [his]_422-rupert heart , '_[422-rupert] it shall be no way . [I]_0-i can not , [I]_0-i will not dishonour [you]_422-rupert . ' [He]_422-rupert did not dare to lift [his]_422-rupert eyes to [her]_8173-her face . '_[0-i] It is all over then , ' [she]_8173-her said in a faint whisper . '_[0-i] Good - bye , [Rupert]_422-rupert . [I]_0-i have staked and lost . No matter , no matter . Let [me]_0-i go . ' '_[0-i] Go where ? ' [he]_422-rupert said , detaining [her]_8173-her . '_[422-rupert] [You]_422-rupert shall not walk alone at this time of night through [the [London]_4-london streets]_{8077-the london streets} . [I]_0-i will accompany [you]_422-rupert as [I]_0-i proposed . ' [Her]_8173-her look had a strange meaning in it . '_[0-i] Let [me]_0-i go , ' [she]_8173-her murmured ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not afraid of [the streets]_{2952-the streets} . [I]_0-i know [my]_0-i way . ' '_[0-i] But [you]_422-rupert said [you]_422-rupert had [no hotel]_{2941-no hotel} . ' [He]_422-rupert was resolved to go with [her]_8173-her . '_[422-rupert] [I]_0-i shall not need [an hotel]_{2954-an hotel} , ' was the answer [she]_8173-her made . [She]_8173-her drew [her]_8173-her cloak about [her]_8173-her shoulders and attempted to pass [him]_422-rupert . [Rupert]_422-rupert had drawn the curtain aside which hung over the door , but [he]_422-rupert held the handle fast . '_[422-rupert] What are [you]_422-rupert going to do ? ' [he]_422-rupert said . '_[422-rupert] Do [you]_422-rupert imagine , ' [she]_8173-her replied , '_[422-rupert] that [I]_0-i have spent all [my]_0-i resources in asking [you]_422-rupert to accept [my]_0-i love ? When [I]_0-i left [Falside]_89-falside [I]_0-i had reckoned with the contingencies of [our]_2955-our situation . [I]_0-i knew what [I]_0-i was risking . [My]_0-i reputation — as [you]_422-rupert call it,—has not a visit like this , under these circumstances , blown it to the four winds ? ' '_[0-i] Who saw [you]_422-rupert come in ? ' [he]_422-rupert said eagerly . [He]_422-rupert felt the force of [her]_{2956-your servant} words . '_[422-rupert] [[Your]_422-rupert servant]_{2956-your servant} and [[her]_{2956-your servant} children]_{1038-her children} , ' [she]_{2956-your servant} said . '_[422-rupert] [I]_0-i gave no name , but [my]_0-i veil was up . [They]_2958-they will be able to describe [me]_0-i . ' '_[2958-they] [I]_0-i can trust [old Martha]_{445-old martha} , ' [he]_0-i answered , '_{[445-old martha]} if there was [nobody else]_{2959-nobody else} . ' '_{[445-old martha]} But [you]_422-rupert can not trust [me]_0-i , ' replied [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[422-rupert] [I]_0-i have put [myself]_0-i into [your]_422-rupert hands , and [my]_0-i character is dead . [I]_0-i have killed [the Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} who was , or might have been , [a respectable member of society]_{2960-a respectable member of society} . Can [I]_0-i be the same to [you]_422-rupert as if this had not taken place ? ' [He]_422-rupert thought [she]_{367-hippolyta} was relenting . '_[422-rupert] [You]_422-rupert can , [you]_422-rupert can , ' [he]_422-rupert exclaimed with a feeling of relief . '_[422-rupert] It matters nothing what [you]_422-rupert have said or done to - night . Let [us]_2961-us forget it , [darling]_6088-darling ; forget it , [my]_0-i own worshipped [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} [You]_422-rupert mistake [me]_0-i still , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said . '_[422-rupert] [I]_0-i am not come to act a play . What [I]_0-i have done is a part of [myself]_0-i . If [you]_422-rupert take [me]_0-i with it [you]_422-rupert renounce the social ordinances which , instead of uniting , have almost separated [us]_2961-us . But if [you]_422-rupert do not — ' There was a long pause , or else the minutes stretched out in this spiritual agony . '_[422-rupert] And if [I]_0-i do not ? ' [Rupert]_422-rupert said slowly , as if coming to [himself]_422-rupert out of a sleep . '_[0-i] In that case , to - night will be the last of [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered . '_[422-rupert] Do [you]_422-rupert mean that [you]_422-rupert will — ? ' [He]_422-rupert could not finish the sentence . '_[422-rupert] [I]_0-i mean , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said under [her]_{367-hippolyta} breath , '_[422-rupert] that [I]_0-i know [my]_0-i way to [the river]_{6125-the river} . [I]_0-i will go whither so many of [[my]_0-i poor sisters]_{2964-my poor sisters} have gone before [me]_0-i ; and neither [you]_422-rupert nor [any man]_{7704-any man} shall hinder it . ' And again [she]_{367-hippolyta} endeavoured to pass [him]_422-rupert . '_[422-rupert] Stand back , ' [he]_422-rupert cried out ; '_[422-rupert] [you]_0-i shall not go . [You]_0-i have lost [your]_0-i senses . ' And even as [he]_422-rupert spoke the thought of uttering such harsh language to [the woman [he]_422-rupert loved]_{8174-the woman he loved} smote upon [him]_422-rupert . '_[0-i] Dear , [sweet Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_422-rupert said , taking [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand , '_[0-i] forgive [me]_0-i . It is [I]_0-i that am mad . But do not be angry . Give up these wild thoughts . Be persuaded . [I]_0-i will do anything . ' '_[0-i] Anything but what [I]_0-i ask , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said . '_[0-i] Oh , [I]_0-i do not mind [your]_0-i hard words . But enough . [We]_2966-we have seen the last of [each other]_{1289-each other} . [We]_2966-we must go [our]_2966-we several ways . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} was calm and resolute . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes had gathered a brilliant light in them during the moments of [their]_2966-we altercation ; and [Rupert]_422-rupert , as [he]_422-rupert looked at [her]_{367-hippolyta} , thought [she]_{367-hippolyta} was [the woman]_{7131-the woman} to do as [she]_{367-hippolyta} had said . If [he]_422-rupert let [her]_{367-hippolyta} go [the river]_{6125-the river} would be [her]_{367-hippolyta} restingplace ere morning . Then began a fresh scene of earnest , impassioned pleading on [his]_422-rupert part and resistance on [hers]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_422-rupert begged , [he]_422-rupert entreated , [he]_422-rupert grew angry and gentle by turns , [he]_422-rupert employed the most caressing language and all the resources of [the lover]_{6610-the lover} 's art , not as many [a lover]_{6536-a lover} has done , to overcome the scruples of modesty , but to save this high and noble spirit , noble in its very aberrations , from shipwreck . [He]_422-rupert might as well have poured out [his]_422-rupert eloquence to the stones of [the street]_{6256-the street} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} heard it all unmoved . [She]_{367-hippolyta} said once , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not scorn [you]_2968-you for trying to change [me]_0-i , but [I]_0-i should scorn [myself]_0-i if [I]_0-i yielded . Tell [me]_0-i that [you]_2968-you can not love [me]_0-i unless [I]_0-i submit to this mockery and [I]_0-i shall understand . But , even then , [I]_0-i will not give in to [you]_2968-you . Can [you]_2968-you tell [me]_0-i so ? ' '_[2968-you] No , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_2968-you answered , '_[2968-you] it would not be true . This is no question of love . Whatever [you]_{367-hippolyta} become [I]_0-i shall feel the same towards [you]_{367-hippolyta} that [I]_0-i did when [you]_{367-hippolyta} dawned upon [me]_0-i like a heavenly apparition in the Hermitage . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} If [our]_2969-our love remains , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_{[367-hippolyta]} what can the rest signify ? ' and the contest broke out again . But it was not equal . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} truly said , had thought over the contingencies of that strange situation , and was prepared for the worst . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} life , spent with [those who were ever exposing [themselves]_{8180-those who were ever exposing themselves in the field or ready to mount the scaffold} in the field or ready to mount the scaffold]_{8180-those who were ever exposing themselves in the field or ready to mount the scaffold} , had familiarised [her]_{367-hippolyta} with the idea not only of self - sacrifice , but of failure which has death for its price . The risk , [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , must have been undertaken some day , why not now ? To persuade [Rupert]_422-rupert in cold blood , or by the use of arguments , was , [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew , impossible . One weapon which not even [he]_422-rupert could pluck from [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand , one last resource there was which left [the man]_{5814-the man} and [woman]_6532-woman unequally matched — and [the man]_{5814-the man} inferior . [She]_{367-hippolyta} told [him]_422-rupert plainly . '_{[367-hippolyta]} Do not be [a tyrant]_{2970-a tyrant} , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , '_{[2970-a tyrant]} and compel [me]_0-i to die . But this be sure of , only by yielding to [my]_0-i wish can [you]_2971-she persuade [me]_0-i to live . Make the trial . Open the door and let [me]_0-i go , or quit [me]_0-i and do not return . In twenty - four hours [you]_2971-she will hear news of [me]_0-i . ' What could avail against such resolution ? [Rupert]_422-rupert said to [her]_{367-hippolyta} at last , '_[2971-she] Will [you]_0-i stay [here]_6115-here and do [yourself]_0-i no harm to - night , if [I]_0-i leave [you]_0-i ? Give [me]_0-i time to reflect . [You]_0-i may have changed [your]_0-i mind in the morning . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall not change [my]_0-i mind , ' [she]_2971-she said . '_[0-i] But [I]_0-i will stay [here]_6115-here on these conditions . Promise [me]_0-i to come back as early as [you]_2971-she can to - morrow and to look upon [me]_0-i henceforth as [[your]_2971-she wife]_{2946-your wife} . Promise , [Rupert]_422-rupert , and [I]_0-i will wait quietly . But if [you]_422-rupert do not return , or still insist on what [I]_0-i can not yield,—you know the rest . [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , ' [she]_2971-she said softly , '_[0-i] [you]_422-rupert have to deal with [a loving woman]_{2976-a loving woman} . Trust [me]_0-i and let [us]_2977-us be happy together . Do [you]_422-rupert promise ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i promise , ' [he]_422-rupert answered in a low voice . It was like consenting to death . [The room]_{762-the room} swam before [him]_422-rupert . But when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} heard the words [her]_{367-hippolyta} countenance lightened wonderfully . [She]_{367-hippolyta} became [a naive child]_{8185-a naive child} instead of [the resolute woman that had been pleading in that desperate and unparalleled cause]_{8186-the resolute woman that had been pleading in that desperate and unparalleled cause} . '_[0-i] Now go , ' [she]_2971-she said , offering [him]_422-rupert [her]_2971-she cheek to kiss . [He]_422-rupert touched it with [his]_422-rupert lips , almost shudderingly . [She]_2971-she held the door open . [He]_422-rupert bethought [himself]_422-rupert for a moment before going , and said , '_[0-i] [You]_0-i will find the means of making a fire in the morning , and getting a morsel to eat . Lock the door . Do n't answer any one till [I]_0-i come . [I]_0-i will look in at [the lodge]_{2978-the lodge} as [I]_0-i go past and tell [Martha]_{445-old martha} [she]_{445-old martha} need not trouble about [the place]_{987-the place} ; that [I]_0-i have left [it]_{987-the place} safe , and do not want [it]_{987-the place} disturbed at present . [You]_0-i must not be surprised , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , if [I]_0-i am delayed till towards noon . There will be many things to see to . And — and [you]_0-i will not do anything [I]_0-i am away ? ' '_[0-i] Keep [your]_0-i word , ' [she]_{445-old martha} answered , '_[0-i] and [I]_0-i will keep mine . ' [He]_0-i fled down the steps and along [the gardenpath]_{8187-the gardenpath} . [He]_0-i heard the key turn in the lock . [He]_0-i did not venture even to glance back , but ran straight on , gave a quick , brief message to [the woman who came out as [he]_0-i passed , and with head down and rapid step took [the road]_{5736-the road} towards [London]_4-london]_{8188-the woman who came out as he passed , and with head down and rapid step took the road towards london} . More agitated [he]_0-i could not have been had [he]_0-i left a murdered body in [[his]_0-i studio]_{1691-his studio} . It was worse , [he]_0-i said to [himself]_0-i ; [he]_0-i had murdered [a soul]_{8191-a soul} . '_[0-i] And yet not [I]_0-i , not [I]_0-i , ' [he]_0-i murmured repeatedly , '_[0-i] it is [[her]_2980-her father]_{671-her father} that has ruined [her]_2980-her with [his]_{671-her father} principles . ' [He]_0-i walked on and on . The winds were still up , driving the clouds through a beautiful stormy sky in which the moon shone bright at intervals . It had ceased raining and [the streets]_{2952-the streets} were dry underfoot for the most part , though here and there a pool of water gleamed on [the roadway]_{8193-the roadway} , and all the scene reminded one of a chill March night rather than the end of May. There was a high - strung feeling in the atmosphere which harmonised with [Rupert]_422-rupert 's excited mood , and gave [him]_0-i a vivid sense as though in comparison [he]_0-i had never lived till now . What had [he]_0-i promised ? Was there any retreat from it compatible with honour , nay , with the existence of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? And this , then , was the realising of all [his]_0-i hopes ! Oh , bitter mockery ! [He]_0-i went over the debate again and again . Why had [he]_0-i not urged this , why forgotten that ? [He]_0-i had been too tame , too yielding ; [he]_0-i might have pleaded more earnestly for [himself]_0-i . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was generous , and if [he]_0-i had insisted on the injury to [his]_0-i own sense of rectitude , to [his]_0-i reputation , which had never endured a stain , to [his]_0-i happiness , which must be sacrificed if [they]_8194-they were to live in concealment or come forth with shameless foreheads before the world,—but what did it avail ? The hour was past and [his]_0-i word given . To - morrow ? It wanted how few moments of the day when [he]_0-i and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} should become outcasts from [the world in which [he]_0-i had been brought up]_{8195-the world in which he had been brought up} ? And [he]_0-i was helpless , bound hand and foot by the devilish teaching of [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert . Who would have believed yesterday that the dreams of [a revolutionist]_{6870-a revolutionist} were henceforth to shape [his]_0-i life for [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert ? [He]_0-i had been content to dwell in the regions of the ideal ; to put aside these questions , tossed to and fro by [politicians]_{8197-politicians} and [reformers]_{8198-reformers} , as vulgar , unworthy of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's consideration , fit only for debating clubs . And [they]_8194-they had broken into [his]_0-i retreat and were clustering about [[his]_0-i hearthstone]_{8200-his hearthstone} . On [him]_0-i — [him]_0-i — [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , the crisis of [the modern world]_{8201-the modern world} had fallen . '_{[671-her father]} Why should it not ? ' [he]_0-i said with a bitter laugh as [he]_0-i hurried along . '_{[671-her father]} Am [I]_0-i so unlike [the rest of [men]_5873-men]_{2982-the rest of men} ? [Valence]_422-rupert was right . [The world]_{5697-the world} is a universal shipwreck , and [my]_0-i turn has come to be thrown out on [the waters]_{1455-the waters} . [Every one]_{5791-every one} must cling to [his]_{5791-every one} own spar . But how strangely , good [God]_276-god , how strangely it has come about ! [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , so young , so innocent , incapable of hurting the tenderest thing,—all feeling , purity , and affection,—must [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} be lost , and [I]_0-i be the instrument of [her]_{367-hippolyta} undoing ? It is too much . ' [He]_0-i stopped and gazed up and down [the silent road]_{8202-the silent road} , bewildered to such a degree that [he]_0-i knew not whether to turn back and try to persuade [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , or to leave it all to chance and depart by the next mail for [the Continent]_{105-the continent} . [He]_0-i could be ready in a few hours . [He]_0-i was now nearing [home]_693-home , and terribly fatigued with the excitement and exhaustion of the day , for [he]_0-i had eaten nothing since noon . To pack a portmanteau , write a farewell note , telling [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} that a bad promise ought to be broken and [he]_0-i could not bring [himself]_0-i to do [her]_{367-hippolyta} wrong , then to drive to [Charing Cross]_{51-charing cross} and catch the Dover train,—all this was still possible . [He]_0-i had almost resolved on it , but for the memory of [her]_{367-hippolyta} resolute pale face and [her]_{367-hippolyta} steady words , which assured [him]_0-i that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had not been acting a part . What should [he]_0-i feel if [she]_{367-hippolyta} carried [her]_{367-hippolyta} threat into execution , and [he]_0-i learned in [Florence]_127-florence or [Dresden]_446-dresden that [her]_{367-hippolyta} body had been found defiled in the mud of [the Thames]_{128-the thames} , [her]_{367-hippolyta} sweet eyes closed for ever ? No , [he]_0-i dared not risk it . Even death would not save [her]_{367-hippolyta} now ; after spending a night in [that fatal studio]_{8204-that fatal studio} [she]_{367-hippolyta} was to the world at large dishonoured . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had spoken the truth ; in paying such a visit [her]_{367-hippolyta} character was blown to the four winds . The falling snow was not more stainless , and yet [she]_{367-hippolyta} must bear about with [her]_{367-hippolyta} the penalty of guilt . [His]_0-i thoughts , as [he]_0-i wandered aimlessly under the fitful moon and the wild clouds , took a fresh turn . [He]_0-i would not go [home]_693-home yet . [He]_0-i stood looking through the railings of [the Park]_{5743-the park} , and studied with an absorbed gaze the misty lawns on which lay a film of uncertain moonlight , while the dark stems of the trees made a solemn background . '_{[367-hippolyta]} After all , ' so [his]_0-i meditation ran , '_{[367-hippolyta]} who knows ? [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} may be right . What is [the world]_{5697-the world} 's marriage but a ceremony ? How many of [us]_2988-us believe in it or respect it ? Should [I]_0-i have let it stand in the way if [I]_0-i had fallen in love with [a married woman]_{2989-a married woman} and discovered that [she]_{2989-a married woman} was miserable ? Fortunate for [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i daresay , that [I]_0-i never did . Things are all breaking up ; it seems as if the lease of [the old world]_{2920-the old world} had run out and [the building]_{2991-the building} had to come down . Certainly it is years since [I]_0-i entered [a church]_{908-a church} with any belief in what goes on there . Have [I]_0-i any reason to become [its champion]_{2993-its champion} ? None , none whatever , except a feeble dislike to be pointed at as eccentric or [a libertine]_{2994-a libertine} . [God]_276-god knows [I]_0-i am [no saint]_{2995-no saint} , but neither am [I]_0-i [a libetine]_{2996-a libetine} . How could [I]_0-i consent to the ruin of [an innocent child]_{2997-an innocent child} ? But [she]_{2989-a married woman} says it is not ruin . It will be a marriage of the heart , and why should [I]_0-i mind ? If [we]_2998-we were on [a desert island]_{606-a desert island} , where there was [neither [clergyman]_{3001-clergyman} nor [registrar]_{2932-registrar}]_{3000-neither clergyman nor registrar} , should [we]_2998-we hesitate to marry or think [ourselves]_2998-we not married till [one]_5661-one came ? What is the difference then ? For to [me]_0-i the social order is of no more consequence than a panorama which [I]_0-i see pass by , one view drawing after it another , and none of them lasting . [I]_0-i can not answer [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's objections . Oh , why did [Ivor]_277-ivor go away ? [He]_277-ivor would tell [me]_0-i what to do ; [he]_277-ivor would find a solution . Is it only inbred custom that revolts in [me]_0-i , or something higher and better ; is it the heart which will not have its affection degraded , or a want of nobility in the intellect , fettered by chains of use ? [I]_0-i can not tell . Who is there that can tell [me]_0-i ? ' [He]_0-i lost [himself]_0-i in the endless discussion . The sound of [a distant cab hurrying along]_{8207-a distant cab hurrying along} broke from time to time upon [his]_0-i ear ; but it died away into silence while [he]_0-i walked hither and thither , scanning the shapes and motions of the silvery clouds and the deep rifts of blue where the stars shone faintly . Was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} asleep at this hour , or pacing [the studio]_{1155-the studio} in troubled thought as [he]_0-i was pacing up and down [Park Lane]_{129-park lane} ? Again [he]_0-i felt tempted to go back . [He]_0-i walked a few steps in the direction [he]_0-i had come ; then , with a strong effort , frightened and feeling a chill at [his]_0-i heart , like [one who has heard the voice of an evil being]_{8209-one who has heard the voice of an evil being} near [him]_0-i , [he]_0-i turned again and went hastily along [the deserted streets]_{8210-the deserted streets} , not towards [[his]_0-i studio]_{1691-his studio} , but towards [the river]_{6125-the river} . [He]_0-i could not have explained what lugubrious fancy it was that led [him]_0-i on , neither pausing nor looking back , nor assigning to [himself]_0-i a reason for the way [he]_0-i was travelling , but still moving , as by instinct , always towards [the river]_{6125-the river} . In the weird and silent light , shed by a moon which gradually drank up the clouds and seemed to grow larger and larger , [he]_0-i caught a glimpse of [his]_0-i shadow , now in advance , now moving sideways with [him]_0-i , now emerging from the deep gloom of [enormous buildings]_{8214-enormous buildings} as [a drowning man]_{8215-a drowning man} rises for a moment from the waves which are to close over [him]_0-i again . [He]_0-i passed [a solitary figure]_{8216-a solitary figure} at the turn of [a street]_{8217-a street} , and could hardly refrain from asking [it]_{8216-a solitary figure} what business took it abroad at such an hour . [He]_0-i heard the steady march of [a policeman pacing up and down , and the echo from the opposite side of the way]_{8218-a policeman pacing up and down , and the echo from the opposite side of the way} , with something of the guilty apprehension that dogs an ill deed ; [he]_0-i would have felt easier had [no one in [the huge city]_{6632-the huge city}]_{8219-no one in the huge city} been awake but [himself]_0-i . And still [he]_0-i made for [the river]_{6125-the river} . A fresh breeeze blew upon [his]_0-i forehead when [he]_0-i emerged from [a narrow lane]_{8222-a narrow lane} ; [he]_0-i saw the vast shadow of [the Abbey]_{8223-the abbey} , and the moon resting over [it]_{8223-the abbey} ; other shadows came , as it were to meet [him]_0-i and guide [him]_0-i on . In the quiet which had succeeded to the rush and tumult of a [London]_4-london day there was something inexpressibly awful and mysterious ; something as terrible as death , for it came upon [him]_0-i like the cessation of innumerable lives , of myriad activities , like the lying down to a rest which might never be broken , so profound was the silence over it , of [millions upon millions]_{8224-millions upon millions} . And then [he]_0-i was standing alone on [Westminster Bridge]_{130-westminster bridge} . For that brief space of time , the river with [its]_{6125-the river} multiplied solemn lights stretching far away , the immense radiance of the moon quenching them in one place , contrasting with them in another , all that flood of dreary waters and still drearier memories belonged to [him]_0-i alone . It had no name , no associations with history , no taint of the vulgar day ; it was [a broad river flowing by [a great wicked city]_{8226-a great wicked city} down to [the unknown sea]_{8227-the unknown sea}]_{8225-a broad river flowing by a great wicked city down to the unknown sea} . And in [its]_{6125-the river} deeps were the secrets of wasted lives , a vision of horror not to be explored by [the boldest]_{8228-the boldest} . Yet [he]_0-i would force [himself]_0-i to think of [those whom [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , the pure unsullied [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , had called [[her]_{367-hippolyta} sisters]_{8230-her sisters} , and with whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been willing to make [her]_{367-hippolyta} bed that night . Where [he]_0-i was standing , in another hour , let [him]_0-i but utter the word , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would be gazing [her]_{367-hippolyta} last on earth and sky]_{8229-those whom hippolyta , the pure unsullied hippolyta , had called her sisters , and with whom she had been willing to make her bed that night . where he was standing , in another hour , let him but utter the word , she would be gazing her last on earth and sky} . [He]_0-i saw [her]_{367-hippolyta} mounting [the parapet]_{8231-the parapet} , heard [her]_{367-hippolyta} cry of despair as the arches of [the bridge]_{6293-the bridge} echoed and re - echoed it in the stillness , watched [her]_{367-hippolyta} as [she]_{367-hippolyta} sprang , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} whirled through the air , as [her]_{367-hippolyta} body struck upon the rushing waters , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} golden hair floated in the light one instant , then was swallowed down into the deeps of death . [Another of the pitiful sisterhood to whom suicide opens its ghastly arms]_{8233-another of the pitiful sisterhood to whom suicide opens its ghastly arms} , another folded in the embrace of the spectre that knows not how to help sorrow but by slaying ! And was that to be [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's doom ? '_[3004-you] Not now , ' [he]_0-i said aloud , '_[3004-you] not to - night , unless [I]_0-i lose pity for the sake of [I]_0-i know not what poor forms and conventional virtues . It shall not be to - night . ' [He]_0-i looked steadfastly down at [the river]_{6125-the river} , and from a great distance the whisper was conveyed to [his]_0-i heart , '_[3004-you] Not to - night , do [you]_3004-you say ? But another night may come , more desolate than this ; a night when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [degraded , ruined , forsaken , the cruel sport of passion and poverty]_{3005-degraded , ruined , forsaken , the cruel sport of passion and poverty} , shall find [her]_{367-hippolyta} way hither , and looking round for one that loved [her]_{367-hippolyta} in the old time and is not near nor will come again , crying out to the silence to have pity on [her]_{367-hippolyta} , shall find no refuge but in these deeps of death . Are [you]_3004-you willing that such shall be the end of [your]_3004-you romance , of [your]_3004-you loyalty ? ' The great light reflected beneath seemed to be gazing at [him]_0-i . Even as the fancy came [he]_0-i beheld — whether with the eyes of flesh or only with those of the spirit , who shall say?—the depths of [the river]_{6125-the river} lit up , [its]_{6125-the river} secret places opening ; [he]_0-i beheld [its]_{6125-the river} slimy banks and muddy , festering floor , which some indescribable vegetation clothed and made more horrible , and the dark yellow waters rushing along , ghastly in a pale flame , which gave [them]_8236-them a half transparency , and which illuminated that pathway of the drowned as if [it]_8237-it were a mausoleum wherein sacrifices to the dead , or on behalf of [them]_8236-them , were to be offered that night . [He]_0-i saw [the multitude crowding upon one another]_{8238-the multitude crowding upon one another} , and again [they]_{8238-the multitude crowding upon one another} seemed to be each in its own solitude ; so that [he]_0-i was oppressed at one and the same time with contradictory feelings of a throng from which there was no escape save into [the unlighted abysses beyond]_{8239-the unlighted abysses beyond} , and a loneliness where no voice came . [His]_0-i ear seemed to detect the sound of footsteps moving swiftly or slowly , but oftenest with the dragging gait of despair , moving from [the distant city streets]_{8240-the distant city streets} , from east and west , from north and south , from the ends of [the earth]_{5764-the earth} , converging all towards the spot where [he]_0-i was standing,—a ceaseless , dreadful march of those that did not know [one another]_{630-one another} , nor in this life ever should , but were contributing to swell [one host]_{8243-one host} , and precipitating [themselves]_8236-them into a common grave . [The river]_{6125-the river} itself was peopled with [the dead]_{8245-the dead} ; but still [the dead]_{8245-the dead} came hurrying , crowding , rushing with maddened steps , or creeping as in a dream , along all the ways which led up to [the bridge]_{6293-the bridge} and into [the flaming waters]_{8248-the flaming waters} . There was no other sound than the march of innumerable feet , no outcry to pierce the ear of darkness and wake [those that slept in [their]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} warm beds]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} , oblivious of [[their]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} brothers]_{8250-their brothers} and [sisters who , fainting under the weary load of life]_{8251-sisters who , fainting under the weary load of life} , came to cast it from [them]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} into [depths where it should be found no more]_{8252-depths where it should be found no more} . [He]_0-i heard the steps behind [him]_0-i , around [him]_0-i ; [the pavements]_{8253-the pavements} were alive with [them]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} , but [the host marching forward]_{8254-the host marching forward} was already enrolled in the ranks of death . And as [they]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} pressed down into [the river]_{6125-the river} , breathless , hopeless , with wild eyes and haggard looks , [he]_0-i saw the numbers of [them]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} that had entered into this sabbath of suicides rise in [their]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} dripping garments to meet [[their]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} associates]_{8256-their associates} in crime and desolation . The multitude grew and grew ; but there was ever fresh room as it moved downward to the remoter places , whence , as it seemed to [him]_0-i , the ascending tide was bringing a noise of [the sea]_{642-the sea} and of the night - winds struggling upon [it]_{642-the sea} . Here was the waste of [the world]_{5697-the world} , the human souls and bodies for which in life no room could be discovered nor a ransom given : here was a redemption wrought for [others]_5757-others , for the happy among [men]_5873-men , by suffering . But how unlike that redemption spoken of in [the churches]_{903-the churches} ! For upon this no resurrection followed ; it was an offering of [victims whereof account was not made and whose pains had but one alleviation]_{8262-victims whereof account was not made and whose pains had but one alleviation} — that [they]_{8249-those that slept in their warm beds} were ended by death . Or was it possible that [the great sea towards which]_{8263-the great sea towards which} [the throng]_{8040-the throng} seemed to be moving might prove more dreadful than [the river]_{6125-the river} ? Had those old tales of [the fiery deep]_{8266-the fiery deep} , and the streams of lament and forgetfulness , any truth in them which made of suicide not only the dreariest but the deadliest of sins ? What did that stony look in the eyes , what did that scared hue upon the cheeks portend ? A wasted life might then be nothing in comparison with a self - inflicted death . [The dark realms]_{8267-the dark realms} ; the infinite shadow ; the jaws which opened from beneath , in [the deeps immeasurable]_{8268-the deeps immeasurable} ; the grave that was but an entrance to [a lower grave]_{8269-a lower grave} , which would swallow the living soul as these waters had sucked down the body , — yes , it was more natural to believe in them here , when sin and death met face to face . And was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to join [this multitude]_{8270-this multitude} , to dedicate [her]_{367-hippolyta} purity and [her]_{367-hippolyta} young affection to the powers of darkness , turning from the glory of the sun to go down such ways into [the everlasting sea]_{8271-the everlasting sea} , whence no bark would bring [her]_{367-hippolyta} again or [any mortal]_{8272-any mortal} ? [He]_8273-he could bear it no longer . With these pursuing thoughts behind [him]_8273-he , [he]_8273-he quitted [his]_8273-he station on [the bridge]_{6293-the bridge} , and hastily descended into [the streets]_{2952-the streets} once more . [He]_8273-he fled from [himself]_8273-he , from [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , from the night , from the morning , which had almost begun to dawn while [he]_8273-he looked into that awful gallery of the dead . [He]_8273-he was utterly bewildered and undone . [Conscience]_{335-conscience} smote [him]_8273-he on one side and on the other ; whatever [he]_8273-he should resolve would be wrong , and fatality was dogging [his]_8273-he steps never to leave [him]_8273-he . But for a little while , cost what it might , [he]_8273-he must become blind and heedless . [He]_8273-he would go [home]_693-home , to rest if it were possible , and let to - morrow bring what it pleased . In such confusion did [he]_8273-he arrive , weary and chilled to the marrow , at [[his]_8273-he own house]_{8277-his own house} . [He]_8273-he let [himself]_8273-he in . The moon was still shining when [he]_8273-he entered . Creeping noiselessly [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} , [he]_8273-he undressed in the light which came in at [his]_8273-he window , and with a heavy sigh lay down to sleep . When [he]_8273-he woke again it was broad day . A gleam of the early sunshine rested on [his]_8273-he face ; and [he]_8273-he rose with an instant remembrance of the scenes through which [he]_8273-he had passed . '_[422-rupert] [Rupert]_422-rupert , ' [he]_8273-he said to [himself]_8273-he between scorn and pity , '_[422-rupert] is this to be the last day of [your]_422-rupert blameless life ? Well , well ; and what shall be the reward ? ' [He]_8273-he dressed quickly , swallowed a mouthful of breakfast , and went out . After walking through [several streets]_{8279-several streets} , [he]_8273-he looked round at a point where [no one]_{5671-no one} seemed to be in sight but the driver of [a hansom cab]_{8281-a hansom cab} , who was just then passing under the archway of a mews with [[his]_8273-he vehicle]_{8282-his vehicle} . [Rupert]_422-rupert hailed [him]_8273-he , and bade [him]_8273-he drive at [his]_8273-he fastest pace to [an address in [the suburbs]_{8284-the suburbs}]_{8283-an address in the suburbs} . It was a long way off . '_[0-i] There is not a moment to spare , ' said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} as [he]_8273-he sprang in . The time is a month or so since [Rupert]_422-rupert 's long drive out of [town]_1305-town ; the scene [an old - fashioned garden , shaded largely with elm and lime]_{8287-an old - fashioned garden , shaded largely with elm and lime} , but with [sunny spaces too , where flowers and fruits and vegetables]_{8288-sunny spaces too , where flowers and fruits and vegetables} seem to be growing side by side in [pleasant neighbourhood]_{8289-pleasant neighbourhood} . A hot July sun is sending down its floods of splendour , but little tempered by the specks of cloud which hang timidly in the sky , and are the remnant of a glorious fleece that melted into the azure some hours ago . Three o'clock is striking from [the church]_{6003-the church} steeple , which can be seen at some distance peering up through the trees ; for , near as it is to [London]_4-london , timber of an honest , ancient sort is still plentiful all about , and especially on the long ascent of [the main road]_{8291-the main road} , which within the memory of [man]_6250-man was [the High Street of [a thriving village]_{8294-a thriving village}]_{8293-the high street of a thriving village} , but is now fresh named , to denote [its]_{8293-the high street of a thriving village} absorption into [the mighty maze of [the great city]_{2804-the great city}]_{8295-the mighty maze of the great city} . A second clock makes itself heard in [a second church]_{8297-a second church} , more modern than [the red brick edifice which has served [the parish]_{5810-the parish}]_{8298-the red brick edifice which has served the parish} time out of mind — more modern and much nearer , since only the garden wall divides [it]_{8298-the red brick edifice which has served the parish} from [the garden]_{7608-the garden} . [It]_{8298-the red brick edifice which has served the parish} is [a large , handsome building of ragstone]_{8301-a large , handsome building of ragstone} , and will look picturesque when the mosses and ivies have grown over [it]_{8298-the red brick edifice which has served the parish} and taken from [it]_{8298-the red brick edifice which has served the parish} the too fresh appearance as if [it]_{8298-the red brick edifice which has served the parish} had been built yesterday . [Other houses]_{8302-other houses} , of many shapes and varying dates , but most of [them]_{8302-other houses} counting [[their]_{8302-other houses} century]_{8303-their century} , are within view , each with [its own garden]_{8304-its own garden} , and with rows of plants in bloom at the upper windows — for [we]_8305-we can not see [the lower ones]_{8306-the lower ones} [here]_6115-here . There is a quiet hum in the atmosphere as of business , which keeps [the place]_{987-the place} alive and astir , but which has not overpowered [its]_{987-the place} habit of retirement , of well - to - do leisure , of middle - class ease and plenty — perhaps one should rise to a higher strain and say , of refined gentility seeking to combine [the neighbourhood of [town]_1305-town]_{8309-the neighbourhood of town} with [trim gardens , winding green lanes]_{8311-trim gardens , winding green lanes} , a pathway beyond the palings over - arched with boughs like [the boulevard of [a foreign city]_{8313-a foreign city}]_{8312-the boulevard of a foreign city} , and [detached residences]_{8314-detached residences} , inherited from [[one]_5661-one 's grandfather]_{8316-one 's grandfather} , or taken at a handsome figure for a term of years . The prevailing tone is red brick , intermingled with dense green foliage ; [the roads]_{8317-the roads} are hard and firm , with a layer of white sand just now overspreading [them]_{8317-the roads} , from which rises an occasional cloud of summer dust . [No railway station]_{8318-no railway station} comes nearer than a mile ; and the omnibuses which convey the pilgrim hither are less gaudily painted than those which perambulate [the leading thoroughfares of [Town]_1305-town]_{8319-the leading thoroughfares of town} . [Smart carriages]_{8321-smart carriages} roll from time to time up the ascent , which is now called in [the street directory [Bransmere Road]_{131-bransmere road}]_{8322-the street directory bransmere road} ; and [their]_{8321-smart carriages} brilliant lamps , when in winter [they]_{8321-smart carriages} draw up before [various of [these fine old mansions]_{8324-these fine old mansions}]_{8323-various of these fine old mansions} towards the dinner - hour , or stand waiting at half - past ten to take [[their]_{8321-smart carriages} occupants]_{8325-their occupants} [home]_693-home again , are a pleasant sight under the trees , like the hugest of fire - flies resting motionless in the shade . But why speak of winter on such a day ? It is over and forgotten . All the doors and windows stand open , and on [the road outside]_{8327-the road outside} , which is just visible over the garden - gate , one can see the vibration in the air which is caused by a long and steady heat , and is the beginning — and as far as [we]_8328-we ever get in [England]_39-england — of the mirage that works such deluding miracles in the countries of the sun . But there is a pleasant feeling of coolness in [the central alley]_{8329-the central alley} with [its]_{8329-the central alley} screen of overhanging boughs . And there [Rupert]_422-rupert and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} are walking side by side , slowly , as if to take in the beauty around . [They]_8330-they are under the spell of this exquisite summer afternoon , when to live is simply delightful , and to be in [each other]_{1289-each other} 's company the crown of joy . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} speaks . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i never saw [a prettier old garden]_{3006-a prettier old garden} . [It]_{3006-a prettier old garden} is full of flowery nooks where no foot seems to have trodden , places all tangled in roses and wildbrier , which some day [you]_3007-you ought to paint , [Rupert]_422-rupert . [I]_0-i do not think [I]_0-i have thoroughly explored [it]_{3006-a prettier old garden} yet . As for [the house]_{1304-the house} , [I]_0-i give [it]_{1304-the house} up . When [I]_0-i fancy the last door has at length been unlocked , the last case of old china discovered , [I]_0-i find another door that [I]_0-i have overlooked in a corner or behind a screen , [another room with curiosities enough to furnish a museum of jewellery , glass , and deep - hued porcelain]_{3009-another room with curiosities enough to furnish a museum of jewellery , glass , and deep - hued porcelain} . And the queer , old Dutch pictures , how odd and amusing they look ! What [a fairy palace]_{3010-a fairy palace} to [me]_0-i , who have never seen such things except in [show - houses abroad]_{3011-show - houses abroad} ! [I]_0-i wonder [you]_3007-you could live in [London]_4-london when [you]_3007-you had this at [your]_3007-you disposal . ' '_[3007-you] [I]_0-i have not had it long to live in , remember . Nor , if [you]_3007-you will believe it , should [I]_0-i feel , if [I]_0-i lived [here]_6115-here , the inspiration to realise beautiful or odd fancies which comes upon [me]_0-i in [that dark London house]_{3013-that dark london house} , or while [I]_0-i am endeavouring to save [my]_0-i life in [crossing Piccadilly]_{132-crossing piccadilly} . [I]_0-i used once to think that [an artist]_{6123-an artist} should paint with the loveliest scenes in view . But now [I]_0-i doubt very much whether it could be done . ' '_[3007-you] Do n't [you]_3007-you feel inspired when [I]_0-i am here to be [your]_3007-you muse of painting ? ' [she]_8332-she asked with [her]_8332-she bewitching smile . [He]_422-rupert looked at [her]_8332-she very tenderly . '_[3007-you] Inspired to work by and by ; yes . But not when [you]_0-i are present . [You]_0-i send the sunlight into [my]_0-i eyes , and they are too full of colour to see . ' '_[0-i] By and by will not be long , [Rupert]_422-rupert , ' [she]_8332-she answered , no longer with a smile . '_[422-rupert] [Your]_422-rupert holiday will be out in less than a week , and [you]_422-rupert must go back to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . How hateful ! Why can not [we]_3015-we stay as [we]_3015-we are , and [you]_422-rupert renounce fame as [I]_0-i have renounced society ? ' But , seeing [him]_422-rupert put on a serious look , [she]_8332-she added , '_[0-i] Now , [[you]_422-rupert dear boy]_{3016-you dear boy} , smooth out that wrinkled brow . [You]_422-rupert know [I]_0-i mean nothing except that [I]_0-i want [your]_422-rupert company always , and grudge every minute of it . [You]_422-rupert can not renounce [your]_422-rupert fame ; neither ought [you]_422-rupert to throw up [your]_422-rupert engagement with [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will , if [you]_422-rupert wish , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . What keeps [me]_0-i to it but a sense of honour ? Name and fame were much to [me]_0-i when [I]_0-i had only [myself]_0-i to live for . It is different now . [I]_0-i can paint pictures to please [you]_422-rupert , or to express [my]_0-i own feelings , as [other men]_{6508-other men} write poems or achieve greatness in war . But for [the public]_{8011-the public} , [[my]_0-i quondam mistress]_{3019-my quondam mistress} , [I]_0-i care as little as [you]_422-rupert do for the flowers [you]_422-rupert plucked last spring . ' '_{[3019-my quondam mistress]} Yes , yes , [Rupert]_422-rupert , [you]_422-rupert are brave and loving . But [I]_0-i am not going to make a Tannhäuser of [you]_422-rupert for all that , although [I]_0-i may be thought no better than [[my]_0-i Lady [Venus]_{339-the lady venus}]_{3020-my lady venus} , ' and [she]_{3020-my lady venus} covered [her]_{3020-my lady venus} face with [her]_{3020-my lady venus} hands . '_{[339-the lady venus]} [You]_422-rupert shall return to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; but what , oh what , am [I]_0-i to do when [you]_422-rupert are gone ? [Our]_3021-our honeymoon is past in a moment . So long as [you]_422-rupert are with [me]_0-i it seems that time stands still ; [I]_0-i do not reckon it or mind the hours at all . But what a long , long day of emptiness it was when [you]_422-rupert went up to [town]_1305-town last week ! Time stood still in another fashion then . [I]_0-i thought [you]_422-rupert would never come [home]_693-home . For it is [home]_693-home , is it not , [this old house in a garden where [you]_422-rupert have hidden away [your]_422-rupert Hippolyta]_{3025-this old house in a garden where you have hidden away your hippolyta} ? At least , [I]_0-i have none if it be not . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} looked sad in the midst of [her]_{367-hippolyta} happiness . [Rupert]_422-rupert had noticed it before . Was it only the thought of parting with [him]_422-rupert ? [He]_422-rupert felt uncertain . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [you]_422-rupert would tell [me]_0-i , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_422-rupert said , in answer to [her]_{367-hippolyta} speech , '_[422-rupert] whether [you]_422-rupert were ever melancholy at [Falside]_89-falside ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i melancholy ! what makes [you]_422-rupert imagine it ? Not in the least . When [[my]_0-i mother]_{6777-my mother} lived , [we]_3027-we were the brightest of company ; and though [I]_0-i felt [her]_{6777-my mother} loss exceedingly , and do feel it , [I]_0-i should be telling [you]_422-rupert false if [I]_0-i said that [I]_0-i was melancholy about [her]_{6777-my mother} . It was a different thing from melancholy — pure , unmixed sorrow . ' '_[0-i] Yes , exactly . [I]_0-i think that must be very true . But since , since [you]_422-rupert left [Falside]_89-falside , since [I]_0-i brought [you]_422-rupert [here]_6115-here , has there not been a shade of melancholy on [your]_422-rupert countenance ? [I]_0-i do not mean always ; it was there a moment ago . It has come back since [I]_0-i began speaking . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not see [my]_0-i own face , ' [she]_{6460-a woman} answered , and would have said no more . But something prompted [her]_{6460-a woman} to continue . '_{[6460-a woman]} [A woman]_{6460-a woman} , [I]_0-i can assure [you]_422-rupert , [Rupert]_422-rupert , knows very little of [her]_{6460-a woman} own feelings . [She]_{6460-a woman} wants [a physician of the mind]_{3030-a physician of the mind} to interpret them , just as [we]_3031-we call in [a doctor]_{3032-a doctor} to make certain that [we]_3031-we have a fever . [You]_422-rupert ask [me]_0-i a question [I]_0-i have put to [myself]_0-i sometimes , but can not answer . Shall [we]_3031-we talk over it ? Will [you]_422-rupert be [the physician]_{1406-the physician} to enlighten [me]_0-i ? ' '_[422-rupert] Then [you]_422-rupert have been melancholy even in the midst of [our]_3031-we great happiness , ' concluded [Rupert]_422-rupert with a sigh . '_[422-rupert] And what have [you]_422-rupert gained by quitting the old paths ? Ah , [me]_0-i ! ' '_[0-i] Do not be troubled , ' [she]_8333-she said affectionately ; '_[0-i] am [I]_0-i not [a woman]_{6460-a woman} and therefore subject to fears , to fancies , to overshadowing from those clouds of ignorance and superstition which have darkened the lives of [one half the human race]_{3035-one half the human race} from the day it began ? [My]_0-i reason tells [me]_0-i that [we]_3031-we are , and for a long while must remain , the weaker sex , thanks to the institutions that have made [us]_3031-we so . When [I]_0-i tremble and am afraid [I]_0-i know well it is the inherited malady which is giving signs of its existence . ' '_[422-rupert] And is that all ? or do [you]_422-rupert repent of the step [we]_3031-we have taken ? ' '_[422-rupert] Ask [me]_0-i whether [I]_0-i repent of loving [you]_422-rupert ! No , [Rupert]_422-rupert , [I]_0-i could not have imagined in [my]_0-i brightest day - dreams that such happiness was in store . It fills [my]_0-i heart to overflowing ; and when [you]_422-rupert see [me]_0-i cry , as yesterday , [you]_422-rupert ought to think that it rains out of [my]_0-i eyes , for that is the reason , and will be , if [I]_0-i am agitated , restless , fervent . [I]_0-i must learn music to calm these wild transports . Have not [you]_422-rupert and [I]_0-i been in the golden heart of joy these many , these too quickly - passing days ? [I]_0-i have felt like [one suddenly caught up to the sun and allowed to wander at will]_{3036-one suddenly caught up to the sun and allowed to wander at will} through [its]_{3036-one suddenly caught up to the sun and allowed to wander at will} glowing realms , with radiant lights on every side , and [the dark earth]_{3037-the dark earth} so far away [I]_0-i could hardly tell where it was . Why , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , laughing , '_[422-rupert] [you]_422-rupert will make [me]_0-i talk allegories , unless [you]_422-rupert say something [yourself]_422-rupert . ' '_[422-rupert] But still , ' persisted [Rupert]_422-rupert , '_[422-rupert] [you]_422-rupert have not always felt the radiance about [you]_422-rupert . The glory has changed , and melancholy come in its stead . [Your]_422-rupert temperament has been unequal ; and once even , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i thought [you]_422-rupert avoided [me]_0-i . ' '_[422-rupert] Now [you]_422-rupert are giving [me]_0-i [your]_422-rupert own impressions , which may be nearer the truth than [mine]_0-i . It is such a strange , new feeling that [you]_422-rupert belong to another , and that the freedom of [your]_422-rupert former days will never return , is it not ? Then , too , although what [I]_0-i did should be done over again to - morrow , if it were necessary , [I]_0-i am not [the bold young lady [you]_422-rupert might have thought [me]_0-i]_{3038-the bold young lady you might have thought me} , judging only by that night . [I]_0-i was bold at the time ; and [I]_0-i daresay courage will never be wanting to [me]_0-i when circumstances are there to call it forth . But [my]_0-i resolution cost [me]_0-i an effort ; the last part of it , ' [she]_8334-she went on , [her]_8334-she voice sinking , '_[0-i] more than [I]_0-i can well account for . [I]_0-i am sure that [I]_0-i do not fear death ; and yet , since it is all over and past , [my]_0-i mind misgives [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i could not , indeed , indeed [I]_0-i could not have lived , [Rupert]_422-rupert , if [you]_422-rupert had sent [me]_0-i away . And so [I]_0-i tell [myself]_0-i when these sad thoughts come accusing [me]_0-i . It was not that [I]_0-i meant to alarm [your]_422-rupert affection ; but when [I]_0-i considered the days [I]_0-i should have spent if [we]_3039-we were to become [strangers]_{1579-strangers} , [I]_0-i saw no motive for living . But [I]_0-i did in some way threaten [you]_422-rupert that night with what [I]_0-i should do , and now [I]_0-i am grieved over it . ' '_[422-rupert] Never mind , never mind , dearest , ' [he]_422-rupert said . [Their]_3039-we meeting in [the studio]_{1155-the studio} was a thing [he]_422-rupert did not wish to recall ; [he]_422-rupert had put it far from [him]_422-rupert , and not gone near [the place]_{987-the place} except for a few hours , when [he]_422-rupert gave orders to have [his]_422-rupert pictures and painting materials carried elsewhither . [He]_422-rupert meant never to set foot in [it]_{987-the place} again . For [him]_422-rupert it would be ever haunted with direful memories . [He]_422-rupert went on : '_[422-rupert] From what [you]_422-rupert say , it is partly reaction , and will go off when [you]_422-rupert are quite used to [your]_422-rupert new surroundings . Do not give way to it . [I]_0-i shall never blame [you]_422-rupert for the past , and [you]_422-rupert must not dwell any more , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , on the accidents that have brought [us]_3041-we together . If [you]_422-rupert can resolve , as [I]_0-i have told [you]_422-rupert with all the earnestness of which [I]_0-i am capable , to go through the ceremonies of marriage , civil or religious , [I]_0-i am here to fulfil [my]_0-i part . [I]_0-i will not torment [you]_422-rupert about it , or say a single word more except by [your]_422-rupert permission . But , at all events , should [you]_422-rupert feel regret or discomfort , [you]_422-rupert know the way out of it . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do , [I]_0-i do , ' [she]_8337-she answered . '_[0-i] [You]_422-rupert are generous both in what [you]_422-rupert ask and in what [you]_422-rupert give up . [I]_0-i am not melancholy on that score , and not much on any , ' [she]_8337-she continued , brightening . '_[3041-we] [We]_3041-we have talked too seriously , [Rupert]_422-rupert . Is it not time to drive somewhere and teach [me]_0-i [my]_0-i way about [these rustic lanes]_{3042-these rustic lanes} ? [I]_0-i shall want to know them well when [you]_422-rupert are in [the West Country,—a]_{133-the west country,—a} thousand miles away from [me]_0-i , — since [I]_0-i can not follow [you]_422-rupert . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will order [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} , ' [he]_0-i said . '_[0-i] Go to [[your]_422-rupert room]_{2184-your room} and get ready . There is a drive along [the brow of the hill which [we]_3041-we have not taken]_{3045-the brow of the hill which we have not taken} . ' [She]_8337-she ran up [the garden]_{7608-the garden} with a fleet footstep , and was heard a moment after singing in [[her]_8337-she room]_{7257-her room} above , as [she]_8337-she moved hither and thither . [Glanville]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert eyes and [his]_242-rupert heart full of love , gave a glance at [her]_8337-she window , where for an instant [he]_242-rupert saw [her]_8337-she dress fluttering when [she]_8337-she passed , and went round to [the stables]_{5907-the stables} [a happy yet preoccupied man]_{8341-a happy yet preoccupied man} . What an inexplicable fate was [his]_242-rupert ! The bright sky and summer hours , in which all things beautiful came forth to view , clad in [their]_8342-their gayest attire , the very loveliness and wit of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , seemed but to deepen [his]_242-rupert pensive mood . [Their]_8342-their joy had been great — extreme ; too great to last , [he]_242-rupert would murmur , when [he]_242-rupert looked on the countenance , of [[his]_242-rupert beloved]_{8343-his beloved} , and observed in it the shade of some bitter or painful reflection , which , like a change in the evening lights , was gone ere [he]_242-rupert could decipher its meaning . But [his]_242-rupert own feelings were not unmixed either . [He]_242-rupert had spoken the truth when , in the long hours of that night - wandering about [London]_4-london , [he]_242-rupert described [himself]_242-rupert as [no libertine]_{8344-no libertine} . The record of [his]_242-rupert life held in it nothing that [men]_5873-men count disgrace . It has been widely believed that genius implies or requires self - indulgence , and that only [the Fornarina]_{447-the fornarina} can inspire [a Raffaelle]_{8346-a raffaelle} . The creed , however , is uncertain , and [Rupert]_242-rupert 's autobiography would , on the whole , have tended to disprove it . [I]_{8401-the solicitor} do not say that [he]_242-rupert was immaculate , that , more invincible than [Samson]_448-samson , [he]_242-rupert had never been '_{[8401-the solicitor]} effeminately vanquished . ' But if [he]_242-rupert had now and again yielded to the temptation of a lovely face , a certain fastidiousness of sense held [him]_242-rupert above the vulgar range of low desire . [He]_242-rupert was serious , enthusiastic , given to labour , well content with [Ivor]_277-ivor 's friendship instead of a thousand which were to be had for the asking . When love came , [he]_242-rupert said , [he]_242-rupert would make it welcome ; and [he]_242-rupert waited , not impatiently , till its day should '_{[8401-the solicitor]} peer forth the golden windows of [the East]_{23-the east} . ' [He]_242-rupert had not been thought [the worse company]_{8347-the worse company} for a little self - restraint , although in consequence [he]_242-rupert never went beyond civil terms with [various great persons in the world of art]_{8348-various great persons in the world of art} . When , as will happen , [he]_242-rupert heard the moral code expounded with that liberty which is thought to betoken a mind above prejudice , [he]_242-rupert felt little inclination to assent . [Ivor]_277-ivor and [he]_242-rupert were agreed that [a man]_{5695-a man} may discard the official religion , yet be under strict orders from [a higher court]_{8350-a higher court} to respect human nature in [himself]_{5695-a man} . [He]_242-rupert did not pretend to be [an ascetic]_{8351-an ascetic} or [a Puritan]_{8352-a puritan} , but at six and twenty , [he]_242-rupert thought , there was no need to be in a violent hurry ; [he]_242-rupert would not squander [his]_242-rupert youth nor drain a cup to which the great enchantment was lacking . It might be interesting to discover when and how [he]_242-rupert came upon the momentous truth that love is of the spirit rather than of earth and the senses , or by what process [he]_242-rupert had convinced [himself]_242-rupert that no warmth of affection will compensate for the absence of respect . [He]_242-rupert believed , too , in love at first sight , and discoursed wisely on the reciprocal attractions that Nature has put into hearts of flesh no less certainly than into threads of steel and amber . But [he]_242-rupert would have resisted [his]_242-rupert drawing towards [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had [she]_{367-hippolyta} not seemed in [his]_242-rupert eyes a lovely , innocent soul of which outward beauty was the fitting apparel . And now — ? [I]_{8401-the solicitor} should be describing a phantasm , and not [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , did [I]_{8401-the solicitor} pretend that when the cup which held this great enchantment , running over with love , was pressed to [his]_242-rupert lips , [he]_242-rupert did not drink deep of its sweetness . Enthusiasm was part of [his]_242-rupert nature , and [he]_242-rupert resolved to make [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} happy , and [himself]_242-rupert through [her,—happy]_{8353-her,—happy} as [they]_8354-they could be in the abundance of [their]_8354-they varied gifts , the freshness of youth , and the enjoyment of love . Putting [the world]_{5697-the world} out of view , dismissing every thought of the future , leaving [his]_242-rupert reputation as [a man]_{5695-a man} , [his]_242-rupert fame as [an artist]_{6123-an artist} , to take care of [itself]_8358-itself , [Rupert]_242-rupert — not unlike [the knight of love to whom [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} compared [him]_242-rupert , but with eyes open and will determined]_{8359-the knight of love to whom hippolyta compared him , but with eyes open and will determined} — had come into [the Venusberg]_{134-the venusberg} and was willing to spend , not seven years , but [his]_242-rupert life to the very end with [the lady of [his]_242-rupert devotion]_{8360-the lady of his devotion} . If , on the one hand , [he]_242-rupert felt compunction for the daring step [she]_{8360-the lady of his devotion} had taken , on the other it was a dream of [his]_242-rupert earliest days to sacrifice [himself]_242-rupert to another . '_{[8401-the solicitor]} All for love and [the world]_{5697-the world} well lost . ' Those were words [he]_242-rupert would have inscribed on [his]_242-rupert stainless shield , and counted them a consecration . Had [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} required only the ordinary sacrifice which [men]_5873-men approve , because it is cast in moulds familiar to [them]_5873-men ! But what was this new virtue rooted in something which to the common judgment looked like vice ? Well , [he]_242-rupert did not dwell upon it in the first days of [their]_8362-their life together . [He]_242-rupert shut out the judgments of [society]_2738-society . Away from [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , from [London]_4-london , where [his]_242-rupert letters lay neglected , in [a house that had few associations with [his]_242-rupert previous existence]_{8364-a house that had few associations with his previous existence} , and seeing every moment [a companion whose charm grew with the increasing confidence of [their]_8362-their intercourse]_{8365-a companion whose charm grew with the increasing confidence of their intercourse} , who suffered from no misgivings as to the legitimacy or the unchangeable character of [their]_8362-their relations , but was tranquil , and modest , and delightfully original in whatever [she]_{367-hippolyta} said or did , it is easy to understand how [Rupert]_242-rupert , like [a man carried out to sea upon a great wave]_{8366-a man carried out to sea upon a great wave} , was unable to return upon [his]_242-rupert former thoughts or to resist the current which drove [him]_242-rupert onward . [He]_242-rupert might rue it bitterly afterwards , when the wave was spent or the returning tide had cast [him]_242-rupert on [shore]_1335-shore . But there is a strong fascination in the opinion of another when it confirms or excuses [our]_8368-our own . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not move , [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not look like [a being upon whom degradation had fallen]_{8369-a being upon whom degradation had fallen} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} kept in [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes that gaze of seraphic astonishment , as it has well been termed , which , when Nature fixes it in the human countenance , would persuade [us]_8368-our against [our]_8368-our senses that innocence dwells within . Its light was subdued by melancholy at times ; and who , with the tender feelings of [Rupert]_242-rupert , could rebuke [her]_{367-hippolyta} then ? [He]_242-rupert melted into adoring pity , into a childlike devotion that knew no bounds , and that uttered itself in terms which breathed the affection , the seriousness , the playful , half - deliberate simplicity of the heart when it is touched to the core . [The house to which [he]_242-rupert had taken [her]_{367-hippolyta}]_{8370-the house to which he had taken her} seemed made for a romantic chapter of existence such as [they]_8371-they were going through . It had belonged to [Rupert]_242-rupert from the time [he]_242-rupert was at [school]_5684-school , having been left [him]_242-rupert by [an ancient lady]_{7171-an ancient lady} , [[his]_242-rupert grand - aunt]_{8374-his grand - aunt} , to whom [he]_242-rupert was very dear , though [she]_{7171-an ancient lady} seldom was in a state of health which permitted [her]_{7171-an ancient lady} to have [a talkative and rather troublesome boy]_{8375-a talkative and rather troublesome boy} in [the house]_{1304-the house} . [He]_242-rupert had therefore seldom been on a visit at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , nor , it must be admitted , did [he]_242-rupert look forward to staying [there]_913-there ; for it seemed to [his]_242-rupert juvenile apprehension dark and gloomy , full of uninhabited corners , and not lightened up by the extremely white face and long trailing garments of black silk , and the black lace shawls , which made up for [him]_242-rupert the impression of [[his]_242-rupert grand - aunt]_{8374-his grand - aunt} . [He]_242-rupert liked [her]_{8374-his grand - aunt} in [his]_242-rupert general way of liking [all who were kind to [him]_242-rupert]_{8379-all who were kind to him} . But [he]_242-rupert was glad to be out of doors whenever [Miss Atterbury]_{449-miss atterbury} would allow [him]_242-rupert to run about , and at other times to stay with [the Dutch]_{450-the dutch} pictures and explain in [his]_242-rupert own mind the scenes which they delineated . When [[his]_242-rupert grand - aunt]_{8374-his grand - aunt} died [he]_242-rupert attended [her]_{8374-his grand - aunt} funeral ; and [he]_242-rupert remembered , but not well , being told by [a gentleman in black , who proved in after years to be [the family solicitor]_{8382-the family solicitor}]_{8381-a gentleman in black , who proved in after years to be the family solicitor} , that [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} and [the properties thereunto appertaining]_{8383-the properties thereunto appertaining} were [his]_242-rupert own , to be held in trust till [he]_242-rupert came of age . [He]_242-rupert thought little on the subject ; [[[his]_242-rupert father]_{838-his father} 's small estate , lying on [the borders of [Shropshire]_{68-shropshire}]_{8386-the borders of shropshire}]_{8385-his father 's small estate , lying on the borders of shropshire} , and in [a beautiful hilly region]_{8387-a beautiful hilly region} , pleased [him]_242-rupert much better than [this old red mansion]_{8388-this old red mansion} , nor did [he]_242-rupert for a long while understand that it brought [him]_242-rupert a not insignificant part of [his]_242-rupert annual income . Immediately on [the old lady]_{8389-the old lady} 's death it had been let , furniture and all just as [it]_{135-forrest house} stood , to [another lady not quite so old]_{8390-another lady not quite so old} . [She]_{8389-the old lady} survived till [Rupert]_242-rupert was five and twenty ; but [he]_242-rupert never had occasion to make [himself]_242-rupert known to [her]_{8389-the old lady} , and did not see [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} for a good fourteen years . [Her]_{8389-the old lady} death left [it]_{135-forrest house} vacant ; and [the family solicitor]_{8382-the family solicitor} was looking for [a suitable tenant]_{8392-a suitable tenant} when [Rupert]_242-rupert , to [his]_242-rupert own great astonishment and with a feeling of shame , informed [him]_{8382-the family solicitor} that [he]_242-rupert might spare [himself]_242-rupert the trouble , and that [the house]_{1304-the house} was disposed of . What sort of person [the incoming tenant]_{8394-the incoming tenant} was , or on what terms [he]_{8394-the incoming tenant} had taken [the place]_{987-the place} , [Glanville]_242-rupert did not say . On driving thither that morning [he]_242-rupert had dismissed [the cabman at the door]_{8396-the cabman at the door} , and showing a card from [[his]_242-rupert solicitor]_{8397-his solicitor} to [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} , who had never set eyes on [Glanville]_242-rupert , [he]_242-rupert went over [the principal rooms]_{8399-the principal rooms} . [They]_{8399-the principal rooms} were in admirable condition , and needed but some few alterations to fit [them]_{8399-the principal rooms} for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_242-rupert gave the orders at once , stating [his]_242-rupert intention of taking possession that very afternoon , and assuring [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} that [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} should receive a telegram from [the solicitor]_{8401-the solicitor} which would authorise these prompt measures as soon as [he]_242-rupert had reached [[that gentleman]_{8402-that gentleman} 's office]_{8403-that gentleman 's office} . [She]_{6186-the housekeeper} inquired [the new tenant]_{8404-the new tenant} 's name . [He]_242-rupert had not thought of one , and did not answer on the spur of the moment . To [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} [he]_242-rupert seemed rather absent - minded ; but the fact was that [he]_242-rupert could think of no other name than [his]_242-rupert own . '_{[8401-the solicitor]} [The solicitor]_{8401-the solicitor} will tell [you]_3048-you , ' [he]_242-rupert said ; and [he]_242-rupert hurried away . [He]_242-rupert called [the first cab]_{8406-the first cab} which [he]_242-rupert saw going down the descent , and paid a hasty visit to [[his]_242-rupert man of law]_{8407-his man of law} , during which it appeared that [Mr.]_8408-mr. and [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , [intimate friends of [his]_242-rupert]_{8409-intimate friends of his} , wanted [the house]_{1304-the house} , and as [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} happened to be travelling in [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood} would like to make trial of [it]_{1304-the house} at once . [He]_242-rupert was decisive and peremptory ; dictated the terms of the telegram lest there should arise difficulties at the other end ; left [[the solicitor]_{8401-the solicitor} 's office]_{8413-the solicitor 's office} the moment all was concluded , and on the stroke of noon entered [the studio]_{1155-the studio} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was expecting [him]_242-rupert . No words passed between [them]_{8409-intimate friends of his} except the brief sentences in which [he]_242-rupert asked whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} was ready , and what [she]_{367-hippolyta} proposed to do with the luggage [she]_{367-hippolyta} had left on arriving from [Falside]_89-falside . It was thought prudent to take it with [them]_{8409-intimate friends of his} ; lost or relinquished luggage gives rise to inquiry ; and [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} drove together , for the first time — [these engaged lovers]_{8415-these engaged lovers} — in [a London cab]_{8416-a london cab} , not speaking one word as [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} went along . [They]_{8409-intimate friends of his} did not even clasp hands . A feeling of some decisive event taking place , too grave and solemn for the expression of any sentiment , was in the hearts of both . Thus [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} set out on what seemed the interminable drive to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , and arrived about six o'clock . It was not twenty - four hours since [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had alighted in [[Rupert]_242-rupert 's studio]_{8417-rupert 's studio} . But with the change of scene and of name — for to the latter precaution [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , though very reluctantly , gave [her]_{367-hippolyta} consent,—with this , [I]_{8401-the solicitor} say , [their]_{8409-intimate friends of his} solemn feelings vanished . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} had disappeared ; [the young lady of [Falside]_89-falside]_{8419-the young lady of falside} was known no more . [Mr.]_8420-mr. and [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , [a young married couple]_{8421-a young married couple} , ardently attached to [one another]_{630-one another} , never seen apart by [the neighbours who observed that [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} had been let , and unobserved by the rest of humankind]_{8423-the neighbours who observed that forrest house had been let , and unobserved by the rest of humankind} , were living a fantastic , yet a real existence , which seemed to dispense with all ties of duty or obligations towards [[their]_{8409-intimate friends of his} fellows]_{8424-their fellows} . [They]_{8409-intimate friends of his} had but one duty , to be in [each other]_{1289-each other} 's company at all times ; but one obligation — which [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} did not appear to think a burden — that of loving [one another]_{630-one another} . [They]_{8409-intimate friends of his} fleeted the time carelessly , as in the golden age . [They]_{8409-intimate friends of his} received no letters , read no journals , received no visits . [The old housekeeper]_{8427-the old housekeeper} had strict injunctions not to admit [callers]_2435-callers beyond the gate ; and when Sunday came , [she]_{8427-the old housekeeper} was perplexed and horrified on seeing that neither [the young lady]_{723-the young lady} nor [[her]_{723-the young lady} husband]_{6407-her husband} went to [church]_1763-church . [They]_{8409-intimate friends of his} might indeed be [Roman Catholics]_{8432-roman catholics} , and were perhaps ignorant that [the Gothic edifice on the other side of the wall]_{8433-the gothic edifice on the other side of the wall} was of that persuasion . [She]_{8427-the old housekeeper} gently hinted as much to [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} on the Monday morning ; but no , [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} said [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} were not [Roman Catholics]_{8432-roman catholics} . And during the four Sundays of [their]_{8409-intimate friends of his} stay hitherto [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} had not seen the inside of [a sacred building]_{8435-a sacred building} . [They]_{8409-intimate friends of his} spent the Day of Rest exactly like the other six days of the week , in painting and singing , and exploring [the old house]_{8436-the old house} , and rambling about [the garden]_{7608-the garden} hand in hand , or driving among [the more sequestered lanes]_{8438-the more sequestered lanes} . Only once did [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} go up to [town]_1305-town ; and [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} passed the whole afternoon near the garden - gate , sometimes opening [it]_8440-it to look down [the road]_{5736-the road} , as though by looking and wishing [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} could bring [him]_{452-mr. malcolm} [home]_693-home a little earlier . When [he]_{452-mr. malcolm} did arrive [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was overcome with infantine joy , and laughed and sang , and danced a step or two about [him]_{452-mr. malcolm} as [they]_{8409-intimate friends of his} went up [the path]_{7120-the path} together . [Neither housemaid]_{8444-neither housemaid} nor [housekeeper]_{7169-housekeeper} — there were only [these servants indoors]_{8446-these servants indoors} — had seen [a bride so unmistakably in love]_{8447-a bride so unmistakably in love} . And [the bridegroom]_{8448-the bridegroom} seemed equally enchanted . It was so indeed . [Their]_{8409-intimate friends of his} attachment , sudden as on both sides it had been , like the outburst of birds in springtime under the influence of the newly - brightening sun and fresh warm air , was deep as [their]_{8409-intimate friends of his} nature . [Rupert]_242-rupert , whose mobile temper and susceptibility of imagination added an intense earnestness to whatever [he]_242-rupert undertook , was now wrought up to a pure enthusiasm in which [he]_242-rupert felt like [an actor in some great tragic movement]_{8449-an actor in some great tragic movement} , the dénoûment of which — as on the Roman stage when [an emperor]_{8450-an emperor} commanded — might become not acting but reality . [He]_242-rupert had lived much alone , and had acquired that turn for concealment or reserve which would have led [him]_242-rupert , without much pressing , to join in any kind of secret undertaking , provided it were not dishonourable . A secret marriage would certainly not have shocked [him]_242-rupert ; and in keeping acquaintance at bay , inventing expedients which might throw [them]_8451-them out , or making covert journeys into the blue distance , [he]_242-rupert would have been as fertile as [the heroes of [Dumas]_453-dumas or [Eugène Sue]_454-susan]_{8452-the heroes of dumas or eugène sue} . But then , a secret marriage need not be dishonourable . And was the loyalty which now engaged [him]_242-rupert to live under cloud of night a thing to be ashamed of ? or had [he]_242-rupert not done [his]_242-rupert best to persuade [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and could [he]_242-rupert now by taking measures compel [her]_{367-hippolyta} to submit to the ways of [the world]_{5697-the world} ? [He]_242-rupert would not do it , [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert ; in all but name [theirs]_8454-theirs was a true marriage ; and the sense of mystery heightened [his]_242-rupert passion . Great as is the force of public opinion , and in various respects more potent than ever it was , it has nothing sacred about it , and [a man who chooses to live out of society , or to live in it and be wary]_{8455-a man who chooses to live out of society , or to live in it and be wary} , need not fear that [his]_242-rupert individual freedom will suffer or [his]_242-rupert comings and goings be severely scrutinised . There are so many standards in the field , that [he]_242-rupert who does battle against [one]_5661-one is pretty sure to find the folds of another waving over [him]_242-rupert . [Rupert]_242-rupert , indeed , could not have explained to [a man of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{8457-a man of the world} on what conditions [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had become [his]_242-rupert without exposing [her]_{367-hippolyta} and [himself]_242-rupert to ridicule . [He]_242-rupert would have been asked in a bantering voice why [he]_242-rupert sought far - fetched reasons for what was the simplest thing imaginable . But [very few]_{8459-very few} would have inquired , and still fewer cared to know , why [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had accepted [him]_242-rupert . All that society demanded of [Rupert]_242-rupert was to keep [his]_242-rupert own counsel , go [his]_242-rupert way , and observe the proprieties . Whether [he]_242-rupert lived a double life — was [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert [the famous artist in [Belgravia]_73-belgravia]_{8460-the famous artist in belgravia} , and [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} [the idle young gentleman at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house}]_{8461-the idle young gentleman at forrest house} — concerned [nobody]_1128-nobody but [himself]_242-rupert . The penalty was for bringing these things on the stage . [And [Rupert]_242-rupert , who was well acquainted with the rules of [modern society]_{8463-modern society} , although hitherto not called on to practise this particular one]_242-rupert , felt by turns amused and melancholy,—amused at lying perdu in such a way when [he]_242-rupert ought to have been cultivating life in [London drawing - rooms]_{8464-london drawing - rooms} and enjoying the season ; melancholy that it was for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's sake [he]_242-rupert had put on the outward seeming of an ill - regulated life . [He]_242-rupert shrank from the question how long it might continue . [He]_242-rupert was in the fairyland of first love , of reverie and romance , of innocence which took on the colour of guilt , and of guilt which seemed primeval innocence . [The world of every day]_{8465-the world of every day} might be near , but it was on the other side of [the mountains]_{5995-the mountains} which made a steep inaccessible wall between [it]_{8465-the world of every day} and [them]_8467-them . [The lovers]_{7946-the lovers} had only to forget ; there came neither voice nor portent out of the rosy sky under which [they]_{7946-the lovers} roamed , or from the trees of [the forest]_{8469-the forest} which grew up , friendly and large - leaved , around [them]_{7946-the lovers} . No portent out of the rosy sky ; but still , as [we]_8470-we have seen , a something in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} which , like the thinnest cloud , was visible to another , to [Rupert]_242-rupert , not to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} whom it passed upon . [She]_{367-hippolyta} would be momentarily pensive , leaning [her]_{367-hippolyta} beautiful head upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand , with such tender , thoughtful grace as that of [Juliet]_455-juliet meditating in [the balcony]_{8471-the balcony} , while [Romeo]_455-juliet stands watching [her]_{367-hippolyta} . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not know why [she]_{367-hippolyta} should be less gay at one time than at another . It was a novel experience ; for though [she]_{367-hippolyta} had gone through suffering in childhood , [she]_{367-hippolyta} had not dreamt sad dreams as [she]_{367-hippolyta} did now . The explanation which lay close at hand , which indeed [Rupert]_242-rupert would have been almost glad to receive , that [she]_{367-hippolyta} repented of [her]_{367-hippolyta} daring , and was ready , though ashamed of confessing it , to go through the form of marriage , did not even occur to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . It was not true . [A universal nonconformist]_{8472-a universal nonconformist} does not feel the shock of any one act which , by itself , would be a challenge to society at large . Why , then , was [she]_{367-hippolyta} melancholy ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not know . And , like the determined character [she]_{367-hippolyta} was , [she]_{367-hippolyta} formed a resolution to shake it off . Perhaps it came from having so little to do . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had not been taught to spend [her]_{367-hippolyta} days in amusement , but in labour ; and this life of silken ease did not agree with one whose care had been extended not only to the management of [Falside]_89-falside , but to the large correspondence which [she]_{367-hippolyta} received or transmitted on behalf of [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert , and whose exercise had been riding over [a wild country]_{8473-a wild country} . '_{[8401-the solicitor]} It must be that , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said to [Rupert]_422-rupert , as [they]_8474-they were driving after the conversation [we]_8474-they have recorded . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am much like [a peasant girl]_{3049-a peasant girl} in [my]_0-i tastes ; and although these hours of talking and moving about [the garden]_{7608-the garden} are exquisitely dear to [me]_0-i , [they]_3051-they suppose habits , good or bad , which [I]_0-i have not acquired . [[You]_3052-you artists]_{3053-you artists} , [I]_0-i see , are indolent by nature ; [you]_3052-you get enough outdoor exercise by fancying the landscape [you]_3052-you are going to paint , or , perhaps , by looking at one [you]_3052-you have painted . But [we]_3054-we poor creatures of clay must gallop over [the fields]_{6668-the fields} , plant the trees , and mow the grass which [you]_3052-you are content to be gazing at . Tell [me]_0-i what [I]_0-i should do , not what [I]_0-i should be or suffer ; for [I]_0-i was made for action . ' '_[3052-you] [You]_3052-you talk , ' answered [Rupert]_422-rupert , with [his]_422-rupert ironical smile , '_[3052-you] like [a great philosopher]_{3056-a great philosopher} — [I]_0-i forget [his]_{3056-a great philosopher} name — who said that action was the end of life . It is a doctrine that does n't agree with [me]_0-i . The art of doing nothing demands unusual genius in [this wretched country]_{3057-this wretched country} , where [everybody]_{7611-everybody} seems to have lost the knowledge of its existence . But it is a very fine art indeed . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i daresay , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who had [her]_{367-hippolyta} own small gift of irony ; '_[0-i] and [you]_0-i practise it , do n't [you]_0-i , [Rupert]_422-rupert , when [you]_0-i spend every hour of daylight painting , and all the dark hours in thinking over what [you]_0-i are going to paint ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i knew how to be idle once , ' [he]_0-i replied , '_[0-i] but it was in [my]_0-i better days , when the first delight of inspiration made work not only impossible but absurd . [I]_0-i should then as soon have thought of painting [my]_0-i imaginations as [Adam]_456-adam of leaving [Paradise]_85-paradise to make [himself]_0-i a plough and raise corn in [the North - Western territory]_{3059-the north - western territory} . [[My]_0-i Paradise]_{3060-my paradise} was within . What did it matter to [anybody else]_{3061-anybody else} if [I]_0-i did not work ? [I]_0-i was happy . ' '_[0-i] What made [you]_0-i work at last ? ' [she]_8475-she inquired . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know . Ambition , [I]_0-i suppose . Or it may have been the awakening of a new faculty which the books describe as the need of expressing [one]_5661-one 's self . It is a curious law that when [we]_3063-we have gone on thinking a certain time [we]_3063-we must tell [our]_3063-we thoughts to [somebody else]_{3064-somebody else} . [Murder]_457-murder will out , and so will genius . ' '_[457-murder] And love , too , ' [she]_8475-she said , blushing . '_[457-murder] [You]_0-i have forgotten that . ' '_[457-murder] Oh , love , ' [he]_0-i said , '_[457-murder] of course ; but love is such [a born babbler]_{3065-a born babbler} . ' '_{[3065-a born babbler]} [I]_0-i was thinking of another kind of love , ' [she]_8475-she went on when [he]_0-i stopped ; '_[0-i] [you]_0-i must not laugh at it , although in [you]_0-i it has not awakened yet — that love which [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} calls philanthropy ! Do n't [you]_0-i think there may be a passion of pity , a desire to help [human creatures]_{2314-human creatures} because [they]_{2314-human creatures} are human ? ' [She]_8475-she seemed a little anxious to hear what [he]_0-i would say . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , ' [he]_0-i answered , '_[0-i] [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert is [a man of remarkable character and pronounced opinions]_{3069-a man of remarkable character and pronounced opinions} . [I]_0-i was not brought up in [the same school]_{3070-the same school} . [I]_0-i dislike the sight of misery — at least , ' [he]_0-i added with a smile which showed [he]_0-i was not serious , '_[0-i] when it does not lend itself to picturesque treatment . But in abstract virtues [I]_0-i have very small confidence . To [me]_0-i [the human race]_{3071-the human race} seems too large a thing to care about . To tell the truth , [I]_0-i do n't care about it . But , ' [he]_0-i sad , looking at [her]_{5845-my dear} , '_{[5845-my dear]} [you]_{5845-my dear} have a motive in asking [me]_0-i . What is it , [dear]_2772-dear ? In [you]_{5845-my dear} these abstract virtues become a quality [I]_0-i can love . Do [you]_{5845-my dear} want [me]_0-i to turn philanthropist ? [I]_0-i will try , though [I]_0-i warn [you]_{5845-my dear} the attempt will most likely prove a dead failure . [I]_0-i am no [Abou Hassan]_{458-abou hassan} , if that was [the good creature]_{3073-the good creature} 's name that begged [the recording angel]_{3074-the recording angel} to set [him]_0-i down as one that loved [[his]_0-i fellow - men]_{3075-his fellow - men} . [I]_0-i neither hate [them]_{3075-his fellow - men} nor love [them]_{3075-his fellow - men} . What [I]_0-i say to [them]_{3075-his fellow - men} is , [you]_{5845-my dear} let [me]_0-i alone and [I]_0-i will let [you]_{5845-my dear} alone . But [I]_0-i can try , [you]_{5845-my dear} know . ' '_{[5845-my dear]} It is not that , ' [she]_{5845-my dear} answered ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i was thinking rather of [myself]_0-i . When [you]_{5845-my dear} are away from [me]_0-i , what shall [I]_0-i do to keep [myself]_0-i alive ? There is [nobody to visit]_{3076-nobody to visit} , and [I]_0-i could not subsist on visiting , if there were [hundreds]_{3077-hundreds} . [You]_{5845-my dear} have forbidden [me]_0-i to engage in household work , so that will not be a resource — at least until [I]_0-i have coaxed [you]_{5845-my dear} into a better mind . Reading , practising music — oh dear ! what are these but the make - believe employments of [a fashionable young person who knows no other way of killing time]_{3078-a fashionable young person who knows no other way of killing time} ? [I]_0-i do not wish to kill time , but to live , and it has occurred to [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i might take lessons in [my]_0-i proper profession — of looking after [men]_5873-men and [women in distress]_{3080-women in distress} . ' '_{[3081-the only human being]} But can [you]_0-i go about and not be discovered ? ' [he]_422-rupert asked , with the uncertain accent of [a man who would like to refuse , and yet was willing to yield for love]_{8476-a man who would like to refuse , and yet was willing to yield for love} 's sake . '_{[3081-the only human being]} Why should [I]_0-i be discovered ? [The only human being]_{3081-the only human being} that has an interest in [me]_0-i besides [you]_{5845-my dear} , [Rupert]_422-rupert , is [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} . If [I]_0-i could have foreseen these events [I]_0-i would have asked [his]_{5872-my father} guidance . Now it is too late . [He]_{5872-my father} gave [me]_0-i no address ; [he]_{5872-my father} said that there was none to give , and [I]_0-i must wait patiently for [his]_{5872-my father} return — if return should be possible to [him]_{5872-my father} . [[Our]_3083-our old [Dolores]_406-dolores]_{3084-our old dolores} will send [me]_0-i the message when it comes . As for [others]_5757-others , who is there ? [I]_0-i am quite alone , without [friend]_3086-friend or relative in [the world]_{5697-the world} . The change of name will be enough to guard against accidents . It would be another thing were [you]_422-rupert to accompany [me]_0-i , for [you]_422-rupert have , unluckily , celebrated features ; and [others besides [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant}]_{3088-others besides mr. davenant} might remember the portrait in [the Academy]_{3089-the academy} . But , [sir]_5663-sir , [you]_5663-sir shall not come anywhere within reach of [[my]_0-i poor]_{3091-my poor} . ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} gave [him]_5663-sir a charming look . '_[5663-sir] And will [you]_0-i , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , promise not to visit [houses where there is infection]_{3092-houses where there is infection} ? [I]_0-i shall not consent otherwise , ' [he]_5663-sir said in determined accents . [She]_{367-hippolyta} reflected before answering . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not think it is quite right to promise absolutely . How could [I]_0-i visit on both sides of [an infected house]_{3093-an infected house} and shrink from entering [there]_913-there ? But since [you]_422-rupert are [lord]_3095-lord and [master]_3096-master , [I]_0-i will engage never to do so without consulting [you]_0-i first . Will that satisfy [you]_0-i ? ' '_[0-i] Yes , ' [he]_0-i replied , '_[0-i] for [I]_0-i shall never give [you]_0-i permission . ' And so it was settled , and [Rupert]_422-rupert turned the horses '_[0-i] heads towards [home]_693-home . [They]_3098-they spent the rest of the evening in making arrangements for [his]_0-i departure , and planning methods of correspondence . The latter was not easy . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , as [they]_3098-they were sitting after dinner in the twilight , looking out on [[their]_3098-they garden]_{3099-their garden} , suggested that [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert might write direct to [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} ; and if [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} answered for [[her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} husband]_{6407-her husband} by writing to [[Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's house in [town]_1305-town]_{3102-mr. glanville 's house in town} , whence [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} letters should be sent on under cover , there would be little chance of detection , especially when [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} had mastered the new style of caligraphy whereat [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was now diligent . To provide against accidents [they]_3098-they fixed on a set of enigmatical expressions , which might be inserted in the Times if other channels of communication were not speedy enough . And , at the worst , [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} could telegraph from [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} to [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} . [These young people]_{3104-these young people} grew merry over the difficulties in which [they]_{3104-these young people} found [themselves]_{3104-these young people} . It seemed an excellent , and might prove an exciting , game of hide - and - seek . [They]_{3104-these young people} did not trouble about the distant future . One thing must be done at a time , one business put out of hand . When the designs in [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} were pretty well complete , [Rupert]_242-rupert fancied [he]_242-rupert might leave the rest of the details to [one of [[his]_242-rupert friends]_{1847-his friends}]_{3106-one of his friends} . In that case [they]_{3104-these young people} would leave [England]_39-england and fix [[their]_{3104-these young people} home in [France]_113-france or [Italy]_27-italy]_{3108-their home in france or italy} . Much might depend on the adventures , in regions whither [Glanville]_242-rupert could not follow [him]_242-rupert , of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ; something , [too,—the artist]_{3109-too,—the artist} murmured in a low aside , — on the development of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's character under these novel influences , and with so great a break between [her]_{367-hippolyta} present and [her]_{367-hippolyta} former life . At any rate , [they]_{3104-these young people} would not stay in [England]_39-england a day longer than was necessary . [None]_961-none are so free as [English travellers on [the Continent]_{6837-the continent}]_{3111-english travellers on the continent} ; [they]_961-none have slipped the collar of [their]_961-none dear native habits , and [their]_961-none reputation , gained at the cost of some eccentricity during the last seventy years , is now well established as [men]_5873-men and [women who are a law]_{3114-women who are a law} unto [themselves]_961-none . The essential thing was to get quit of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} and [its]_{243-trelingham} associations . Denying [themselves]_961-none a longer tête - à - tête now was the sure means of making it perpetual hereafter . But when , on the morrow , [Rupert]_242-rupert was gone , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} shut [herself]_{367-hippolyta} up in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} room]_{7257-her room} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} left untasted the dainty meal which had been prepared by [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had never felt so lonely in [her]_{367-hippolyta} life . Sitting at the window whence [they]_3117-they had gazed out together at the fading light , and enjoyed the perfumes of the garden beneath [them]_3117-they during the long evenings of June , [she]_{367-hippolyta} went over the thoughts [they]_3117-they had shared , the words of affection and trust [they]_3117-they had spoken . For one short month [she]_{367-hippolyta} had known what human companionship was in perfection ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} had tasted the honey - sweet nectar , and its delight , mounting to [her]_{367-hippolyta} brain , had filled every little act and momentary interchange of feeling with unspeakable poetry . This , then , was the crown of life — to love and to be loved ; there was nothing beyond it , nothing to compare with it , nothing that would compensate for its loss . But why should [she]_{367-hippolyta} fear to lose it ? [Rupert]_242-rupert was frank and faithful ; what greater proof could [he]_242-rupert have given of [his]_242-rupert ardent devotion ? [He]_242-rupert would never be false ; the heaven of [their]_3117-they love was sure . And yet , and yet , how melancholy was [her]_{367-hippolyta} feeling now [he]_242-rupert no longer sat by the window , telling [her]_{367-hippolyta} of the thousand things [he]_242-rupert knew ! A few months ago [he]_242-rupert was [a stranger whose life or death]_{3118-a stranger whose life or death} mattered to [her]_{367-hippolyta} not at all ; now [he]_242-rupert was [[her]_{367-hippolyta} world]_{7889-her world} , [her]_{367-hippolyta} paradise , [[her]_{367-hippolyta} god]_{3120-her god} . While [she]_{367-hippolyta} stayed in [her]_{367-hippolyta} attitude of wistful reflection , and the sky grew clearer and the faint hues of sunset died away into a steely twilight , the forerunner of the stars which by and by would rise in the summer night , [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard the sound of music , of an organ playing and voices accompanying [it]_3121-it , in [the church whose southern windows were visible]_{3122-the church whose southern windows were visible} from [her]_{367-hippolyta} own . There were lights within , and the stained glass , which must have looked dark to [the worshippers]_{3123-the worshippers} , had now become faintly transparent on the outside , showing , although in dull confusion of colour , the forms of [saints and angels , of quaint vestments and broad glowing wings , crimson or ruby]_{3124-saints and angels , of quaint vestments and broad glowing wings , crimson or ruby} , intermixed with the gold of sceptres , crowns , Gothic lilies , and other medieval symbols . It was a fantastic , unreal vision , as of life in [a child]_{5891-a child} 's picture - book , or on a long roll of tapestry , unlike anything [we]_3126-we see walking [the world]_{5697-the world} , without perspective or proportion , but perhaps for that reason appealing to a sense of dim possibilities which lurks in [our]_3126-we severest calculations and is never more awake than when [we]_3126-we have lost what [we]_3126-we prize . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , still chewing the cud of sweet and bitter fancy , at first took no notice of the stained windows ; yet the vision pleased [her]_{367-hippolyta} unawares , the medley of colours made [her]_{367-hippolyta} smile , and if it did not soothe , it distracted [her]_{367-hippolyta} . Imagination played among [them]_3128-their and endeavoured to make out [the innocent child]_{3129-the innocent child} - faces which were seen in reversed outline , yet even so preserved something of [their]_{3129-the innocent child} comeliness , and grew fairer as the evening closed in about [them]_{3129-the innocent child} . It was [a large building]_{3130-a large building} , and the windows stood high between [their]_3128-their buttresses . More and more distinct and solemn pealed forth the tones of the organ ; its music rolled along the painted windows and seemed to be echoed back from the farther end of [the church]_{6003-the church} ; while the voices of [the choir]_{3132-the choir} , coming in from time to time , rose and fell in a slow religious chant , subdued to perfect harmony where [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} sat listening,—or could it be called listening ? for [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard the voices as [she]_{367-hippolyta} might have heard the winds in [a forest]_{3133-a forest} , not heeding them , though allowing [her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts to be influenced by their unceasing murmur . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not know what the voices sang , why the lights were kindled , or the painted windows began to blaze at that hour . These things did not enter into [her]_{367-hippolyta} life , but they exalted and in some degree pacified [her]_{367-hippolyta} melancholy , connecting it with the grave enthusiasm of the unknown rite , with old - time memories and the sadness of [the world]_{5697-the world} . It seemed as though out of the darkness had risen a company , strange to [her]_{367-hippolyta} and never before seen , which in language incomprehensible yet significant chanted [their]_3128-their sorrows , [their]_3128-their hopes , [their]_3128-their dim aspirations , telling [her]_{367-hippolyta} that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was not alone in the troubled night . [They]_3128-their were [human beings]_{6624-human beings} , not [supernatural visitants]_{3136-supernatural visitants} ; but , hidden while [they]_3128-their sang , [they]_3128-their might have put off the grotesque accidents of humanity , its vulgar habiliments and grossness of surroundings ; [they]_3128-their were spirit - voices , uttering [themselves]_3128-their from a heart like [her]_{367-hippolyta} own . [She]_{367-hippolyta} listened more intently , and that heart melted . Sweet tears began to flow , tears of compassion , at first for [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , and then for [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew not what,—for the grief which makes [men]_5873-men and [women]_7138-women desolate , for the heavy fate that weighs upon [our]_3139-our mortal frame , for the hope that is long deferred . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts wandered away from [Rupert]_242-rupert into realms of vague surmise and meditation . It was an experience not unlike that which had befallen [her]_{367-hippolyta} on the evening of the ball , when amid the strains of joyous music one single note of wailing had brought [her]_{367-hippolyta} the vision of [the suffering multitude]_{3140-the suffering multitude} . But in the great bursts of organ music there was nothing discordant or lightly mocking ; hope and pity were blended in the enunciation of a harmony without end . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not despise [herself]_{367-hippolyta} for letting the floods of this sacred music pour in upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} soul , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been tempted to despise [herself]_{367-hippolyta} during the waltz . For it seemed to [her]_{367-hippolyta} that all the sweetness was purchased [here]_6115-here by self - sacrifice , by fellow - feeling with [them]_3142-them that suffered,—the great article of [her]_{367-hippolyta} creed early and late . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not have told when the organ ceased . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} mind was far away . When [Rupert]_242-rupert returned to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} [he]_242-rupert found many things changed , nor was the prevailing tone similar to that which had struck [him]_242-rupert on [his]_242-rupert first arrival . [One]_5661-one may truly say , with the French proverb , that love had passed that way ; and though its effects were not visible on the surface , they were none the less real . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , twice foiled in [his]_{250-tom davenant} endeavour to make [his]_{250-tom davenant} cousin the heiress of [[[her]_3144-her father]_{671-her father} 's property]_{3146-her father 's property} , was gone ; nor did it appear when [he]_{250-tom davenant} would return , if ever , during [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's lifetime . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was now in [London]_4-london with [[his]_{250-tom davenant} mother]_{1582-his mother} , desperately uncertain what to do next , and projecting an expedition to [South America]_{79-south america} or [the Rocky Mountains]_{3148-the rocky mountains} as soon as [he]_{250-tom davenant} could light upon [a companion]_{1751-a companion} . [His]_{250-tom davenant} absence , silent and shy though [the young man]_{5843-the young man} had been , left a perceptible gap ; to be with [him]_{250-tom davenant} , [Rupert]_242-rupert said , was as good as daily bread ; it was wholesome and nourishing , although [you]_3151-you could not detect a particular flavour in it . But [he]_{250-tom davenant} could no longer be reckoned [a member of that household]_{3152-a member of that household} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} did not mention [him]_{250-tom davenant} . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} was equally reticent . [Other guests]_{3154-other guests} came and went ; it was not [a lonely place]_{3155-a lonely place} ; but among [them]_{3154-other guests} [Rupert]_242-rupert saw none to attract [him]_242-rupert , and [he]_242-rupert was not disposed to cultivate [them]_{3154-other guests} from motives of worldly interest . [He]_242-rupert threw [himself]_242-rupert into [his]_242-rupert task , which had been neglected for so many summer days . [He]_242-rupert was up early and late , dined by [himself]_242-rupert as often as at [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's table , excused [his]_242-rupert solitude on the plea that [he]_242-rupert had devoured all [his]_242-rupert leisure while away , and lived on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's letters , which came regularly every morning , forty - eight hours after they were written . For they had to be taken in and re - addressed at [[his]_242-rupert [London]_4-london house]_{3157-his london house} . [One person]_{6122-one person} had remained at [the Court]_{1181-the court} whom [he]_242-rupert heartily wished a thousand miles off ; but [she]_{6122-one person} had apparently [her]_{6122-one person} own reasons for staying . [I]_0-i need not say that it was [the Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} . In former days [she]_{6122-one person} had taken hardly more notice of [him]_242-rupert than of ' [the mechanic]_{8477-the mechanic} , '_{[6122-one person]} [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . [She]_{6122-one person} now greeted [him]_242-rupert ostentatiously , came with [her]_{6122-one person} light insouciant manner into [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , tripped about on the scaffolding to the imminent risk of [her]_{6122-one person} own neck , and was , in short , much in [his]_242-rupert way . [Rupert]_242-rupert had not the brusque address of [some great artists]_{3161-some great artists} ; [he]_242-rupert could not be rude to [a lady]_{6422-a lady} ( unless , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} would have interposed , [he]_242-rupert happened to be very much in love with [her]_{6422-a lady} ) , and [he]_242-rupert was vexed by the presence and the babble of [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} without knowing how to get rid of either . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} did not come so often . [Her]_{244-lady may} manner , too , was changed . [She]_{244-lady may} looked at [him]_242-rupert as much as ever , but [she]_{244-lady may} spoke less ; and [their]_3164-their confidences on both sides seemed to be at an end . [She]_{244-lady may} would stand and watch [him]_242-rupert painting . If [he]_242-rupert expressed a wish that anything , however slight , should be altered in [[his]_242-rupert room]_{749-his room} , or in the hours at which [the workmen]_{5902-the workmen} came or went , though it were a passing fancy and [he]_242-rupert had not dreamt of its being seriously regarded , still the alteration was made , the wish was carried out . [He]_242-rupert felt uncomfortable ; but with [his]_242-rupert sense of obligation , which would not rise to gratitude , was mingled a feeling of pity . [He]_242-rupert was quick enough now to perceive how intense and lasting was the passion which ruled in [Lady]_3167-lady May. What would happen when [she]_{244-lady may} came to know the truth , or , at least , as much of it as [the world]_{5697-the world} should ever be acquainted with ? [She]_{244-lady may} and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could never meet again ; [their]_3164-their paths had crossed once , and once only , then [each]_614-each had gone [her]_{244-lady may} way . And [he]_242-rupert was moving , and should ever move , on the path of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . How would [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} regard [their]_3164-their union , which would of course to [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} have the semblance of marriage ? All depended probably on how it came to [her]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} ears . Meanwhile [Rupert]_242-rupert , wholly delivered from the fancy that [she]_{244-lady may} had touched [his]_242-rupert affection , was so calm , so cold , and so civil , that to one less bent on conquering [him]_242-rupert the task which [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} had undertaken would have seemed desperate . Either [he]_242-rupert was inaccessible by nature , or the conquest was already made — by another . [She]_{244-lady may} did not appear to think so . [She]_{244-lady may} was wary , attentive , engrossed , letting not a hint escape from [her]_{244-lady may} , and watching every expression on [his]_242-rupert countenance , every slightest accident in the day 's proceedings . [Rupert]_242-rupert felt that it was so ; it gave [him]_242-rupert a great deal of occupation and made existence at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} a penalty . [He]_242-rupert was not likely to be drawn away from [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} by [such an Argus - eyed creature]_{3172-such an argus - eyed creature} . But [he]_242-rupert wished there were [a Hermes]_{3173-a hermes} to send [her]_{244-lady may} to sleep with [his]_242-rupert magic - wand . Among other difficulties , one , which naturally presented itself to [a lover]_{6536-a lover} , was that of visiting [Falside]_89-falside , where [he]_242-rupert wished to consecrate by devout pilgrimage all the haunts of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , making [his]_242-rupert memory identical with [hers]_{244-lady may} and taking to [himself]_242-rupert the past which [she]_{244-lady may} had lived without [him]_242-rupert . Should [he]_242-rupert go or not go ? It was a serious question . At length [he]_242-rupert resolved to break the ice . [The two ladies]_{3175-the two ladies} and [he]_242-rupert were standing aloft on a broad scaffold , in front of that picture representing [Tristram]_441-tristram and Iseult , which as a tableau vivant had stirred [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's jealousy . [Rupert]_242-rupert , touching the burnished gold of the chalice with [his]_242-rupert brush , and keeping [his]_242-rupert eyes on the fresco , said casually , ' [I]_242-rupert think [I]_242-rupert shall ride to [Falside]_89-falside when [I]_242-rupert have done this piece of the day 's work . '_[242-rupert] ' To [Falside]_89-falside ? '_{[5855-the countess]} exclaimed [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} , looking aside at [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} ' Oh , of course , to go on with [your]_242-rupert landscape , which , by the bye , [we]_8478-we have never seen . What a pity it is that such a picturesque little demesne should be left in the charge of [a couple of old servants]_{8479-a couple of old servants} ! It might as well belong to a ghost or [a dead man]_{8480-a dead man} as to [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert , who is never at [home]_693-home . '_[242-rupert] ' But [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} takes care of it , '_[422-rupert] said [Rupert]_422-rupert , always with [his]_422-rupert brush in [his]_422-rupert hand , intent on the shading of the chalice . [He]_422-rupert kept good control over [his]_422-rupert voice . ' Dear [me]_338-karina ! '_[338-karina] cried [Karina]_338-karina , now looking straight at [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and addressing [her]_{244-lady may} , ' how odd that [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert should not know that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} has disappeared from [Falside]_89-falside ! '_[338-karina] ' Disappeared ! '_{[5691-the artist]} said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} boldly . ' What do [you]_{244-lady may} mean , [Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} ? Is that a term of romance for something very ordinary ? '_{[5691-the artist]} ' Ordinary or extraordinary , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} replied , ' it is true . A few days after [you]_{244-lady may} went to [London]_4-london — when was it , [May]_{244-lady may} ? '_{[244-lady may]} interrupting [herself]_{244-lady may} suddenly . ' When was what ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} said [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} ' [I]_{244-lady may} ca n't help [you]_{244-lady may} to an answer if [you]_{244-lady may} break off in the middle of a sentence . '_{[244-lady may]} [She]_{244-lady may} was blushing , and the plank on which [she]_{244-lady may} stood trembled . [Rupert]_242-rupert put out [his]_242-rupert arm to keep [her]_{244-lady may} from falling , and drew [her]_{244-lady may} from the edge of the scaffold . ' Take care , [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said ; ' there is always danger of accident when [people]_5883-people begin talking up in the air like this . [They]_5883-people forget that [they]_5883-people are not on the ground . '_[242-rupert] ' Thank [you]_{244-lady may} , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} said in a low voice , coming nearer to the fresco . [She]_{244-lady may} was angry at having betrayed [her]_{244-lady may} motion . ' Well , [Karina]_338-karina , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} said , recovering [herself]_{244-lady may} , ' what were [you]_{244-lady may} saying ? '_{[244-lady may]} ' [I]_{244-lady may} was telling [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert that [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had quitted [Falside]_89-falside unexpectedly about a week after [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} 's birthday ; and that [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not inform [us]_8483-we , in the brief note [we]_8483-we received , either of [her]_{367-hippolyta} destination or of the causes which led to [her]_{367-hippolyta} sudden departure . '_{[244-lady may]} There was a certain ill - natured emphasis in these formal words which amused [Rupert]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert thought [himself]_242-rupert quite a match for [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} . So [he]_242-rupert laughed and answered , ' [I]_242-rupert did not know [you]_{244-lady may} were so much in [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's confidence . Has [she]_{367-hippolyta} been in the habit of notifying [her]_{367-hippolyta} movements and their motives to [her]_{367-hippolyta} feminine acquaintance ? And has [she]_{367-hippolyta} really gone ? '_[242-rupert] ' [We]_8483-we were not mere acquiantance , '_[338-karina] retorted [Karina]_338-karina ; ' [you]_{244-lady may} may remember , [Sir Artist]_{459-sir artist} , how anxious [she]_{367-hippolyta} was to be received at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [One]_5661-one might have supposed it was the chief object of [her]_{367-hippolyta} life . And no sooner is [she]_{367-hippolyta} free of [the house]_{1304-the house} , than [she]_{367-hippolyta} vanishes into space without a word of explanation either to [[my]_338-karina cousin]_{5664-my cousin} or to [me]_338-karina , although [we]_8483-we were both devotedly fond of [her]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[338-karina] ' Do n't exaggerate , [Karina]_338-karina , '_{[244-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} from [[her]_{244-lady may} place near [Rupert]_242-rupert]_{3178-her place near rupert} ; ' [you]_{244-lady may} were as fond of [her]_{367-hippolyta} as [you]_{244-lady may} would be of a new plaything for three days and a half ; if [she]_{367-hippolyta} had not gone [you]_{244-lady may} would have got tired and found another plaything before long . As for [me]_{244-lady may} , [I]_{244-lady may} never pretended to be enthusiastic about [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} wish to put an end to the misunderstanding between [papa]_5866-papa and [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert was no doubt amiable . But [I]_{244-lady may} could not care for [a young lady who held [her]_{367-hippolyta} principles]_{8488-a young lady who held her principles} . '_{[244-lady may]} ' What sort of principles ? '_[422-rupert] inquired [Rupert]_422-rupert . [He]_422-rupert did not feel much attracted to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} while [she]_{244-lady may} was speaking . [She]_{244-lady may} to scorn [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ! It was well for both that [he]_422-rupert knew how to hold [his]_422-rupert tongue . ' Oh , dangerous principles enough , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} answered . ' [I]_{244-lady may} do not know that [I]_{244-lady may} can or ought to describe them ; but [you]_8489-you may imagine that [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert would not teach [[his]_422-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} the maxims of English society . '_{[244-lady may]} ' Now [you]_8489-you are exaggerating , '_{[5855-the countess]} interrupted [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} ; ' they were not English maxims , [I]_{244-lady may} grant . But they were romantic . Do [you]_8489-you think , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} went on , ' that there is no morality out of [England]_39-england ? [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [[my]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{5664-my cousin} , and [I]_{244-lady may} had a famous dispute on that subject before [she]_{367-hippolyta} went . [I]_{244-lady may} agreed with [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , and [we]_8492-we were set down by [Lady May]_{244-lady may} as exceedingly naughty . Were [we]_8492-we not , [May]_{244-lady may} ? '_{[244-lady may]} ' [You]_8489-you misrepresent [me]_{244-lady may} , '_{[244-lady may]} [[her]_{5855-the countess} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} answered , ' and [you]_8489-you are doing injustice to [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . But [I]_{5855-the countess} have no particular pleasure in discussing [her]_{367-hippolyta} views , even if [I]_{5855-the countess} fully understood them . [I]_{5855-the countess} am not sorry [she]_{367-hippolyta} has left [Falside]_89-falside for what may prove a long time . It was a dangerous and difficult connection , as [I]_{5855-the countess} saw at the beginning . Not indeed , '_{[5855-the countess]} [she]_{5855-the countess} hastened to add , ' that [any one]_{5901-any one} was to blame , except [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert for bringing up [[his]_422-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} on such a system . [I]_{5855-the countess} am glad [we]_8495-we visited [her]_{367-hippolyta} , and glad the acquaintance is probably over . '_{[5855-the countess]} ' Did [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} write that [she]_{367-hippolyta} should be away a long while ? '_[422-rupert] asked [Rupert]_422-rupert . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} replied , ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} spoke of leaving [Falside]_89-falside and being uncertain whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} should return . It was a short note — two or three lines in haste , that was all . '_{[5855-the countess]} ' Something connected with [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's plans , perhaps , '_[422-rupert] said [Rupert]_422-rupert ; ' [he]_{671-her father} is [a great traveller]_{8497-a great traveller} . '_[422-rupert] It was necessary to find out whether [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} suspected anything . ' And [a great conspirator]_{8498-a great conspirator} , '_{[400-madame de lutenieff]} said [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} . ' [I]_{400-madame de lutenieff} should like to know [him]_{671-her father} . What an entertaining history [he]_{671-her father} must have lived through , always plotting and going about in disguise for thirty or forty years , like [the villain in a play]_{8499-the villain in a play} ! But [we]_8500-we do n't know whether [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} followed [him]_{671-her father} from [home]_693-home . [She]_{367-hippolyta} may have gone off with one of [those dark Italians that used to be seen at [Falside]_89-falside]_{8502-those dark italians that used to be seen at falside} . [We]_8500-we did fancy , just for a moment , '_{[400-madame de lutenieff]} pursued [this hare - brained young lady—'but]_{3183-this hare - brained young lady—'but} of course it was only a joke — that [she]_{3183-this hare - brained young lady—'but} was not altogether indifferent to — to — ' [she]_{3183-this hare - brained young lady—'but} stopped and looked across at [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} But no help came from that quarter . [Rupert]_422-rupert felt the blood mounting in [his]_422-rupert cheeks . '_{[3183-this hare - brained young lady—'but]} Go on , [Countess]_{3184-countess} , ' [he]_422-rupert said resolutely ; '_{[3183-this hare - brained young lady—'but]} [you]_{3184-countess} do n't finish [your]_{3184-countess} sentences this morning . ' [His]_422-rupert tone of calm indifference disconcerted [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} , who could not see [his]_422-rupert face . '_{[3184-countess]} Oh , it was all nonsense , ' [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} said with less spirit than usual ; '_{[3184-countess]} but in [the country]_{625-the country} [people]_5883-people have nothing to do except to invent stories about [[their]_5883-people friends]_{2620-their friends} . When [you]_3188-you left [the Court]_{1181-the court} , instead of waiting till [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} 's festival was over , and [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} went away in a hurry , [I]_0-i said to [Lady May]_{244-lady may} that perhaps it had been arranged when [you]_{244-lady may} were dancing at the dress ball . But do n't be wrathful , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , ' for [he]_0-i had now turned round with the brush in [his]_0-i hand ; '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i am never serious , [you]_242-rupert know , and [I]_0-i meant no harm . ' '_[0-i] Make [your]_242-rupert mind easy , [Countess]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , ' replied [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; '_{[265-the countess lutenieff]} [I]_0-i am not likely to be wrathful over a little bit of romance , if [I]_0-i may apply the word as [Lady May]_{244-lady may} did just now . When [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} left the ball to meet [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} , [I]_0-i had no more notion that [she]_{367-hippolyta} would be quitting [Falside]_89-falside in a week than [you]_242-rupert had . Less , perhaps . And [you]_242-rupert can not guess whither [she]_{367-hippolyta} has gone ? ' '_[242-rupert] Not in the least , ' said [Karina]_338-karina , somewhat crestfallen . [She]_338-karina had not shaken [Rupert]_242-rupert 's equanimity ; nor was [she]_338-karina further advanced on the subject of [his]_242-rupert relations to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . But there was something else to be attempted , and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's leaving [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} when [their]_8505-their conversation reached this point gave [her]_338-karina the opportunity [she]_338-karina longed for . With that engaging openness which , from being really a part of [her]_338-karina character , had been submitted without difficulty to cultivation , and was now a weapon of attack and defence , [she]_338-karina contrived to let [Rupert]_242-rupert know that [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} had proposed for [[his]_242-rupert cousin]_{5753-his cousin} 's hand , but with the unexpected result which has been already chronicled . '_[242-rupert] Unexpected , ' went on [the innocent Countess]_{8507-the innocent countess} , '_[242-rupert] for [I]_0-i need not tell [you]_3191-you , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , that [Lady May]_{3192-lady may} has thereby surrendered , if [I]_0-i should not rather say forfeited , the most splendid prospect . [She]_{3192-lady may} would have been [Countess of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{1043-countess of trelingham} ; [she]_{3192-lady may} would have continued to live in [the home of [her]_{3192-lady may} childhood]_{3194-the home of her childhood} , and to have the control of [this great property]_{3195-this great property} . But [I]_0-i do not blame [her]_{3192-lady may} , oh no , ' [she]_{3192-lady may} exclaimed with pathetic fervour ; '_{[3192-lady may]} [I]_0-i can guess the reason , and [I]_0-i admire the constancy with which [she]_{3192-lady may} has resisted temptation . ' [Her]_{3192-lady may} eyes , though not capable of a deep expression , were searching [the artist]_{5691-the artist} through and through . [He]_0-i answered coolly , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose the reason is not hard to guess . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} did not care sufficiently for [[her]_{244-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , who , if [I]_0-i am not impertinent in saying so , is one of [the noblest young men [I]_0-i have come across]_{3197-the noblest young men i have come across} . ' [He]_0-i was returning good for evil , and [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} smiled . Praise of [her]_{3192-lady may} preux chevalier always melted [her]_{5855-the countess} . '_[242-rupert] Come , ' [she]_{5855-the countess} said , '_[242-rupert] let [us]_3198-us be [friends]_6106-friends , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert . [I]_0-i see [you]_242-rupert do not bear malice . [You]_242-rupert are right in supposing that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} does not care for [[my]_0-i Cousin]_{5664-my cousin} [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} . Shall [I]_0-i be indiscreet if [I]_0-i tell [you]_242-rupert that that is only half the reason ? ' And [her]_{244-lady may} eyes gleamed brightly . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i should be indiscreet , perhaps , ' was [his]_242-rupert answer , partly serious and partly ironical , '_[0-i] if [I]_0-i allowed [one lady]_{7412-one lady} to betray the thoughts of another ; although [they]_3202-they do say that is a way [they]_3202-they have . ' '_[3202-they] For shame , for shame ! ' [she]_{244-lady may} said . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall tell [you]_242-rupert nothing now , and yet [you]_242-rupert are dying to hear . ' [She]_{244-lady may} waited , but [he]_242-rupert would give [her]_{244-lady may} no encouragement . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am dying to finish [my]_0-i morning 's work , ' at last [he]_242-rupert said . It was hardly courteous , but why would [she]_{244-lady may} linger [there]_913-there ? [He]_242-rupert went resolutely at [his]_242-rupert fresco again . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} thought a little while before setting [her]_{5855-the countess} foot on the ladder by which [she]_{5855-the countess} had come up ; and then , with a mischievous smile , said to [him]_242-rupert , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i see all [your]_242-rupert ambition lies in [your]_242-rupert art . It is very natural , as [I]_0-i can testify , being [a sort of artist]_{3203-a sort of artist} [myself]_0-i . But should it ever take another direction , not quite so lofty , and yet loftier , come to [me]_0-i for information . ' With which enigmatic sentence [she]_{5855-the countess} descended to the floor of [the Hall]_{1074-the hall} and went out . [Glanville]_242-rupert , [I]_{6186-the housekeeper} am sorry to say , was anything but grateful ; and [his]_242-rupert comments , delivered under [his]_242-rupert breath as [he]_242-rupert went on painting , would have astonished [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} . For , though dissatisfied with [her]_{5855-the countess} partial success , [she]_{5855-the countess} had the witness of a good conscience , and would not have minded explaining to [a female confidante]_{8513-a female confidante} the line of conduct [she]_{5855-the countess} had pursued . There was only one rival in [Mr. Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} 's affections whom [she]_{5855-the countess} feared , and that was [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} So long as [[his]_{250-tom davenant} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} remained single , [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} was capable of renewing [his]_{250-tom davenant} offer . Were [she]_{5855-the countess} married , or engaged , and out of the way , [Karina]_338-karina trusted that [the young man]_{5843-the young man} would have eyes for [her]_338-karina own attractions , which were not inconsiderable . [She]_338-karina had almost convinced [herself]_338-karina that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} was in love with [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; that passionate scene in which [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} had said so little and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had been so vehement was ever present to [her]_338-karina fancy ; and in the hope of a further unravelling of the threads [she]_338-karina , instead of following [Mrs. Davenant]_{302-mrs. davenant} and [[her]_{302-mrs. davenant} son]_{7909-her son} to [London]_4-london , had waited for [Rupert]_242-rupert 's return . It was all important that [he]_242-rupert should know the offer had been made and rejected . [She]_338-karina would help [him]_242-rupert to [one of the most accomplished and stately of [brides]_8519-brides]_{8518-one of the most accomplished and stately of brides} . It was of no consequence that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} would have to stoop a little in order to marry [him]_242-rupert , but of the utmost that [he]_242-rupert should understand [she]_338-karina was there , waiting for [him]_242-rupert to fall on one knee and demand [her]_338-karina hand . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} would not refuse , and the great danger would be averted . So [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} reasoned , not foolishly from [her]_338-karina point of view . It was a misfortune that [Rupert]_242-rupert would not accept [her]_338-karina confidence , and that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} would endure no reference , on [her]_338-karina part , to [Rupert]_242-rupert . How absurdly stiff and straitlaced was the morality of [English people]_{2457-english people} ! Even that daring [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} had shown extreme reserve in [their]_8523-their last interview at [Falside]_89-falside , and was now departed on an errand which might have some romance in it , but would be sure after all to end , as English stories did , with perfect propriety . [Karina]_338-karina sighed ; [she]_338-karina was not made for [this dull realm]_{8524-this dull realm} . [She]_338-karina hoped , when the time came , [she]_338-karina should persuade [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} to live abroad ; not so much at [Paris]_19-paris — [Paris]_19-paris was not itself under the Third Republic — but at [Vienna]_138-vienna , [Venice]_139-venice , [Naples]_29-naples , with an interval once in a way at [Monte Carlo]_{140-monte carlo} . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} did not play , but [she]_{5855-the countess} took great pleasure in looking on while [others]_5757-others played . The development of the drama which [she]_{5855-the countess} desired to see at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was , however , interrupted a few days later . [The Earl , never very strong]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} , had been ailing for some time , and [[his]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} physicians]_{8528-his physicians} , after consultation , ordered [him]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} to take the waters at [Schwalbach]_{141-schwalbach} . [He]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} was unwilling to go , but [they]_{8528-his physicians} threatened [him]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} with the consequences ; and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , who was really and devotedly attached to [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} , added [her]_{244-lady may} persuasion . [She]_{244-lady may} would of course accompany [him]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} thought [she]_{5855-the countess} might join [them]_{8528-his physicians} later on ; and , as [Glanville]_242-rupert declared that [he]_242-rupert fully entered into [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's mind on the subject of the decorations , and would write frequently and give ample details of the progress of the work , it was decided that a move should be made . Thus [the artist]_{5691-the artist} and [Mr. Truscombe]_{255-mr. truscombe} would be [lords of the domain]_{8532-lords of the domain} during [his]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} absence ; but on [Glanville]_242-rupert 's suggesting that [he]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} must occasionally quit [the Court]_{1181-the court} for other engagements , [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} begged [him]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} to use all the freedom [he]_{8527-the earl , never very strong} might wish . It had been stipulated at the beginning that [Rupert]_242-rupert should take a fair time over the work and not hurry . When , therefore , [he]_242-rupert had been some three weeks at [the Court]_{1181-the court} , and [his]_242-rupert impatience to see [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} again was reaching a feverish height , [they]_{8528-his physicians} all , to [his]_242-rupert infinite content , bade [him]_242-rupert farewell one fine morning . That afternoon [he]_242-rupert rode to [Falside]_89-falside , and , winning admittance to [the library]_{7848-the library} , wrote thence a glowing epistle to [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , in which [he]_242-rupert rejoiced over [his]_242-rupert new - found liberty , and promised to be at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} within the week . [He]_242-rupert kept [his]_242-rupert word . Three days of unalloyed happiness passed like a flash of summer - lightning , lambent , swift , and beautiful . It seemed to [Rupert]_242-rupert that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had subdued [her]_{367-hippolyta} melancholy . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was adorably candid and child - like , full of pretty fancies and loving conceits , reluctant to let [him]_242-rupert go , yet comforted with the hope of [their]_8536-their union for good and all when the next few months were over . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had found occupation in gardening , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} list of [the neighbouring poor]_{8537-the neighbouring poor} was beginning to fill . Had [she]_{367-hippolyta} gone near [an infected house]_{3093-an infected house} , or exposed [herself]_{367-hippolyta} to danger ? No , [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered laughingly ; there was no infection within three miles . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had attended [one sick - bed]_{8539-one sick - bed} , and meant to attend it still , for it had gained [her]_{367-hippolyta} a pleasant intimacy . Further the story did not go . [Rupert]_242-rupert , too much in love with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to hear all [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , hardly waited for the end of the sentence , but was bursting out , in the manner of [happy mortals]_{8540-happy mortals} , with praises of [her]_{367-hippolyta} generosity and declarations of [his]_242-rupert unalterable affection . [He]_242-rupert went back to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} more in love than ever ; and if [he]_242-rupert did not yield to [home]_693-home - sickness now , it was by dint of incessant occupation . The story which [he]_242-rupert would not let [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} finish was pretty in its way . At [Falside]_89-falside [she]_{367-hippolyta} had taken pleasure in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} garden]_{7439-her garden} , and with help from [Andres]_377-andres — who loved [her]_{367-hippolyta} as if [he]_377-andres had been [her]_{367-hippolyta} mastiff , and took more care of [her]_{367-hippolyta} than [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew — the flower - beds had flourished gaily , and [the wilderness]_{6775-the wilderness} above and below the cascade had blossomed like the rose . It was only to be expected that [she]_{367-hippolyta} should turn to the flowers again for consolation when [Rupert]_242-rupert went away . There was much to be done in [the garden of [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house}]_{8544-the garden of forrest house} , for [it]_{8544-the garden of forrest house} had been neglected somewhat since [Miss Foljambe]_{460-miss foljambe} 's death . But the more there was to do the more [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was pleased ; and every morning saw [her]_{367-hippolyta} in a costume that the work would not spoil , and in gardening gloves , engaged in weeding and trimming borders , and bringing back the straggling plants into some sort of order . The variety of flowers was unusual , and among them were lilies of all kinds , with many old - fashioned bulbs , tulips and hyacinths , which had been preserved in [the greenhouse]_{8545-the greenhouse} with more care than the rest . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} wanted no help ; but , for the rougher tasks , [she]_{367-hippolyta} might obtain it from [the man who looked after [the stables]_{5907-the stables}]_{8546-the man who looked after the stables} — [a kind of miscellaneous groom and ostler , who did not sleep on [the premises]_{8549-the premises}]_{8548-a kind of miscellaneous groom and ostler , who did not sleep on the premises} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was alone in [the garden]_{7608-the garden} , then , one pleasant forenoon , binding up some long creepers which had trailed over a bed of calceolarias , when [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} , [good Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} , came to [her]_{367-hippolyta} with a request . Might [the gardener next door]_{8552-the gardener next door} speak to [her]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_{[6186-the housekeeper]} Next door ? ' inquired [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[3204-you] do [you]_3204-you mean at [the church]_{6003-the church} ? ' [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} meant at [the church]_{6003-the church} , if it was giving no offence . '_[3204-you] None in [the world]_{5697-the world} , ' said [[her]_{367-hippolyta} mistress]_{7594-her mistress} ; '_[3204-you] why should it ? ' Well , [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} did not know , but [some people]_{8556-some people} were set against [Roman Catholics]_{8432-roman catholics} . Not [Miss Foljambe]_{460-miss foljambe} , to be sure ; that [charitable lady]_{8558-charitable lady} had a kind word for [all the world]_{8559-all the world} . And that was why [the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} came . '_{[6186-the housekeeper]} Let [him]_3207-him come now , then , ' said [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , who had not learnt to tolerate [servants]_{1089-servants} '_{[6186-the housekeeper]} long stories . [The housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} beckoned to [a man that , during [their]_3210-their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} . [He]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} came forward and took off [his]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} hat respectfully . [He]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} was [a fine - looking man of about forty]_{3211-a fine - looking man of about forty} , tall and well made , with a clear glance in [his]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} gray eyes , and a good address . [The housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} said , ' Now , [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} , tell [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} what [you]_{462-mr. dauris} want , '_{[6186-the housekeeper]} which introduction over , [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} discreetly retired . [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} , thus encouraged , and still more by the expression on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's countenance , which was invariably gentle and sympathetic when [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} came across any of [[her]_{6186-the housekeeper} own class]_{3213-her own class} , as [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} called [them]_3214-them , said that [he]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} had made bold to come , now [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} was let , to beg for some flowers to decorate the altars in [St. Cyprian]_{143-st. cyprian} 's , of which [he]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} was [gardener]_{7479-gardener} and [sacristan]_{3216-sacristan} . ' But , '_{[3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate]} [he]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} added , ' there is not much of [a garden]_{8562-a garden} , only narrow strips on the other side of [the building]_{2991-the building} , and in a shady corner down by [the lane where hardly anything will grow]_{8564-the lane where hardly anything will grow} . '_{[3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate]} [He]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} spoke perfectly correct English , without accent either provincial or of Bow Bells , and was indeed [one of [the many working men that know [their]_{3218-the many working men that know their native tongue} native tongue]_{3218-the many working men that know their native tongue} , and are proud of it]_{3217-one of the many working men that know their native tongue , and are proud of it} . Two sentences were enough to interest [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' [You]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} would like [me]_{367-hippolyta} to give [you]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} some flowers for [[your]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} church]_{5847-your church} ? [I]_{367-hippolyta} will , with pleasure , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered ; ' but [the garden]_{7608-the garden} is in a rather backward condition . Look round and tell [me]_{367-hippolyta} what will suit [you]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} best . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [He]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} thanked [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; and as [she]_{367-hippolyta} walked to [the greenhouse]_{8545-the greenhouse} , with [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} a little way behind , [she]_{367-hippolyta} considered whether [he]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} could not tell [her]_{367-hippolyta} something of [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood} and [the sick poor whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} was minded to take in charge]_{3221-the sick poor whom she was minded to take in charge} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} put the question to [him]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} . ' Yes , indeed , '_{[3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate]} [he]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} answered , ' [I]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} know most of [the poor]_{6637-the poor} about here . But [it]_{7608-the garden} is not exactly [a poverty - stricken place]_{8568-a poverty - stricken place} . On this side , along [the Hill]_{142-the hill} , [you]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} will not find any . [You]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} must cross [the market]_{8569-the market} and go down into [the small streets beyond [it]_{8569-the market} , which are beginning to be crowded worse than [I]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} remember [them]_{8570-the small streets beyond it , which are beginning to be crowded worse than i remember them}]_{8570-the small streets beyond it , which are beginning to be crowded worse than i remember them} . [[Our]_8571-our own people]_{8572-our own people} live [there]_913-there mostly . But it does n't matter which door [you]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} open ; [you]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} will find suffering and sin inside . [The fathers at [St. Cyprian]_{143-st. cyprian} 's]_{8574-the fathers at st. cyprian 's} are there day and night ; and [I]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} often hear [them]_{8574-the fathers at st. cyprian 's} say that [they]_{8574-the fathers at st. cyprian 's} can do no good . [I]_{3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate} do n't wonder at it , seeing how [the people]_{2533-the people} are compelled to live . '_{[3209-a man that , during their short colloquy , had been standing at the gate]} ' No , nor do [I]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} sorrowfully . And [she]_{367-hippolyta} was abiding within these golden gates , with every luxury at command , [a garden]_{8562-a garden} and [a palace]_{3223-a palace} to afford [her]_{367-hippolyta} pleasure at all hours , and neither care nor trouble ! How were these things to be reconciled ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} must not dwell on them . It could do no good just then . ' What made [you]_{462-mr. dauris} come to [me]_{367-hippolyta} for flowers ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked , by way of turning the conversation , while [she]_{367-hippolyta} cut the best [she]_{367-hippolyta} could find . [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} , taking with a smile the bunch [she]_{367-hippolyta} held out to [him]_{462-mr. dauris} , answered , ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} thought [you]_{367-hippolyta} might be like [Miss Foljambe]_{460-miss foljambe} , who was very good to [us]_8576-us and sent in flowers every Saturday for [the Lady altar]_{8577-the lady altar} . [She]_{460-miss foljambe} was not [a Catholic]_{8578-a catholic} ; but [she]_{460-miss foljambe} used to say that flowers were of [God]_276-god 's religion , and could do nothing but good to [anybody]_6347-anybody . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [She]_{460-miss foljambe} was very right , '_{[367-hippolyta]} exclaimed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , pleased with this saying of [the lady in whose shadow she dwelt all day]_{3224-the lady in whose shadow she dwelt all day} . It was like making [her]_{3224-the lady in whose shadow she dwelt all day} acquaintance , though dead . ' [She]_{460-miss foljambe} was very right , indeed . [A Spanish poet]_{8580-a spanish poet} says , " Flowers are the thoughts of everlasting love . " [I]_{8560-the gardener} will send [you]_{367-hippolyta} some for [the Lady]_{722-the lady} altar every Saturday ; and lest [I]_{8560-the gardener} should forget , will [you]_{367-hippolyta} come to [me]_{8560-the gardener} next Saturday morning ? '_{[8560-the gardener]} ' [I]_{8560-the gardener} shall be much pleased to do so , '_{[8560-the gardener]} replied [the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} , going away . ' But [I]_{8560-the gardener} beg [your]_{367-hippolyta} pardon , '_{[8560-the gardener]} [he]_{8560-the gardener} resumed , in a less cheerful tone , ' next Saturday [I]_{8560-the gardener} must take [[my]_{8560-the gardener} poor wife]_{8582-my poor wife} , if [she]_{8582-my poor wife} is well enough , to the infirmary'—he named one at a distance—'where [the doctors]_{8583-the doctors} have promised to see what [they]_{8583-the doctors} can do for [her]_{8582-my poor wife} . '_{[8560-the gardener]} ' Is [[your]_{8560-the gardener} wife]_{2946-your wife} very ill , then ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} inquired [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' [You]_{8560-the gardener} did not mention [her]_{8582-my poor wife} when [I]_{367-hippolyta} was asking [you]_{8560-the gardener} about [the sick in [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood}]_{8585-the sick in the neighbourhood} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [She]_{8582-my poor wife} has been ill this long while , '_{[8560-the gardener]} [he]_{8560-the gardener} said ; ' but [we]_8587-we are not in want , thank [God]_276-god . [I]_{8560-the gardener} earn a good income as [a gardener]_{8588-a gardener} — not here at [St. Cyprian 's]_{143-st. cyprian} , '_{[8560-the gardener]} [he]_{8560-the gardener} continued smiling , ' [the fathers]_{8589-the fathers} could not afford it ; but a few doors down when [you]_{8560-the gardener} pass [Church Lane]_{144-church lane} . [[Our]_8587-we cottage]_{8590-our cottage} is at the end of [the lane]_{8591-the lane} . '_{[8560-the gardener]} ' But [I]_{367-hippolyta} should like very much to be of service to [[your]_{8560-the gardener} wife]_{2946-your wife} , if [I]_{367-hippolyta} could , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} eagerly . ' What is the matter with [her]_{8582-my poor wife} ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [We]_8587-we call it a weak chest ; but [I]_{8560-the gardener} am afraid it is more serious . [The doctor]_{1301-the doctor} tells [me]_{8560-the gardener} — however , [I]_{8560-the gardener} keep it from [[my]_{8560-the gardener} wife]_{8594-my wife} , so please do n't mention it , for fear it should frighten [her]_{8582-my poor wife} — that one lung is quite gone and the other affected . [She]_{8582-my poor wife} is obliged to lie down a good deal with pains in [her]_{8582-my poor wife} head and back . '_{[8560-the gardener]} ' Poor thing , [poor thing]_{8595-poor thing} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} exclaimed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' how sad for [you]_{8560-the gardener} both ! Have [you]_{8560-the gardener} any [children]_{1703-children} ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [Two little boys]_{8597-two little boys} , '_[3226-he] [he]_3226-he answered , ' and [a girl]_{2930-a girl} . [Annie]_465-annie is grown up , [she]_465-annie is seventeen . '_[3226-he] ' And is [she]_465-annie at [home]_693-home ? [She]_465-annie ought to be [a good help to [[her]_465-annie mother]_{6384-her mother}]_{8600-a good help to her mother} . '_{[8560-the gardener]} ' [She]_465-annie is generally at [home]_693-home , '_{[367-hippolyta]} was the reply . ' [She]_465-annie has been in service , but [we]_8603-we did not like it for [her]_465-annie . It was in [[a lady]_{6422-a lady} 's house near [Dorset Square]_{145-dorset square}]_{8605-a lady 's house near dorset square} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} The tone in which [he]_3226-he spoke implied some dissatisfaction , either with [Annie]_465-annie or with domestic service in general . ' Well , [I]_{367-hippolyta} am glad [you]_3226-he have told [me]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' and do [you]_3226-he think [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} would like [me]_{367-hippolyta} to come and see [her]_465-annie ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Surely [she]_465-annie would , if [you]_3226-he were so kind ; and [I]_3226-he should like it too . But [we]_8603-we are not in want of anything , thank [God]_276-god , '_[3226-he] [he]_3226-he repeated , ' and [we]_8603-we would not take [your]_3226-he time from those that are . '_[3226-he] ' Oh , [I]_465-annie will find time , '_[465-annie] [she]_465-annie answered cheerfully ; ' may [I]_465-annie come this afternoon , or will it be too soon ? [I]_465-annie could come to - morrow , in that case . '_[465-annie] ' [I]_3226-he will tell [[my]_3226-he wife]_{8594-my wife} at dinner - time , '_[3226-he] [he]_3226-he said , ' and [you]_3226-he will be welcome at any hour . In the afternoon [she]_{8594-my wife} does not suffer so much from headache . '_[3226-he] It was arranged accordingly . [The gardener]_{8560-the gardener} took [his]_{8560-the gardener} flowers and withdrew ; and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , roused at the anticipation of having an object for [her]_{367-hippolyta} benevolence , went on weeding and pruning with great animation . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not know how tired [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been all this while of living like [the sleeping beauty in the wood]_{3228-the sleeping beauty in the wood} , alone in [Elfland]_146-elfland , with nothing to do , and [[her]_{367-hippolyta} prince]_{3229-her prince} travelling in the distance or painting pictures at [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} ate [her]_{367-hippolyta} luncheon with more appetite , and counted the minutes till it was time for walking out . [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} had told [her]_{367-hippolyta} how to find [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} . [It]_{7121-the cottage} was less than a quarter of a mile from [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , at the end of the rambling lane which led by [the side of [St. Cyprian 's]_{143-st. cyprian}]_{3231-the side of st. cyprian 's} , and past [detached dwellings with [large gardens between]_{3233-large gardens between} [them]_{3232-detached dwellings with large gardens between them}]_{3232-detached dwellings with large gardens between them} , into [the more open country]_{3234-the more open country} . [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had driven that way once , but [she]_{367-hippolyta} had not observed [[the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} 's little house]_{3236-the gardener 's little house} , although [it]_{3236-the gardener 's little house} might have drawn the attention of [a lover of flowers]_{3237-a lover of flowers} , for [it]_{3236-the gardener 's little house} was embowered in honeysuckle and clematis . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not go [there]_913-there direct , but wandered about [the countrified paths]_{3239-the countrified paths} , under the shade of the great trees which made [all that neighbourhood pleasant]_{3240-all that neighbourhood pleasant} . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts were not sombre , as they had been . The conviction of fearless innocence , which in other days had allowed [her]_{367-hippolyta} to roam unattended , with Fancy for [[her]_{367-hippolyta} sole companion]_{3241-her sole companion} , was strong within [her]_{367-hippolyta} . It was early in the afternoon , and the sun and the flowers were equally brilliant , when [she]_{367-hippolyta} stopped at [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} - gate . [She]_{367-hippolyta} saw in front of [her]_{367-hippolyta} [a two - storied house , standing back from [the gravel pathway]_{3244-the gravel pathway} , on the edge of [a triangular piece of turf]_{3245-a triangular piece of turf} which represented , no doubt , [a more extensive village - green]_{3246-a more extensive village - green} , now discommoned and taken in by [the private dwellings scattered around]_{3247-the private dwellings scattered around}]_{3243-a two - storied house , standing back from the gravel pathway , on the edge of a triangular piece of turf which represented , no doubt , a more extensive village - green , now discommoned and taken in by the private dwellings scattered around} . In front of [[Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} 's cottage]_{3248-mr. dauris 's cottage} were garden - beds , abounding in well - assorted hues , and , as was evident , carefully tended . [The little porch in the middle]_{3249-the little porch in the middle} was overrun with clematis ; and when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} arrived the door stood open , giving a view of [the passage beyond]_{3250-the passage beyond} , with [its]_{3250-the passage beyond} strip of cocoanut matting . The green palings matched the green shutters , made like Venetian blinds , which adorned the windows on either side of [the porch]_{1205-the porch} . It seemed a little nest of happiness , bright and warm , sunshine without and comfort within . ' There is sickness within , too , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [the compassionate Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} lifted the latch and went up the bit of walk which led to the front door . While [she]_{367-hippolyta} stood there , looking for bell or knocker , [a little boy]_{3252-a little boy} came running round the corner of [the house]_{1304-the house} from [the garden]_{7608-the garden} behind . [He]_{3252-a little boy} was out of breath , and stopped when [he]_{3252-a little boy} saw [the lady]_{722-the lady} , [a stranger to [him]_{3252-a little boy}]_{3256-a stranger to him} . What [a pretty boy]_{3257-a pretty boy} [he]_{3252-a little boy} looked ! The fairest of fair hair , hanging about [his]_{3252-a little boy} shoulders in ringlets , large laughing gray eyes , a face ruddy and white with pouting rosy lips , and [his]_{3252-a little boy} little frame panting with innocent life which mantled in blushes on [his]_{3252-a little boy} cheeks . [He]_{3252-a little boy} seemed between five and six , [a sturdy boy]_{3258-a sturdy boy} , wearing [[his]_{3252-a little boy} sailor]_{3259-his sailor} 's dress of dark blue with the pride which attends new clothes in [children]_{1703-children} . After standing still and looking for a moment , [he]_{3252-a little boy} came up confidently . ' Do [you]_{367-hippolyta} want [mother]_1753-mother ? '_{[3252-a little boy]} [he]_{3252-a little boy} inquired , ' because [she]_1753-mother is in [that room]_{8608-that room} , '_{[3252-a little boy]} pointing across to the open window on the other side of [the porch]_{1205-the porch} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was very fond of [children]_{1703-children} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} smiled and held out [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand , into which [he]_{3252-a little boy} put [his]_{3252-a little boy} own with great docility . ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} daresay it is [[your]_{3252-a little boy} mother]_{2390-your mother} [I]_{367-hippolyta} want , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered , ' but first tell [me]_{367-hippolyta} who [you]_{3252-a little boy} are ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [I]_{3252-a little boy} am [Willie]_467-willie , '_{[3252-a little boy]} [he]_{3252-a little boy} said . [Children]_{1703-children} seldom give [you]_3264-you the whole of [their]_{1703-children} name at once . ' [Willie]_467-willie what ? '_{[3265-the strange lady]} asked [the strange lady]_{3265-the strange lady} . ' [Willie Dauris]_467-willie , '_{[3252-a little boy]} [he]_{3252-a little boy} answered , with an impatient shake of [his]_{3252-a little boy} curls . ' Come in and see [mother]_1753-mother . [You]_{3266-the little boy} want [mother]_1753-mother . '_{[3252-a little boy]} [He]_{3252-a little boy} was very clear on that point , and evidently looked on a cross - examination of [himself]_{3252-a little boy} as time wasted . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} laughed , and still keeping hold of [Willie]_467-willie 's hand , knocked at the door on [her]_{367-hippolyta} right . A low voice answered ' Come in , '_[467-willie] and [Willie]_467-willie pushing open the door , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} followed . [The little boy]_{3266-the little boy} , acting as [master of the ceremonies]_{3267-master of the ceremonies} , ran across [the room]_{762-the room} where [some one]_{933-some one} was lying on a large and comfortable - looking couch , propped up with pillows . ' [The lady]_{722-the lady} wants to see [you]_{722-the lady} , [mother]_1753-mother , '_{[3252-a little boy]} [he]_{3252-a little boy} said , beginning to climb on the couch . [[His]_{3266-the little boy} mother]_{1582-his mother} motioned [him]_{3252-a little boy} to be still , and holding [him]_{3252-a little boy} with a thin white hand , turned [her]_{1582-his mother} head towards [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and said in a low but very taking voice , ' Are [you]_{367-hippolyta} [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ? '_{[1582-his mother]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} started at the sound of the name . [She]_{367-hippolyta} answered falteringly , ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} — [I]_{367-hippolyta} told [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} this morning that [I]_{367-hippolyta} should like to come and see [you]_{3252-a little boy} . [He]_{462-mr. dauris} mentioned that [you]_{3252-a little boy} were not well . Did [he]_{462-mr. dauris} say [I]_{367-hippolyta} was coming ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Yes , '_{[1592-the invalid]} replied [the invalid]_{1592-the invalid} ; ' [he]_{462-mr. dauris} told [me]_{1592-the invalid} [you]_{3252-a little boy} would be so kind . [You]_{3252-a little boy} are very welcome , very welcome indeed . [Willie]_467-willie , get [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} a chair , and put it here , '_{[1592-the invalid]} pointing to a place near the couch . ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} lose [my]_{367-hippolyta} voice almost , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} went on , ' when the pain keeps on , and [my]_{367-hippolyta} hearing too . Did [you]_{3252-a little boy} ring ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' No , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} was on the point of ringing when [[your]_{466-mrs. dauris} boy]_{8614-your boy} — when [Willie]_467-willie came . [He]_467-willie tells [me]_{367-hippolyta} [his]_467-willie name is [Willie]_467-willie . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Yes , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} said [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} ; ' [he]_467-willie is called after [[his]_467-willie father]_{838-his father} . [He]_467-willie is [[our]_8616-our youngest]_{8617-our youngest} . [He]_467-willie will be six on the Assumption . A beautiful birthday for [him]_467-willie , is n't it ? '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was puzzled by the expression till [she]_{367-hippolyta} had thought a little . ' Oh , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} said , ' the Assumption of [the Virgin]_{802-the virgin} , a festival of [your]_467-willie religion . Yes , [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} suppose [you]_467-willie would like that . And are [you]_467-willie feeling better this afternoon ? [Your]_467-willie voice is quite clear and distinct . '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} ' A little better , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} answered [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} . ' [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} hope to be so on Saturday and to go with [[my]_{466-mrs. dauris} husband]_{7770-my husband} to [the infirmary]_{8620-the infirmary} . It is a long way , but [he]_{7770-my husband} can borrow a conveyance , [he]_{7770-my husband} thinks . '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , delighted with the opportunity , offered [her]_{367-hippolyta} little carriage and insisted with affectionate firmness on its acceptance . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was already pleased with [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , even as [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been with [[her]_{367-hippolyta} husband]_{6407-her husband} . The light which fell upon the couch from the open window showed [the invalid]_{1592-the invalid} to be [a woman of uncommon beauty]_{3274-a woman of uncommon beauty} , with delicate regular features , flushing when [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke or looked at [[her]_{367-hippolyta} visitor]_{7852-her visitor} . [She]_{1592-the invalid} seemed tall and slender , so far as could be judged from [her]_{1592-the invalid} reclining position , for , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} explained to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [she]_{1592-the invalid} was unable to rise , much less to do any household work , that afternoon . ' The dinner things , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , ' are lying on the table waiting for [Annie]_465-annie to clear them away . It is a great trial to [me]_{367-hippolyta} , for [I]_{367-hippolyta} was [an active young woman]_{8621-an active young woman} , and [I]_{367-hippolyta} never thought to have suffered from this complaint . It is not in [[my]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{5872-my father} 's or [[mother]_1753-mother 's family]_{8624-mother 's family} . But [God]_276-god 's will be done . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [I]_{3266-the little boy} saw [Annie]_465-annie , '_{[3266-the little boy]} said [the little boy]_{3266-the little boy} , with the brevity of [his]_{3266-the little boy} age . [[His]_{3266-the little boy} mother]_{1582-his mother} looked at [him]_{3266-the little boy} uneasily . ' Where did [you]_{3266-the little boy} see [her]_465-annie , [[my]_{1582-his mother} darling]_{2607-my darling} ? '_{[1582-his mother]} [she]_{1582-his mother} inquired . ' [I]_{3266-the little boy} do n't know , '_{[3266-the little boy]} [he]_{3266-the little boy} said slowly , as if there was nothing more to be added . And then , after being silent for a minute or two , [he]_{3266-the little boy} chanted again in [his]_{3266-the little boy} pretty recitative , ' [I]_{3266-the little boy} saw [Annie]_465-annie in [the lane]_{8591-the lane} . [She]_465-annie was talking to [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} . [She]_465-annie cried . [She]_465-annie said [I]_{3266-the little boy} was to go in . But [I]_{3266-the little boy} stayed in [the garden]_{7608-the garden} . '_{[3266-the little boy]} [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} looked agitated . [Her]_{466-mrs. dauris} hands trembled , and [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} said , ' That will do , [[my]_{466-mrs. dauris} dear]_{5845-my dear} . Next time [[your]_{5845-my dear} sister]_{6082-your sister} tells [you]_{5845-my dear} to come in , [you]_{5845-my dear} must be obedient . '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [Willie]_467-willie crept close to [[his]_467-willie mother]_{1582-his mother} . ' Have [I]_467-willie been naughty ? '_[467-willie] [he]_467-willie asked . ' What makes [me]_467-willie naughty , [mother]_1753-mother ? '_[467-willie] The tears stood in [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} eyes , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could not help pitying [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} felt there was some sad story behind ; and though not wishing to indulge curiosity , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have given much to express the compassion that rose in [her]_{367-hippolyta} heart . An inspiration came to [her]_{367-hippolyta} . With the engaging smile which so often hovered about [her]_{367-hippolyta} lips , a mixture of kindliness and pity , [she]_{367-hippolyta} drew near to [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , and said : ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} fear [I]_{367-hippolyta} am taking a great liberty , but if [you]_{466-mrs. dauris} do not mind , since [[your]_{466-mrs. dauris} daughter]_{8632-your daughter} is not here just now , [I]_{367-hippolyta} should be so glad to do anything [you]_{466-mrs. dauris} want . Let [me]_{367-hippolyta} put [the room]_{762-the room} straight for [you]_{466-mrs. dauris} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Oh no , [you]_{466-mrs. dauris} must not do that , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} said [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , eyeing [[her]_{466-mrs. dauris} visitor]_{7852-her visitor} with a good deal of astonishment , but with affection also . ' [You]_{466-mrs. dauris} are [a lady]_{6422-a lady} , and it is not fit work for [you]_{466-mrs. dauris} . '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was quite at [home]_693-home in this sort of encounter . ' Never mind if [I]_{367-hippolyta} am [a lady]_{6422-a lady} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} reeplied ; ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} have not lost the use of [my]_{367-hippolyta} hands . [I]_{367-hippolyta} can assure [you]_{466-mrs. dauris} that [I]_{367-hippolyta} am an adept in washing dishes . '_{[367-hippolyta]} And without more ado , in spite of the earnest and good - natured remonstrances of [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} laid aside [her]_{367-hippolyta} cloak , drew hot and cold water with the aid of [Willie]_467-willie , who pointed out where everything was , but dispensed as far as possible with speaking , and was soon busy in remedying the disorder [she]_{367-hippolyta} had found on [her]_{367-hippolyta} arrival . It was not a difficult task , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} enjoyed it thoroughly . When all was done [she]_{367-hippolyta} insisted that [the invalid]_{1592-the invalid} should now try to eat something . There was no resisting [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; and [the poor consumptive patient]_{3282-the poor consumptive patient} made a better meal than [she]_{367-hippolyta} had done for a long while . When it was over [they]_3283-they talked a little , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} hoped that [Annie]_465-annie might come in . But there was no sign of [her]_465-annie , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} rose to go . [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} clasped [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand with fervent gratitude ; [Willie]_467-willie clung to [her]_{367-hippolyta} skirts , and was undecided whether to stay with [[his]_467-willie mother]_{1582-his mother} and cry , or to follow [the lady]_{722-the lady} to [[her]_{722-the lady} unknown abode]_{3286-her unknown abode} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} kissed [the child]_{3287-the child} , made [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} promise again to avail [herself]_{367-hippolyta} of [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} , and went [home]_693-home in that healthy state of mind which is the consequence of any little effort done with simple intent , to be of service to [another]_1881-another . About [Annie]_465-annie , [the girl of seventeen , whom [[her]_{367-hippolyta} brother]_{7196-her brother} had seen talking to [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} and crying]_{3291-the girl of seventeen , whom her brother had seen talking to a gentleman and crying} , [she]_465-annie was , it must be admitted , curious . But [her]_465-annie curiosity was in no sense equal to [her]_465-annie sympathy . Thus began an acquaintance which ripened ere long into friendship on both sides . [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} , when informed by [[his]_{462-mr. dauris} wife]_{1017-his wife} of the circumstances of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's visit , was at first indignant that [she]_465-annie should have been allowed to stoop so low in [her]_465-annie great kindness , and ended by conceiving towards [her]_465-annie an enthusiastic respect which bordered on veneration . [She]_465-annie was so young , so beautiful , and so unaffectedly gracious ; [she]_465-annie had such a delicate regard for [their]_3295-their privacy , and was so timid in making advances , that in [his]_{462-mr. dauris} own mind [he]_{462-mr. dauris} did not know whether to call [her]_465-annie [an angel disguised in weeds of flesh]_{3296-an angel disguised in weeds of flesh} , or [a modest maiden whose ignorance concealed from [her]_465-annie the humility of [her]_465-annie behaviour]_{3297-a modest maiden whose ignorance concealed from her the humility of her behaviour} . [She]_465-annie seemed neither humble nor proud ; all [she]_465-annie did was with [her]_465-annie a matter of course . [She]_465-annie asked [his]_{462-mr. dauris} opinion about other things than flowers , played with [Willie]_467-willie and [[Charlie,—the]_{468-charlie,—the} elder boy , who had been at [school]_5684-school on the occasion of [her]_465-annie first visit,—sat for many hours by the side of [the invalid]_{1592-the invalid}]_{3298-charlie,—the elder boy , who had been at school on the occasion of her first visit,—sat for many hours by the side of the invalid} , and ministered even more effectually to [her]_465-annie sympathies than to [her]_465-annie bodily wants . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was soon recognised as [a frequent and favoured visitor]_{3301-a frequent and favoured visitor} . When [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand was on the latch out came [the boys]_{6804-the boys} , running to greet [her]_{367-hippolyta} , but making as little noise as [they]_{6804-the boys} could , not to disturb [[their]_{6804-the boys} mother]_{3303-their mother} . In the evening [she]_{367-hippolyta} would sit with [husband]_3304-husband and [wife]_3305-wife instead of spending the hours after dinner in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} solitary room]_{3306-her solitary room} ; and [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard many a good word from the lips of both . [She]_{367-hippolyta} loved and admired [their]_{6804-the boys} simple goodness . [They]_{6804-the boys} made no inquiries either as to [her]_{367-hippolyta} religious beliefs or [her]_{367-hippolyta} story ; [they]_{6804-the boys} did not even mention [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} 's name . This was not due to suspicion ; it was native delicacy . [The young lady]_{723-the young lady} did not speak of [[her]_{723-the young lady} husband]_{6407-her husband} , and [they]_{6804-the boys} would not make so free as to begin . Some time elapsed before [she]_{367-hippolyta} came across [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . But when [she]_{367-hippolyta} was passing down [Church Lane]_{144-church lane} in the dusk one evening , on [her]_{367-hippolyta} way to [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} observed [a tall young man]_{3310-a tall young man} standing close to the hedge where a wide - spreading beech almost hid [him]_{3310-a tall young man} from view , and near [him]_{3310-a tall young man} on the farther side [a girl whose shawl was drawn half over [her]_{723-the young lady} face]_{3311-a girl whose shawl was drawn half over her face} , but the accent of whose voice , though [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could make out nothing of what [she]_{723-the young lady} said , was unmistakably like [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} 's . [The young man]_{5843-the young man} was not of [the working - class]_{3313-the working - class} . [He]_{5843-the young man} was well dressed and had a supercilious air ; while [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , if [she]_465-annie it was , clung to [his]_{5843-the young man} arm with what appeared to be the vehemence of affection or exasperation . [He]_{5843-the young man} heard [her]_465-annie with impatience ; flung away [her]_465-annie hand , turned to go , but , seeing [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} coming along at a little distance , went back to where [he]_{5843-the young man} had left [[his]_{5843-the young man} companion]_{657-his companion} . [Both of [them]_{3315-both of them}]_{3315-both of them} waited , loitering in the shade with faces averted till [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had passed by . It was not difficult to guess that [they]_{3315-both of them} had been quarrelling , and were ashamed to be seen . [Annie Dauris]_465-annie was never at [home]_693-home when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} called , and it was unlikely that [she]_465-annie should have recognised in a casual figure passing down [the lane]_{8591-the lane} one of whose face [she]_465-annie could have no knowledge . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} found [the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} and [[his]_{8560-the gardener} wife]_{1017-his wife} sitting by the open window enjoying the evening air , which was warm and genial . It was one of [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} 's good days , when [she]_465-annie felt free from headache and could do the light work of [the house]_{1304-the house} . [Charlie]_424-charlie , [a bright , fair - haired boy of eleven]_{3321-a bright , fair - haired boy of eleven} , was learning [his]_424-charlie lessons in [the garden]_{7608-the garden} , sometimes coming up to the window to show what [he]_424-charlie had done to [[his]_424-charlie father]_{838-his father} , and at other times dropping [his]_424-charlie book and looking out dreamily on the darkening sky , [his]_424-charlie imagination full of those strange fresh thoughts and fancies which are seldom written in [our]_3324-our too elderly volumes for [children]_{1703-children} . [Willie]_467-willie had been put to bed . There was a great stillness in the air , and it had a soothing influence on [them]_3326-they as [they]_3326-they sat talking in low tones . While [they]_3326-they were thus engaged the door opened , and [some one]_{933-some one} came in . [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} looked up . ' Oh , it is [you]_465-annie , [Annie]_465-annie , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} said . ' [We]_3324-our are very dark here . Will [you]_465-annie bring the lamp ? '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [Annie]_465-annie , without speaking a word , went out again and returned in a few moments with the light , which [she]_465-annie set down upon a table , and then stationed [herself]_465-annie at some distance from [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , in such a position that [she]_465-annie could examine [the visitor]_{3328-the visitor} 's face at [her]_465-annie leisure . When [she]_465-annie recognised [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} that had passed along [the lane]_{8591-the lane} an hour since , [she]_465-annie blushed crimson and turned [her]_465-annie head away . [She]_465-annie bore a striking resemblance to [her]_465-annie mother,—the same delicate and regular features , the same bright eyes , the same slender make and upright figure . But the general expression of [her]_465-annie countenance was by no means the same . It was ill - tempered and passionate ; there was an obstinate look about the mouth ; and , for the first time in [her]_{367-hippolyta} life , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} found [herself]_{367-hippolyta} applying the word ' brazen '_{[367-hippolyta]} to [a woman]_{6460-a woman} 's forehead . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not have told the reason ; was it the swelling surface above the eyebrows which made an impression as of sullen obstinacy and want of shame ? But [Annie]_465-annie was blushing now ; [she]_465-annie appeared to be feeling confusion as well as surprise . [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} , who had not stirred at [her]_465-annie entrance , moved [his]_{462-mr. dauris} chair round , and said , ' [Annie]_465-annie , come and pay [your]_465-annie respects , like [a good girl]_{8636-a good girl} , to [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , who has taken such care of [[your]_465-annie mother]_{2390-your mother} . '_{[462-mr. dauris]} [Annie]_465-annie seemed uncertain whether [she]_465-annie would obey or not , but with deliberate slowness [she]_465-annie got up from where [she]_465-annie was sitting and came forward . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} held out [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand . [She]_{367-hippolyta} felt for [the girl]_{3332-the girl} . [Annie]_465-annie returned [her]_{367-hippolyta} glance suspiciously , but did not refuse the offered greeting . ' [You]_465-annie have never seen [[my]_{466-mrs. dauris} daughter]_{5906-my daughter} before , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} said [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , ' but [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} daresay [you]_465-annie would have known [her]_{5906-my daughter} in [the street]_{6256-the street} if [you]_465-annie had . [William]_409-william says [she]_{5906-my daughter} is so like [me]_{466-mrs. dauris} when [we]_8640-we first married . '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} There was much affection in [the mother]_{3333-the mother} 's voice ; not anger or coldness , which , under the circumstances , might have seemed more natural . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not know what to reply . But with as much gentleness as [she]_{367-hippolyta} could command , [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered , ' No , [I]_{367-hippolyta} never saw [[your]_{451-mrs. malcolm} daughter]_{8632-your daughter} till this evening . But [you]_{451-mrs. malcolm} are right in saying [I]_{367-hippolyta} should recognise the likeness . [I]_{367-hippolyta} did so at once when [I]_{367-hippolyta} was on [my]_{367-hippolyta} way hither , and [Annie]_465-annie was walking outside . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [The girl]_{3332-the girl} looked frightened , and did not speak one word , waiting for the end of [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's revelations . What might have been the consequence had [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} gone on with [her]_{367-hippolyta} story it is impossible to say . [She]_{367-hippolyta} judged it , however , expedient not to add anything . [They]_3335-they knew [[their]_3335-they daughter]_{3336-their daughter} 's habits , as was evident from [Willie]_467-willie 's exclamations on the day of [her]_{3336-their daughter} first visit ; neither did it become [her]_{367-hippolyta} to cast a slur upon conduct which , even if it had no justification , in some particulars might resemble [her]_{367-hippolyta} own . [She]_{367-hippolyta} contented [herself]_{367-hippolyta} with putting a question or two , while [Annie]_465-annie kept a determined silence , on the kind of service in which [she]_465-annie had lived and [her]_465-annie special accomplishments . [Annie]_465-annie told [her]_{3332-the girl} at last that [she]_465-annie was fond of dressmaking and wanted to go back , not to [Dorset Square]_{145-dorset square} , but to [a shop near [Oxford Street]_{147-oxford street} , where [she]_465-annie had been admitted to the sight of fashionable robemaking when about fiften]_{3337-a shop near oxford street , where she had been admitted to the sight of fashionable robemaking when about fiften} . From [that establishment]_{3338-that establishment} , as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} learned by and by , [[her]_465-annie father]_{671-her father} had removed [her]_465-annie , and [she]_465-annie had then gone into domestic service . ' If all [you]_{3332-the girl} want is to learn dressmaking , '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} said [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , ' [I]_{451-mrs. malcolm} can give [you]_{3332-the girl} some instruction [myself]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , and [you]_{3332-the girl} would be able to take care of [[your]_{3332-the girl} mother]_{2390-your mother} at the same time . Would [you]_{3332-the girl} like to come and see [me]_{451-mrs. malcolm} at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} ? [I]_{451-mrs. malcolm} have leisure on one or two days a week . What do [you]_{3332-the girl} think , [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} ? Do [you]_{3332-the girl} approve ? '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} [Husband]_3304-husband and [wife]_3305-wife were perfectly willing ; but [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} subjoined , ' [Annie]_465-annie must say [her]_465-annie own word in the matter , or [she]_465-annie may think [we]_8643-we are forcing [her]_465-annie . Now , [[my]_3305-wife girl]_{8644-my girl} , which would [you]_{8644-my girl} prefer — to go with [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , or to stay at [home]_693-home as [you]_{8644-my girl} have been doing ? '_[3305-wife] [She]_3305-wife did not give a direct answer , but said , as if it was the same thing , ' [I]_3305-wife should like to learn dressmaking . '_[3305-wife] And [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} thought it best to leave the matter so . In [her]_3305-wife own mind [she]_3305-wife said that [Annie]_465-annie would be none the worse for learning , as [she]_465-annie certainly should if [she]_465-annie came to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , that [her]_465-annie present attire was showy and not at all in good taste . [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} always looked neat and simple in [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} cotton gown ; but [[her]_{466-mrs. dauris} daughter]_{3342-her daughter} assumed a tawdry style , which would have been expensive , could [she]_3305-wife have afforded it , and heightened [her]_3305-wife bold , shameless air . Had [she]_3305-wife not been so pretty , the whole appearance of [the child]_{3287-the child} , for [she]_3305-wife was nothing else , would have been exceedingly painful . [She]_3305-wife was like a tainted flower . Where had [she]_3305-wife gained that early acquaintance with vice and finery ? Not at [home]_693-home , as was evident . Perhaps there was yet a chance of teaching [her]_3305-wife better things . Instractable and sullen though [she]_3305-wife was , a little incident which happened when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was going showed that [her]_3305-wife feelings were not wholly perverted . ' Good - night '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} had been said on both sides , and [[their]_3345-their visitor]_{3346-their visitor} was passing through the gate , when [she]_3305-wife heard a step behind [her]_3305-wife , and turning saw [Annie]_465-annie , who had followed unperceived . ' Well , [[my]_{451-mrs. malcolm} dear]_{5845-my dear} ? '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} said [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} kindly . [Annie]_465-annie laid a furtive hand upon [her]_465-annie dress , much in the fashion of [a child who wants to whisper something]_{3347-a child who wants to whisper something} , and said with a downcast look , ' Will [you]_{367-hippolyta} let [me]_465-annie come to - morrow for the dressmaking , in the afternoon ? '_[465-annie] [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} assured [her]_465-annie of a hearty welcome ; and [the girl]_{3332-the girl} went on , forcing the words , which did not seem to flow easily from [her]_{3332-the girl} lips . ' [I]_{3332-the girl} like [you]_{367-hippolyta} ; it was good of [you]_{367-hippolyta} not to tell [[my]_{3332-the girl} father]_{5872-my father} what [you]_{367-hippolyta} saw , and not to ask [me]_{3332-the girl} about it . '_{[3332-the girl]} And when [she]_{3332-the girl} had said this [she]_{3332-the girl} let go [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's dress and went in again without waiting for an answer . [She]_{3332-the girl} did come next day ; but some time elapsed before [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could win [her]_{3332-the girl} confidece . It was during this interval that [Rupert]_242-rupert returned . While [he]_242-rupert stayed there was no time to instruct [Annie]_465-annie or to call at [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} . [She]_465-annie did not mention the story to [Rupert]_242-rupert again ; [they]_3350-they had [their]_3350-they own romance to talk over , and the possibilities of the future to forecast . And so it continued . Whenever , consistently with [his]_242-rupert engagements , [the artist]_{5691-the artist} could run up to [London]_4-london for a few days , [he]_242-rupert would spend an hour or two at [[his]_242-rupert own house]_{8277-his own house} , arranging papers and seeing [those who would have been surprised or offended]_{3353-those who would have been surprised or offended} were [he]_242-rupert to overlook [their]_{3353-those who would have been surprised or offended} claims ; but no sooner were these formalities complied with than [he]_242-rupert vanished into space , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had [him]_242-rupert to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . [They]_3350-they were wonderfully happy . Meanwhile [her]_{367-hippolyta} interest in [[the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} 's family]_{3355-the gardener 's family} continued . [The boys]_{6804-the boys} , not altogether with [Mrs. Leemings]_{469-mrs. leemings} 's goodwill , were allowed to play about [the grounds of [the red brick mansion , where [no child]_{6752-no child} had been since [Glanville]_242-rupert [himself]_242-rupert had paid those dreary visits to [Miss Atterbury]_{449-miss atterbury} which [he]_242-rupert was glad not to remember]_{3358-the red brick mansion , where no child had been since glanville himself had paid those dreary visits to miss atterbury which he was glad not to remember}]_{3357-the grounds of the red brick mansion , where no child had been since glanville himself had paid those dreary visits to miss atterbury which he was glad not to remember} . But [Willie]_467-willie and [Charlie]_424-charlie , though [they]_{6804-the boys} could not help doing mischief in [their]_{6804-the boys} primeval innocence , were very amusing , affectionate , and original , helping [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} with the flowers , wheeling barrows of earth or dead leaves , which [they]_{6804-the boys} occasionally overset on [the pathway]_{1488-the pathway} to [their]_{6804-the boys} own extreme delight , and making believe that [they]_{6804-the boys} were elves in [enchanted places]_{3361-enchanted places} , or [young princes in search of adventures under the trees of [the forest]_{8469-the forest}]_{3362-young princes in search of adventures under the trees of the forest} into which [they]_{6804-the boys} transformed [the garden]_{7608-the garden} to give [themselves]_{6804-the boys} larger scope . [They]_{6804-the boys} were great favourites with [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , whom [they]_{6804-the boys} worshipped and followed everywhere . But being shy and well brought up , [they]_{6804-the boys} did not presume on [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} favour ; and if [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} told [them]_{6804-the boys} there was a border [they]_{6804-the boys} must not dig up , or [a room [they]_{6804-the boys} were not to enter]_{3365-a room they were not to enter} , [Charlie]_424-charlie not only observed the command [himself]_424-charlie , but took especial care that [Willie]_467-willie , who was younger and more volatile , should not foget it . ' [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} said not , '_{[6804-the boys]} was [their]_{6804-the boys} law of [the Medes]_{7288-the medes} and Persians which might not be altered . On Saturdays [they]_{6804-the boys} carried between [them]_{6804-the boys} the flowers which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} destined for [the church]_{6003-the church} , to [[their]_{6804-the boys} father]_{3368-their father} . It was part of [their]_{6804-the boys} play to repeat , with childish treble pipe and most naïve turns of speech , the legends of [the Catholic saints which [they]_{6804-the boys} had been taught at [school]_5684-school]_{3369-the catholic saints which they had been taught at school} ; and [[their]_{6804-the boys} kind protectress]_{3371-their kind protectress} , whose presence did not terrify [them]_{6804-the boys} nor check [their]_{6804-the boys} harmless babble , listened with more pleasure than [she]_{3371-their kind protectress} could have supposed to [their]_{6804-the boys} fantastic stories . But [they]_{6804-the boys} were instinct with a life and colour which for the moment gave [them]_{6804-the boys} something like the air of reality . It was like viewing the painted windows from the inside , where the legend came out plain and the figures seemed more human . Both [the boys]_{6804-the boys} would be [story - tellers]_{3373-story - tellers} in turn ; and [Willie]_467-willie 's slow but vivid imagination , which wrought confusion in the history , made [him]_467-willie one of [the most lovable and laughable of little creatures]_{3374-the most lovable and laughable of little creatures} . [Charlie]_424-charlie , however , had more feeling . [He]_424-charlie returned [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's affection ardently , and though [he]_424-charlie was too big at eleven to be hanging on [a lady]_{6422-a lady} 's skirts , as [Willie]_467-willie often did , [you]_3376-you might be sure that , if [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} were within reach , [he]_424-charlie would not be far off . Did [she]_{367-hippolyta} leave [her]_{367-hippolyta} hat , or cloak , or gloves on the table , [he]_424-charlie liked to steal up when [he]_424-charlie thought [no one]_{5671-no one} was looking and to touch them fondly . One thing surprised [the religious boy]_{3378-the religious boy} , for such [he]_{3378-the religious boy} was , why [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} never went to [[St. Cyprian]_{143-st. cyprian} 's like [[his]_{3378-the religious boy} father]_{838-his father}]_{3379-st. cyprian 's like his father} — and [[his]_{3378-the religious boy} mother]_{1582-his mother} when [she]_{1582-his mother} was well . On a certain Saturday , when [she]_{367-hippolyta} had made up the flowers into bouquets and put them into [the children]_{2038-the children} 's hands , as [they]_{2038-the children} were going [Charlie]_424-charlie stopped and , fixing [his]_424-charlie beautiful eyes on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , said to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , ' Wo n't [you]_{367-hippolyta} come and see them on the altar ? [They]_{2038-the children} look prettiest there , and they smell so sweet in [church]_1763-church . '_{[424-charlie]} ' No , [darling]_6088-darling , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} with a slight feeling of sadness , ' not now , [I]_{367-hippolyta} am busy . Some other time , perhaps . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [The boys]_{6804-the boys} ran off ; but [she]_{367-hippolyta} repeated mechanically to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , ' Some other time , some other time ! Ought [I]_{367-hippolyta} to have said that ? [I]_{367-hippolyta} shall not go to see the flowers on the altar , let them look ever so pretty . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [[Their]_{6804-the boys} sister]_{7053-their sister} was quite different . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not enter [[St. Cyprian]_{143-st. cyprian} 's]_{3385-st. cyprian 's} either ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to have little or none of the religious instinct ; and when [Willie]_467-willie and [Charlie]_424-charlie ran and jumped in [the garden]_{7608-the garden} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not join [them]_{6804-the boys} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was almost too considerate towards [the girl]_{3332-the girl} , letting [her]_{3332-the girl} spend long afternoons in [the house]_{1304-the house} , and showing [her]_{3332-the girl} everything that [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought would interest [her]_{3332-the girl} . [Annie]_465-annie had never seen such treasures before ; [they]_{6804-the boys} took hold of [her]_465-annie fancy mightily , and [she]_465-annie was eager to learn the objects and uses of the multiplied curiosities in which [the old mansion]_{3389-the old mansion} abounded . [She]_465-annie gave careful attention to every word that fell from [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} in illustration of the pictures , china , and the ten thousand knick - knacks which were necessarily not to be comprehended without a gloss by [[the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} 's daughter]_{3391-the gardener 's daughter} . [She]_465-annie studied [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's way of speaking , and expended thought not only on the patterns of dress which were given [her]_465-annie to cut out , but likewise on those which were worn by [[her]_465-annie teacher]_{3392-her teacher} . Not without a sense of amusement , though with keener feelings of compassion , did [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} observe that [she]_465-annie seemed to be going over in [her]_465-annie mind a part to be hereafter acted ; to be rehearsing , as it were , the manners and mode of speech that characterised ' [a lady]_{6422-a lady} . '_[465-annie] [She]_465-annie was equally bold in imitation and timid in putting questions ; but there was evidently a multitude of things belonging to this novel sphere that [she]_465-annie thirsted to inquire about . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , seeming not to mind , let [her]_465-annie have [her]_465-annie way . [Annie]_465-annie began to talk more freely , to give expression to some of [her]_465-annie less dangerous inclinations . [She]_465-annie was not exactly ignorant or dull , but the first steps in mounting from [one 's native regions]_{3393-one 's native regions} are the most difficult , and [she]_465-annie dreaded to set [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} against [her]_465-annie . Little by little , however , the nature of [the girl]_{3332-the girl} discovered itself . There was nothing uncommon , except [her]_{3332-the girl} lovely features , and they were half spoilt by [her]_{3332-the girl} sullen look , in [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . Between [her]_{3332-the girl} and [thousands of [other London - bred girls]_{3396-other london - bred girls}]_{3395-thousands of other london - bred girls} there reigned an unmistakable family likeness ; but [Hippolytan]_{470-hippolytan} , in spite of [her]_{470-hippolytan} reading and travels , did not know it , and this , the first specimen [she]_{470-hippolytan} had seen , filled [her]_{470-hippolytan} with dislike and amazement . [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} sent [[his]_{462-mr. dauris} boys]_{3397-his boys} to [the school which was carried on by [the fathers at [St. Cyprian 's]_{143-st. cyprian}]_{8574-the fathers at st. cyprian 's}]_{3398-the school which was carried on by the fathers at st. cyprian 's} , and [[his]_{462-mr. dauris} girl]_{3400-his girl} to [the convent]_{5951-the convent} . But there was [another school which [he]_{462-mr. dauris} could not prevent [them]_3403-them from frequenting if [they]_3403-them chose]_{3402-another school which he could not prevent them from frequenting if they chose} — that of [the children who played with [them]_3403-them]_{3404-the children who played with them} , and of [the [London]_4-london streets]_{8077-the london streets} . [Annie]_465-annie — but [I]_0-i think [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} can begin the story better than [I.]_0-i [She]_{466-mrs. dauris} had lived through it all . Sitting up on [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} couch , and pausing from time to time when [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} breath failed [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} , [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} unburdened [herself]_{466-mrs. dauris} of this great trouble to [the young married lady]_{3406-the young married lady} one morning , when [Annie]_465-annie was ironing in [the little back - kitchen]_{3407-the little back - kitchen} and not likely to interrupt [them]_3408-them . ' It shames [me]_{466-mrs. dauris} , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} said , ' to speak about such things in the hearing of [a lady like [you]_{3406-the young married lady}]_{8651-a lady like you} ; but [Annie]_465-annie is not [the child [she]_465-annie was]_{8652-the child she was} , and [you]_{3406-the young married lady} ought to know [her]_465-annie ways . [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} do n't know what came over [her]_465-annie when [she]_465-annie got to be [a big girl]_{8653-a big girl} . [She]_465-annie was as good a child as [you]_{3406-the young married lady} would wish to see , and [the sisters]_{970-the sisters} were very fond of [her]_465-annie , till [she]_465-annie was twelve or thirteen . And then [she]_465-annie took up with [some of the bad characters in [the school]_{1850-the school}]_{8655-some of the bad characters in the school} , and [she]_465-annie was always going about with [them]_{8655-some of the bad characters in the school} at night instead of coming [home]_693-home , staying in [the street]_{6256-the street} , and staring into [public - houses]_{8659-public - houses} , and seeing what it was not right for [her]_465-annie to see . [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} spoke to [her]_465-annie often enough , God knows , but as soon as [my]_{466-mrs. dauris} back was turned away [she]_465-annie would go , and not be [home]_693-home again till midnight perhaps , or later . [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} was afraid [William]_409-william would notice it ; for , though [he]_409-william is [a peaceable , religious man]_{8661-a peaceable , religious man} , as [you]_8662-you may see , [he]_409-william can be very angry , and once [he]_409-william gives way to [his]_409-william feeling [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} am afraid of what will happen . [He]_409-william did go after [her]_465-annie once , and [she]_465-annie was obstinate and would not come in ; it was when [they]_8663-they were holding a fair in [the market,—she]_{8664-the market,—she} said no , [she]_465-annie had rather stay out all night ; and [William]_409-william took [her]_465-annie and brought [her]_465-annie [home]_693-home , and that time [he]_409-william beat [her]_465-annie severely . Oh , dear [me]_{466-mrs. dauris} , [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} shall never , never forget it . And it did no good ; [she]_465-annie was worse than ever . Many an hour [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} spent in search of [her]_465-annie during the dark winter nights , when [she]_465-annie would slip out and run off to [[her]_465-annie bad companions]_{8666-her bad companions} . And where did [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} find [her]_465-annie , after all ? Standing at the bar of [a gin palace]_{8667-a gin palace} , talking and laughing with [grown men]_{8668-grown men} , or coming out of one of [the low theatres in [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood}]_{8669-the low theatres in the neighbourhood} . When [she]_465-annie saw [me]_{466-mrs. dauris} [she]_465-annie ran away or hid round a corner , and [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} have had to come [home]_693-home through rain and snow without [Annie]_465-annie . [[My]_{466-mrs. dauris} husband]_{7770-my husband} told [me]_{466-mrs. dauris} it was madness , that [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} should only kill [myself]_{466-mrs. dauris} ; but [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} had the feelings of [a mother]_{6672-a mother} , and [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} could not see [[my]_{466-mrs. dauris} child]_{8674-my child} lost . It is a wonder that [she]_465-annie never got into worse mischief , for [the men]_{6002-the men} and [the women [she]_465-annie made [friends of]_{8677-friends of}]_{8676-the women she made friends of} were [thieves]_1793-thieves , and well known to [the police]_{8679-the police} . [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} can not tell where [she]_465-annie found [a shelter]_{8680-a shelter} the nights [she]_465-annie stayed out . [She]_465-annie would never say , and [she]_465-annie seemed not to care . One night [she]_465-annie would have spent in [the station - house]_{8681-the station - house} , for [she]_465-annie was taken [there]_913-there with others that had been drinking and fighting ; but [the sergeant]_{8683-the sergeant} knew [[my]_{466-mrs. dauris} husband]_{7770-my husband} , and instead of taking down the charge , [he]_{8683-the sergeant} sent round , like [a good man]_{6726-a good man} , for [William]_409-william , and [[her]_3409-her father]_{671-her father} brought [her]_3409-her [home]_693-home . That struck a wholesome fear into [her]_465-annie during a week or two ; and then [she]_465-annie went away again . [We]_8688-we were at [our]_8688-we wits '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} end what to do with [her]_3409-her . Is n't it a pitiful tale , [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ? ' [she]_465-annie said , turning with wet eyes to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , whose silence had deepened with [her]_465-annie sympathy and horror . [She]_465-annie could not speak , but [she]_465-annie pressed [the poor mother]_{8689-the poor mother} 's hand . There was a painful pause . '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} [I]_0-i do n't believe , ' resumed [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , when [she]_465-annie recovered [her]_465-annie breath , '_[0-i] that there was malice in [Annie]_465-annie . [She]_3409-her was young and curious ; [she]_3409-her had no sense of danger , and of course [she]_3409-her liked to see what was going on . That is how [[we]_3410-we poor people]_{3411-we poor people} lose [[our]_3410-we children]_{3412-our children} . [They]_{3412-our children} go into [the streets]_{2952-the streets} and the flood carries [them]_{3412-our children} away . [We]_3410-we are [not the only ones in [this neighbourhood]_{6176-this neighbourhood} that have had trouble with [a daughter]_{1494-a daughter} and shed scalding tears over [her]_{1494-a daughter} ruin]_{3414-not the only ones in this neighbourhood that have had trouble with a daughter and shed scalding tears over her ruin} . Though , [I]_0-i thank [God]_276-god , [Annie]_465-annie is not ruined yet . [She]_465-annie has lost [her]_465-annie character with [the sisters]_{970-the sisters} , and [the people about think [she]_465-annie has behaved like the rest of [[her]_465-annie bad companions]_{8666-her bad companions}]_{3418-the people about think she has behaved like the rest of her bad companions} . But , [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , it is not true . [I]_0-i give [you]_{451-mrs. malcolm} the word of [a mother]_{6672-a mother} that there is not a word of truth in it . [Annie]_465-annie will not be said or led by [[her]_465-annie father]_{671-her father} , more is the pity ; and when [he]_{671-her father} is at [home]_693-home [she]_465-annie will not open [her]_465-annie mouth , as [you]_{451-mrs. malcolm} saw the other night . [The poor child]_{3423-the poor child} is afraid of [him]_{671-her father} since [he]_{671-her father} beat [her]_465-annie , and [she]_465-annie is stiff - necked too , and [no one]_{5671-no one} can manage [her]_465-annie . [I]_0-i do sometimes coax [her]_465-annie to talk , and then [she]_465-annie tells [me]_0-i things . [William]_409-william does n't know that [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} has been near [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} , and [I]_0-i would not have [him]_409-william know . But [Annie]_465-annie confessed it when [I]_0-i repeated what [[her]_465-annie brother]_{7196-her brother} said about [a gentleman in [the lane]_{8591-the lane}]_{3427-a gentleman in the lane} . ' '_[0-i] Oh , indeed , ' exclaimed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[0-i] then [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} is [the gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} 's name . Is [he]_{3427-a gentleman in the lane} [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} ? ' Yes , [he]_{3427-a gentleman in the lane} was [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} , and [he]_{3427-a gentleman in the lane} had seen [Annie]_465-annie walking [home]_693-home to [her]_465-annie Cousin [Harriet]_{472-cousin harriet} 's from [Mark Tomlinson]_{473-mark tomlinson} [the draper 's near [Oxford Street]_{147-oxford street}]_{8692-the draper 's near oxford street} ; and [he]_{3427-a gentleman in the lane} had fallen desperately in love with [her]_465-annie . It was the most ordinary of '_{[3427-a gentleman in the lane]} [London]_4-london idylls'—gutter - idylls , [one]_5661-one should call [them]_3432-them perhaps . While [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} went on with the shameful story [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to hear it all in a dream . [The great workroom]_{3433-the great workroom} , with [[its]_{3433-the great workroom} rows of [workers]_3435-workers]_{3434-its rows of workers} ; the elder girl , [Charlotte Fraser]_{474-charlotte fraser} , who had ' taken a fancy to [Annie]_465-annie , '_{[3435-workers]} and showed [her]_{474-charlotte fraser} fine sights , leading [her]_{474-charlotte fraser} to [music halls]_{3436-music halls} , where there was comic singing , with plenty to eat and drink , and nothing for [Annie]_465-annie to pay ; [the well - dressed gentleman that was [a friend of [Charlotte]_{474-charlotte fraser} 's]_{3438-a friend of charlotte 's} , and gave [her]_465-annie up to walk with [the younger girl [he]_{3437-the well - dressed gentleman that was a friend of charlotte 's , and gave her up to walk with the younger girl he met in her company} met in [her]_465-annie company]_{3439-the younger girl he met in her company}]_{3437-the well - dressed gentleman that was a friend of charlotte 's , and gave her up to walk with the younger girl he met in her company} ; the first fit of intoxication , when [the mother]_{3333-the mother} , going after [Annie]_465-annie , saw [her]_465-annie with eyes ' at first full of wild fire , and then as full of sleep and stupidity '_{[3333-the mother]} ; and the second and the third fit , when [a stranger passing along]_{3441-a stranger passing along} noticed [the child of fifteen]_{3442-the child of fifteen} lying outside [the tavern]_{3443-the tavern} insensible , with a crowd standing about [her]_{3442-the child of fifteen} ; the midnight scenes , when [[her]_465-annie father]_{671-her father} and [mother]_1753-mother went searching over [London]_4-london for [[their]_3446-their lost daughter]_{3447-their lost daughter} ; the flights from [home]_693-home , the recaptures , the hopeless efforts on the part of [this good lady]_{3449-this good lady} and that to bring [her]_465-annie to a better mind ; and at last , the trembling fear of [the poor mother]_{8689-the poor mother} , declining every day to [her]_{8689-the poor mother} grave , but dreading that [Annie]_465-annie would break away from [home]_693-home once more and cast [herself]_465-annie upon [the [London]_4-london streets]_{8077-the london streets} ; — it was a horrible chapter of existence , more like nightmare than reality . But it was also , for [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , like holding up a blurred and crooked mirror to [her]_{367-hippolyta} own countenance . The distorted features came back , [her]_{367-hippolyta} own and not [her]_{367-hippolyta} own , as if [she]_{367-hippolyta} beheld them under the oppression of delirium . Why should the sentiment of guilt or shame stir within [her]_{367-hippolyta} bosom , at the thought of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie 's unmaidenly history ? There existed no kinship , how remote soever , between [them]_3453-them . But the caricature of love was hideously grotesque ; its surroundings were so vile and mean . [The streets]_{2952-the streets} with [their]_{2952-the streets} flaring , murky lamps ; [the horrible , glittering gin palaces]_{3455-the horrible , glittering gin palaces} ; the throng of [men]_5873-men and [women in rags or in flaunting colours that were ever in motion , in and out through the half - open doors]_{3457-women in rags or in flaunting colours that were ever in motion , in and out through the half - open doors} ; the rainy nights , when mud was lying thick in the gutters and the spouts were running with foul water , and along [the dark and noisome pathways]_{3458-the dark and noisome pathways} went to and fro the miscellaneous company of [women]_7138-women with [their]_7138-women draggled garments and shameless , miserable , wrinkled faces , while [[their]_7138-women partners in vice]_{3460-their partners in vice} reeled along , drunken and riotous , in the full tide of debauch,—all this , which came before [her]_{367-hippolyta} suddenly like a stage built up and illuminated from end to end in the depth of darkness , was it indeed the realisation of that dream of free love wherein [she]_{367-hippolyta} had delighted as in a thing most beautiful and tender ? Was this the breathing out of pure affection , the blending of heart with heart , the springing up of amaranthine flowers from [our]_3461-our mortal mould ? At a glance [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to take in the existence of [such a girl as [Annie Dauris,—the]_465-annie]_{3462-such a girl as annie dauris,—the} withering of its innocence and beauty , the stubborn rage , and unfulfilled desire , and ever - renewed thirst for what was forbidden . ' Oh , horrible , horrible , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said beneath [her]_{367-hippolyta} breath . It made [her]_{367-hippolyta} sick and faint to think of it . [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} had not finished speaking when ' Hush ! '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} hear a noise this way . '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} Is n't [Annie]_465-annie coming from [the back - kitchen]_{3463-the back - kitchen} ? ' [They]_3464-they stopped to listen , and [the girl]_{3332-the girl} entered , with a number of [her]_{3332-the girl} favourite weekly novelette in [her]_{3332-the girl} hand . '_[465-annie] [I]_0-i have done ironing , ' [she]_{3332-the girl} said . '_[0-i] Will [you]_3464-they let [me]_0-i sit [here]_6115-here ? it is so hot near the ironing - stove . ' [Her]_{3332-the girl} face was flushed with the heat , but [she]_{3332-the girl} looked less ill - tempered than usual . [She]_{3332-the girl} was certainly pretty , with a sweet expression , something like [[her]_{3332-the girl} brother]_{7196-her brother} [Charlie]_424-charlie 's , just then . '_[3464-they] What are [you]_0-i reading ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[0-i] may [I]_0-i look ? ' [She]_{3332-the girl} surrendered [her]_{3332-the girl} novelette doubtingly . It was not badly printed , but rejoiced in illustrations of a most pronounced crudeness and vulgarity , which appeared on the reverse of the thin paper ; and its title was — but there is no reason why the title , though merely high - sounding and silly , should be advertised here . It used to glare from [London]_4-london hoardings in great red and green letters , for the delectation of the passing multitude not so many years ago , although it is now rarely to be met with — at least that is [my]_0-i experience — even in catalogues of second - hand rubbish . About a hundred and four numbers compose this sort of tale , which affects the dramatic suddenness and mysterious endings of [Eugène Sue]_454-susan , dashed with the sentiment of [Mr. G. W. M. Reynolds]_{475-mr. g. w. m. reynolds} . There is a whole library of such fiction scattered broadcast by [our]_8695-our freedom of the press . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , better acquainted with [Sophocles]_{385-sophocles} than with [the purveyors of '_[0-i] romance for the million]_{8696-the purveyors of ' romance for the million} , ' turned over the pages in silent disgust , and gave them back without remark . [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , meanwhile , said to [Annie]_465-annie with [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} accustomed gentleness : '_[0-i] [You]_0-i can come and sit here in a few moments , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , when [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} and [I]_0-i have finished what [we]_3467-we are saying . There is something [I]_0-i want to tell [the lady]_{722-the lady} . ' '_[0-i] About [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i suppose , ' returned [Annie]_465-annie with great quickness , [her]_465-annie cheeks lighting up and then turning pale ; '_[0-i] well , [I]_0-i do n't care . Tell as much as [you]_0-i like , and [I]_0-i will tell [my]_0-i side of the story if [I]_0-i am asked . ' And away [she]_465-annie went , attempting , for the sake of bravado , to hum the notes of a comic street - song under [her]_465-annie breath , but not succeeding in getting through it . On the contrary , when [she]_465-annie reached [the back - kitchen]_{3463-the back - kitchen} again and sat down by the ironing - board , such a sense of wretchedness overcame [the unhappy girl]_{8698-the unhappy girl} that [she]_465-annie burst into a fit of sobbing , and rocked [herself]_465-annie to and fro in agony . [She]_465-annie was miserable indeed ; far more so than [she]_465-annie would have dared to let [[her]_465-annie mother]_{6384-her mother} know or [any human creature]_{8700-any human creature} . But , a few days later , [she]_465-annie told as much of '_[3469-her] [her]_3469-her own side of the story ' as [she]_465-annie judged expedient , sitting in [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's boudoir , and in answer to the question which [that lady]_{7321-that lady} put to [her]_465-annie in the words , '_[465-annie] Tell [me]_0-i , [Annie]_465-annie , who is [Mr. Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} ? ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} Ah , [mother]_1753-mother told [you]_3471-you [his]_{471-maurice regan} name that afternoon [I]_0-i was ironing , when [she]_1753-mother would n't let [me]_0-i sit in [the parlour]_{3472-the parlour} , ' cried [Annie]_465-annie ; '_{[1753-mother]} but [I]_0-i should have told [you]_3471-you [myself]_0-i , all the same . [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} is [the gentleman [you]_3471-you saw [me]_0-i talking with]_{3473-the gentleman you saw me talking with} . [He]_{471-maurice regan} is — [I]_0-i mean — [I]_0-i am — ' [She]_465-annie was confused and could get no further . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} came to [her]_465-annie aid . '_{[471-maurice regan]} [You]_0-i mean to say [he]_{471-maurice regan} is [[your]_0-i lover]_{3474-your lover} . But when [I]_0-i passed [you]_0-i were quarrelling , [I]_0-i thought . ' [Annie]_465-annie looked down at [her]_465-annie work . '_[0-i] Yes , [we]_3475-we were , ' [she]_465-annie said ; '_[3475-we] but it was only a lovers quarrel . [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} adores [me]_0-i , and [I]_0-i adore [him]_{471-maurice regan} . ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} And was [he]_{471-maurice regan} asking [you]_0-i to do something [you]_0-i did n't like ? ' inquired [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , who thought [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} had better let [Annie]_465-annie tell the story [her]_465-annie own way piecemeal . '_{[471-maurice regan]} No , it was not that , ' replied [the girl]_{3332-the girl} . '_{[471-maurice regan]} [I]_0-i wanted [him]_{471-maurice regan} to take [me]_0-i away . [I]_0-i did , ' [she]_{3332-the girl} repeated , as if in answer to the look of sorrow and astonishment on [the lady]_{722-the lady} 's countenance . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i hate staying at [home]_693-home . [Father]_476-father makes it so miserable . And [I]_0-i hate [him]_{471-maurice regan} , ' [she]_{3332-the girl} concluded vehemently . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} put [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand on the wicked lips of [the child]_{3287-the child} , saying softly , '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} , do n't utter such wrong words . [[Your]_{5845-my dear} father]_{6060-your father} is [a good man]_{6726-a good man} , and [he]_{471-maurice regan} loves [you]_{5845-my dear} . ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} Why did [he]_{471-maurice regan} beat [me]_0-i then ? ' cried [Annie]_465-annie in a shrill voice , pushing away the gentle hand which would fain have stilled [her]_465-annie irreverence . '_{[471-maurice regan]} [He]_{471-maurice regan} shall not have the chance of beating [me]_0-i long , [I]_0-i can tell [him]_{471-maurice regan} . ' [She]_465-annie spoke loud , as if there was some one in [the next room]_{8705-the next room} that would hear what [she]_465-annie said . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was more grieved than shocked . How to bring back [so wayward a being to the sense of duty]_{8706-so wayward a being to the sense of duty} ? '_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose , ' [she]_465-annie said after a pause , when [Annie]_465-annie had had time to reflect , and had begun to fear the consequences of speaking out loud in [such a grand room]_{8707-such a grand room} and before [such a fine lady]_{8708-such a fine lady} as [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose [[your]_0-i father]_{6060-your father} wanted to break [you]_0-i off being out late at night , in [the streets]_{2952-the streets} . [You]_0-i can not blame [him]_{6060-your father} for that . ' '_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i can , ' said [Annie]_465-annie , [her]_465-annie spirit rising again ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i was n't doing anything . Why should n't [I]_0-i go about like [other girls]_{3483-other girls} , instead of moping indoors ? If [I]_0-i had always kept in [the house]_{1304-the house} [I]_0-i should n't have come to know a soul at [Cousin Harriet]_{472-cousin harriet} 's . [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} says [father]_5898-father was cruel to beat [me]_0-i , and [he]_5898-father hates [him]_5898-father too . ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} But why do [you]_0-i like running about after dark , [Annie]_465-annie ? ' It was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's purpose to probe as deeply , and yet as delicately as [she]_{367-hippolyta} could , into the mind of [this rebellious creature]_{8709-this rebellious creature} , and to discover , if possible , a remedy for the unhappiness [she]_{367-hippolyta} was causing [herself]_{367-hippolyta} and [others]_5757-others . [Annie]_465-annie did not hesitate . [She]_465-annie replied : '_[465-annie] [I]_0-i do like it , and [I]_0-i always did . If [I]_0-i stay with [father]_5898-father and [mother]_1753-mother , it is all reading good books and talking as [the priest]_{941-the priest} does in [church]_1763-church . [I]_0-i can not stand it . [I]_0-i like doing as [I]_0-i like . Why should [I]_0-i be different from [the other girls]_{3490-the other girls} ? [They]_{3490-the other girls} talk and sing and dance with [[their]_{3490-the other girls} young men]_{3491-their young men} , and go to [music halls]_{3436-music halls} , and [they]_{3490-the other girls} have nice things to eat and drink , and some of [them]_{3490-the other girls} do n't work at all — ' [She]_8711-she stopped . [She]_8711-she was going a step too far in [her]_8711-she confidences , as [she]_8711-she could perceive , being quick enough in [her]_8711-she way , by the growing paleness of [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's cheek . '_{[3490-the other girls]} Yes , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} in a low voice , '_{[3490-the other girls]} there are thousands that never put [their]_3493-them hand to anything useful . Would [you]_0-i wish to be one of [them]_3493-them , [[you]_0-i poor ignorant child]_{3494-you poor ignorant child} ? ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} turned a wistful glance towards [Annie]_465-annie . [That young lady]_{8712-that young lady} , but little abashed , made answer : '_[0-i] [I]_0-i need not be one of [them]_3493-them , if [I]_0-i can get [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} to take [me]_0-i with [him]_{471-maurice regan} . [He]_{471-maurice regan} has plenty of money and [a beautiful house]_{1805-a beautiful house} , with [servants]_{1089-servants} , and horses , and [carriages]_{6724-carriages} — ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} Then [you]_0-i have seen [the house]_{1304-the house} ? ' said [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , interrupting [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ; '_[0-i] and it was there [you]_0-i went when [[your]_0-i father]_{6060-your father} and [mother]_1753-mother lost [you]_0-i , before [Miss Thatchford]_{477-miss thatchford} took [you]_0-i into [her]_{477-miss thatchford} service ? ' While [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} spoke [Annie]_465-annie was listening attentively , but [she]_465-annie would not answer for some time . [She]_465-annie seemed to be turning over a resolution in [her]_465-annie mind . Once and again [she]_465-annie studied [the lady]_{722-the lady} 's expression with a sharpness beyond [her]_465-annie years , until at last , being apparently satisfied , [she]_465-annie said somewhat less impetuously than usual : '_{[477-miss thatchford]} If [you]_0-i would not let [anybody]_6347-anybody know that [I]_0-i asked , [I]_0-i should like — oh , [you]_0-i are such [a good lady]_{3502-a good lady} , [I]_0-i know [you]_0-i will help [a poor girl in distress]_{3503-a poor girl in distress} . It is no use telling [father]_5898-father or [mother]_1753-mother , it will only make things worse . Do let [me]_0-i say it all to [you]_0-i , in confidence , as if [I]_0-i was going to confession . Please , will [you]_0-i , [ma'am]_3506-ma'am ? ' [She]_465-annie was very imploring . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} considered . [Annie]_465-annie would keep [her]_465-annie secret , as [she]_465-annie had kept it hitherto , unless the promise was made that it should go no further . And might it not be [the girl]_{3332-the girl} 's salvation for one of [her]_465-annie own sex to become in this way [[her]_465-annie guardian]_{6402-her guardian} ? '_[0-i] Very well , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} at length . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i promise not to repeat what [you]_0-i are going to say , unless it is the only way to save [you]_0-i from the danger [you]_0-i have run into . ' '_[0-i] It will not be the only way , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} replied , '_[0-i] as [you]_0-i will see when [I]_0-i give [you]_0-i the account . But [you]_0-i do promise ? ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} repeated the assurance . [Annie]_465-annie became very thoughtful , and broke down several times in trying to begin . It was with great difficulty that at last [she]_465-annie said in a broken voice : '_[0-i] When [you]_0-i saw [me]_0-i and [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} [we]_3507-we were quarrelling . [I]_0-i own it now , because [I]_0-i want [some one]_{933-some one} to help [me]_0-i so badly . [He]_{471-maurice regan} went away in a passion , and [I]_0-i haven't — [I]_0-i have n't seen [him]_{471-maurice regan} since , and [I]_0-i do n't know where [he]_{471-maurice regan} lives , and it is like being alive and yet screwed down in a coffin to live as [I]_0-i have been living all these weeks . ' [She]_465-annie gasped for breath and words failed [her]_465-annie , as [she]_465-annie put down the skirt [she]_465-annie was working upon in a helpless way . [She]_465-annie looked not only miserable , but ill and feverish . '_[0-i] But surely , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , moved with great commiseration towards [her]_465-annie , and forgetting the circumstances which would have seemed to make this turn of events desirable , '_[0-i] if [he]_{471-maurice regan} loves [you]_0-i , [he]_{471-maurice regan} will come again . ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} [I]_0-i do n't know , [I]_0-i do n't know , ' sobbed [Annie]_465-annie . '_[0-i] [He]_{471-maurice regan} did come , twice , to see [me]_0-i in [the lane]_{8591-the lane} , and when [he]_{471-maurice regan} began each time [he]_{471-maurice regan} was ever so kind and affectionate ; but [he]_{471-maurice regan} got angry as soon as [I]_0-i asked [him]_{471-maurice regan} to take [me]_0-i from [[my]_0-i wretched home]_{3510-my wretched home} . [He]_{471-maurice regan} said [he]_{471-maurice regan} was not ready , and [I]_0-i ought to wait and not be such a trouble . And then , when [I]_0-i began to press [him]_{471-maurice regan} a good deal more , [he]_{471-maurice regan} was so out of temper that [he]_{471-maurice regan} turned [his]_{471-maurice regan} back and walked away as fast as possible , and [he]_{471-maurice regan} would not come back when [I]_0-i called and ran after [him]_{471-maurice regan} . And [he]_{471-maurice regan} does not write or anything . What shall [I]_0-i do ? ' [she]_8716-she cried wildly . '_[0-i] If [I]_0-i can not find [him]_{471-maurice regan} again [I]_0-i shall go clean out of [my]_0-i mind . ' '_[0-i] And [you]_0-i have no address , no means of writing to [him]_{471-maurice regan} ? ' inquired [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} heart touched at the sight of distress which it had evidently cost an extreme effort not to show at [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} , in the presence of [[the unhappy girl]_{8698-the unhappy girl} 's parents]_{8719-the unhappy girl 's parents} . What a mockery was the so - called love of [this Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} ! '_[0-i] There never was any address , and [I]_0-i have n't got a morsel of [his]_{471-maurice regan} handwriting , ' said [Annie]_465-annie with reluctance . '_{[471-maurice regan]} [We]_3511-we used to meet [him]_{471-maurice regan} , when [I]_0-i was with [Cousin Harriet]_{472-cousin harriet} , at [the Oxford]_33-oxford or [the Metropolitan]_{150-the metropolitan} , or wherever [he]_{471-maurice regan} sent word to [Charlotte Fraser]_{474-charlotte fraser} . Afterwards [Charlotte]_{474-charlotte fraser} and [I]_0-i did n't speak , but [he]_{471-maurice regan} would wait till [I]_0-i came out of [the workroom]_{3512-the workroom} in the evening , and come up as [I]_0-i was going [home]_693-home , and tell [me]_0-i where to meet [him]_{471-maurice regan} later . ' [She]_{472-cousin harriet} paused . '_{[471-maurice regan]} But when last [you]_0-i left [home]_693-home , was it not to go to [him]_{471-maurice regan} ? ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} felt [she]_{472-cousin harriet} must ask this question . [Annie]_465-annie 's thoughts seemed to wander while [she]_465-annie was answering . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i could n't stay quiet , ' [she]_465-annie said , '_{[471-maurice regan]} that was why [I]_0-i ran away . [I]_0-i wanted to see [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} ; and though [he]_{471-maurice regan} knew [I]_0-i lived out here , [he]_{471-maurice regan} did not come as [I]_0-i thought [he]_{471-maurice regan} would . So [I]_0-i made up [my]_0-i mind to go and look for [him]_{471-maurice regan} at [the old places where [we]_3516-we used to meet]_{3515-the old places where we used to meet} . [I]_0-i had some money [he]_{471-maurice regan} gave [me]_0-i ; but [I]_0-i was hardly certain whether [his]_{471-maurice regan} right name even was what [he]_{471-maurice regan} said . Only [I]_0-i did love [him]_{471-maurice regan} , and [I]_0-i do still ; and [I]_0-i do n't care what [he]_{471-maurice regan} does , [I]_0-i shall always be faithful to [him]_{471-maurice regan} . ' The tone of intense gravity with which [Annie]_465-annie uttered these words , coming in the midst of real and undisguised trouble , would have amused [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} at another time . [Annie Dauris]_465-annie believed in the mockheroic , and had no doubt practised it diligently . [She]_465-annie must be fancying [herself]_465-annie just then [one of the distressed damsels whose abandonment by [[their]_8721-their lovers]_{8722-their lovers} made the middle chapters — as it were the third and fourth acts — of those melodramas in prose which were the staple of [her]_465-annie reading]_{8720-one of the distressed damsels whose abandonment by their lovers made the middle chapters — as it were the third and fourth acts — of those melodramas in prose which were the staple of her reading} . But , unluckily , all the wretchedness was real ; and the melodramatic winding - up was yet in the far distance , if it would ever come at all . '_[0-i] Did [you]_0-i find [him]_{471-maurice regan} in [the old places]_{3517-the old places} ? ' was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's next question . '_[0-i] Not for several nights , [I]_0-i did n't . [I]_0-i went all about , but [I]_0-i could n't ask [any one]_{5901-any one} . [I]_0-i thought of waiting for [Charlotte Fraser]_{474-charlotte fraser} , but [I]_0-i was not going to give [her]_{474-charlotte fraser} the laugh over [me]_0-i ; and [I]_0-i did n't know but [he]_{471-maurice regan} might have gone back to [her]_{474-charlotte fraser} , just for amusement , because [he]_{471-maurice regan} always told [me]_0-i [he]_{471-maurice regan} had not cared a bit about [Charlotte]_{474-charlotte fraser} . No more [he]_{471-maurice regan} had , [I]_0-i am sure . And [I]_0-i did see [him]_{471-maurice regan} at last , one night , as [he]_{471-maurice regan} was coming out of [the Oxford]_{3519-the oxford} . [I]_0-i ran to [him]_{471-maurice regan} and [he]_{471-maurice regan} seemed very glad . [He]_{471-maurice regan} called [a cab]_{3520-a cab} and told [me]_0-i to get in , and gave [the cabman]_{3521-the cabman} the address , but [I]_0-i could n't catch it . ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} Did [he]_{471-maurice regan} go with [you]_0-i ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , waiting for the answer . [Annie]_465-annie did not return [her]_465-annie glance , but answered quietly , '_{[471-maurice regan]} No , [he]_{471-maurice regan} did n't go with [me]_0-i . And [I]_0-i would n't stay when [I]_0-i got [there]_913-there , late as it was . [I]_0-i got out of [the cab]_{3523-the cab} and waited near [the house]_{1304-the house} a good many hours , until it began to rain . And [he]_{471-maurice regan} never came ; and [I]_0-i was so desperate [I]_0-i went back all the way in the rain , and [I]_0-i do n't know what [I]_0-i did the next days . [I]_0-i was mad , [I]_0-i think . It was after that [Mrs. Wardlaw]_{478-mrs. wardlaw} found [me]_0-i and took [me]_0-i to [Miss Thatchford]_{477-miss thatchford} . And then the meetings began again , for [I]_0-i could get out unobserved , and this time [I]_0-i went to [Charlotte Fraser]_{474-charlotte fraser} 's and [we]_3525-we made it up . [She]_{474-charlotte fraser} did not care for [him]_{471-maurice regan} either . [She]_{474-charlotte fraser} had got [somebody else]_{3064-somebody else} , and [she]_{474-charlotte fraser} told [him]_{471-maurice regan} so,—better off , as [she]_{474-charlotte fraser} said , than [he]_{471-maurice regan} would ever be ; but it was all brag , [I]_0-i daresay . But still , all the same , [she]_{474-charlotte fraser} was not jealous , and [we]_3525-we used to meet [one another]_{630-one another} sometimes at [the house where [she]_{474-charlotte fraser} lived]_{3528-the house where she lived} . That is one of the reasons why [I]_0-i never had [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} 's address . But [I]_0-i must get it now , or [I]_0-i shall do something to [myself]_0-i . Do [you]_3529-you think [he]_{471-maurice regan} is gone for good ? Oh , do n't say that [you]_3529-you think so . ' '_[3529-you] [I]_0-i do n't know , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} very slowly , and as if some unseen power were putting the words on [her]_{367-hippolyta} unwilling lips . '_[0-i] Would it not be the best for both of [you]_3530-you ? ' '_[0-i] But [I]_0-i tell [you]_3529-you , [dear lady]_{3531-dear lady} , ' cried [Annie]_465-annie , in [her]_465-annie desperation , rising to [her]_465-annie feet , '_[0-i] that [we]_3532-we love [one another]_{630-one another} ; [I]_0-i know [we]_3532-we do . It is as sure as [God]_276-god is in [heaven]_807-heaven . [He]_{471-maurice regan} told [me]_0-i again and again that [he]_{471-maurice regan} was never happy without [me]_0-i ; [he]_{471-maurice regan} counted the minutes till [I]_0-i came . And [I]_0-i am never happy when [he]_{471-maurice regan} is away , ' [she]_{3531-dear lady} said , falling back into [her]_{3531-dear lady} chair . '_[0-i] Oh , if [you]_{3531-dear lady} know what it is to be wild with love , and to pine and die because [you]_{3531-dear lady} ca n't be near [the man [your]_{3531-dear lady} heart is set on]_{3535-the man your heart is set on} , do help [me]_0-i to find [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} again . If [I]_0-i only knew where to write [I]_0-i would go down on [my]_0-i knees and thank [you]_{3531-dear lady} . [He]_{471-maurice regan} would be sure to come when [I]_0-i told [him]_{471-maurice regan} [I]_0-i was dying for the sight of [his]_{471-maurice regan} face once more . ' [She]_{3531-dear lady} was pitiably in earnest now , not melodramatic . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , divided between [her]_{367-hippolyta} early feelings and the rapidly growing conviction that , love or no love , [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} was [a scoundrel]_{8159-a scoundrel} , did not know how to reply . [She]_{367-hippolyta} sat in front of [the hysterical , passionate girl]_{8724-the hysterical , passionate girl} in silence , dismayed and terrified , unable to put forth a syllable which should express [her]_{367-hippolyta} feelings . But where intellect failed the heart knew its way . Rising and going near to [Annie]_465-annie , [she]_{367-hippolyta} drew [the unfortunate child]_{8725-the unfortunate child} to [her]_{367-hippolyta} breast , and while [Annie]_465-annie wept the bitter , hopeless tears of disappointed affection , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} mingled [her]_{367-hippolyta} own with them . For a while there was no other sound in [the room]_{762-the room} . Then , lifting [her]_465-annie face to [the lady whose arms were clasping [her]_465-annie]_{8727-the lady whose arms were clasping her} , [Annie]_465-annie said in a whisper , '_{[471-maurice regan]} Do , please , find out the address for [me]_0-i . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} shook [her]_{367-hippolyta} head sorrowfully . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was still undecided whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} ought to encourage any hope in that direction . What made [her]_{367-hippolyta} at last say , in almost as low a whisper as [Annie]_465-annie 's , the words that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had dreamt would never have passed [her]_{367-hippolyta} lips ? Was it an inspiration , or was it a surrender ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not know . The sentence was short and simple enough . [She]_{367-hippolyta} said , ' But , [Annie]_465-annie , would [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} ever marry [you]_465-annie ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} The words were no sooner out of [her]_{367-hippolyta} mouth than [she]_{367-hippolyta} coloured from brow to chin ; a deep swarthy hue accompanied with a burning sense of shame overspread [her]_{367-hippolyta} whole countenance , [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes filled with hot tears , and , unclasping [Annie]_465-annie 's arms , [she]_{367-hippolyta} went hastily towards a table that stood in a dark corner of [the room]_{762-the room} , as though searching for something . [Annie]_465-annie , on the point of replying , was startled into silence . What had come over [the lady]_{722-the lady} ? Was [she]_{722-the lady} suddenly taken ill ? That , perhaps , was the explanation , for [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , after moving the ornaments about which lay on the carved wood table , returned with a richly - chased flask of salvolatile , which [she]_{367-hippolyta} opened , and sprinkling some on [her]_{367-hippolyta} handkerchief put it to [her]_{367-hippolyta} forehead . ' Have [you]_465-annie got a headache ? '_[465-annie] inquired [Annie]_465-annie , brusquely to be sure , but not without feeling , thoughtless as [she]_465-annie commonly was of the sufferings of any one but [herself]_465-annie . ' It is gone now , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , laying down the flask . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not continue the conversation which was raising so great a storm in [her]_{367-hippolyta} breast . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} must inquire of [Annie]_465-annie what [her]_{367-hippolyta} design had been in beginning it . ' What do [you]_465-annie want [me]_465-annie to do ? '_[465-annie] [she]_465-annie said , almost in the tone [she]_465-annie would have employed towards [a stranger whom [she]_465-annie distrusted]_{3538-a stranger whom she distrusted} . [Annie]_465-annie , intent on [her]_465-annie own projects , did not observe it . ' [I]_465-annie want [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} 's address , '_[465-annie] [she]_465-annie answered , ' and [you]_465-annie could get it from [[his]_{471-maurice regan} brother]_{8728-his brother} [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} , [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} , if [you]_465-annie asked [him]_{8728-his brother} , without saying who it was for . If [I]_465-annie went to [him]_{8728-his brother} [he]_{8728-his brother} would perhaps give [me]_465-annie in charge for coming about [the house]_{1304-the house} . At any rate [he]_{8728-his brother} would never tell [me]_465-annie , for [he]_{8728-his brother} does n't want [me]_465-annie to know ; [he]_{8728-his brother} thinks [I]_465-annie am [[Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} 's ruin]_{8731-maurice 's ruin} . [He]_{8728-his brother} said so that night in [Dorset Square]_{145-dorset square} . '_[465-annie] ' But [I]_465-annie am not acquainted with [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} , '_[465-annie] returned [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' [he]_{8728-his brother} would not be likely to tell [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} who did not explain [her]_{5662-a stranger} purpose . '_[465-annie] ' Oh , but [you]_465-annie are [a lady]_{6422-a lady} , and if [you]_465-annie called on [him]_{8728-his brother} [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} would very likely tell [you]_465-annie anything [you]_465-annie wanted very much to know . [I]_465-annie can show [you]_465-annie where [he]_{8728-his brother} lives . [He]_{8728-his brother} goes a good deal among [the poor people in [[his]_{8728-his brother} neighbourhood]_{6254-his neighbourhood}]_{8735-the poor people in his neighbourhood} . [It]_8737-it is near [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill} . [I]_465-annie have been [there]_913-there ; [I]_465-annie went with [Charlotte]_{474-charlotte fraser} once to hear the singing at [the Italian church]_{8739-the italian church} , and as [we]_8740-we were coming [home]_693-home [she]_{474-charlotte fraser} pointed to [the other church that [[Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} 's brother]_{8743-maurice 's brother} belongs to]_{8742-the other church that maurice 's brother belongs to} . [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} lives somewhere else , by [himself]_{471-maurice regan} , [he]_{471-maurice regan} told [me]_465-annie . '_[465-annie] [Annie]_465-annie was beseeching and tearful , but [she]_465-annie did not know the difficulties that lay in [[Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's path]_{3539-mrs. malcolm 's path} , or the feelings , so entirely different from [her]_465-annie own , which struggled for the mastery in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's bosom . There was the danger of an expedition into [the heart of [London]_4-london]_{3540-the heart of london} , with all that might spring out of meeting [a clergyman who , if [he]_{3541-a clergyman who , if he came so much in contact with the poor} came so much in contact with [the poor]_{6637-the poor}]_{3541-a clergyman who , if he came so much in contact with the poor} , would perhaps have heard of [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert , and might know [those who would recognise [[Colonel Valence]_422-rupert 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter}]_{3543-those who would recognise colonel valence 's daughter} . But the main peril was of another kind . Had not fortune been dealing tenderly with [Annie Dauris]_465-annie in taking away [[her]_465-annie unprincipled admirer]_{3545-her unprincipled admirer} and putting a great distance between [them]_3546-them ; and would it not be doing [the girl]_{3332-the girl} an injury , an irreparable injury , to help towards a renewal of [their]_3546-them acquaintance ? On the other hand , [she]_465-annie was not only foolish but stiff - necked , and more likely to run the worst risks than to give up the chance of discovering where [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} lived . With [an invalid mother]_{3548-an invalid mother} , and [a father whose control over [her]_465-annie was utterly at an end]_{3549-a father whose control over her was utterly at an end} , [she]_465-annie needed [a friend]_{829-a friend} , [a counsellor]_{3551-a counsellor} , prepared to watch every step [she]_465-annie took . ' There is none but [I]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} . ' And how can [one that has assumed the character of a Mrs. Malcolm]_{8744-one that has assumed the character of a mrs. malcolm} be a protection to [such a girl as [Annie]_465-annie]_{8745-such a girl as annie} ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} While [she]_{367-hippolyta} was turning over these things painfully in [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind , and [[her]_{367-hippolyta} young companion]_{3552-her young companion} sat looking and waiting for an answer , the street door was heard to open and close , and a step came along [the hall]_{1074-the hall} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} started up and threw down [her]_{367-hippolyta} work . [She]_{367-hippolyta} recognised the footfall outside . ' It is [Rupert,—Mr]_{480-rupert,—mr} . [Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said in a hurried voice , and , leaving [Annie]_465-annie , [she]_{367-hippolyta} ran out of [the room]_{762-the room} . The sound of joyful exclamations and [lovers]_6948-lovers ' greetings reached [the girl where [she]_{367-hippolyta} sat]_{8746-the girl where she sat} , and brought tears of rage and envy into [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes . Why were [other women]_{8747-other women} to be so happy and [she]_{367-hippolyta} so miserable ? [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was good , but [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} could have hated [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ; [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} hated all [the world]_{5697-the world} . In a few minutes [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} came back , radiant , glowing with the unexpected delight of [Rupert]_422-rupert 's presence . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [You]_465-annie must go now , [[my]_0-i dear child]_{2371-my dear child} , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , taking [Annie]_465-annie affectionately round the neck ; '_[465-annie] [we]_3557-we shall not be able to do any more dressmaking to - day . ' [The other , rising up to go]_{8749-the other , rising up to go} , turned [her]_{8749-the other , rising up to go} large eyes upon [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and only replied by repeating [her]_{8749-the other , rising up to go} question , '_[465-annie] Will [you]_465-annie find out for [me]_0-i about [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} ? ' [The happy woman]_{8750-the happy woman} , rapturous at [[her]_{8750-the happy woman} own lover]_{8751-her own lover} 's arrival , could not be prudent or selfish then . [She]_{8750-the happy woman} answered , '_[465-annie] If [Rupert]_422-rupert will allow [me]_0-i to go to [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill} — if [he]_422-rupert does not think it wrong — [I]_0-i will call on [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} , and tell [you]_465-annie what [he]_422-rupert says . ' [Annie]_465-annie lifted [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's hand to [her]_465-annie lips with sudden passion , and went away . [Rupert]_422-rupert 's coming was not due to any sudden event , either pleasant or the reverse , at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . It was simply the escapade of [a young man who is very much in love]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} , and who discovers , or makes , in [his]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} daily pursuits an occasion for running off to [the well of golden water]_{8753-the well of golden water} , and there taking long draughts of felicity when [no one]_{5671-no one} is looking . As soon as the feeling of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's presence which [he]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} carried with [him]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} into [the West Country]_{8755-the west country} from [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} grew dim , a devouring melancholy seized upon [him]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} , a longing for which there was no anodyne , a weariness of all things which did not remind [him]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} of the maid of [his]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} heart , and a fever which seemed to infect [him]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} when [he]_{8752-a young man who is very much in love} touched any trifle [she]_{367-hippolyta} had handled or come near . [He]_3558-he wrought then like [a man who is aware that one day 's labour]_{8756-a man who is aware that one day 's labour} will purchase seven days '_[422-rupert] enjoyment , — fiercely , furiously , with [his]_3558-he genius concentrated in every stroke , and a haste that is possible only to [a spirit set on fire]_{3559-a spirit set on fire} . [He]_3558-he never painted so admirably ; it was the passage of the beautiful , swift lightning over the face of [a landscape]_{3560-a landscape} , lambent , not destructive , adding a divine , an incomprehensible splendour to the colours and shapes of every day . But no sooner had [he]_3558-he reached a stage where , without harm to the design , [he]_3558-he could pause , than some attraction powerful as the magnet drew [him]_3558-he to [London]_4-london . Now it was the need of refreshing [his]_3558-he imagination by studying the great pictures — on which , in passing , [he]_3558-he bestowed a glance , and hurried away from [them]_3561-them to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Now it was an interview with [some old friend who would be gone in a week]_{3562-some old friend who would be gone in a week} , and whom [he]_3558-he must therefore catch on the wing . But when [he]_3558-he did catch [him]_3558-he , [Rupert]_422-rupert seemed preoccupied , amazed , drowned in reverie , not equal to conversation , though capable of sudden speeches whose poetry and grace were so remarkable that even those who had anticipated wonders from [their]_3563-their brilliant acquaintance , felt in [him]_422-rupert something original and undreamt of hitherto . Or it would be the need of rare and curious ingredients for [his]_422-rupert palette , which [no one]_{5671-no one} could choose but [himself]_422-rupert ; or of the learning on the subject of [King Arthur]_{245-king arthur} which was locked up in out - of - the - way books . It was something or nothing , and [the French philosopher who invented ' occasional causes]_{8757-the french philosopher who invented ' occasional causes} '_[3558-he] would have smiled in [his]_422-rupert grave to find such a powerful demonstration of them in [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert 's comings and goings . But the beginning , the middle , the end of the story was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and ever [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' Thine eyes are [lodestars]_{8758-lodestars} , '_[3558-he] [he]_3558-he would say , with the infantine plagiarism of [lovers who think that A Midsummer Night]_{3565-lovers who think that a midsummer night} 's Dream and [Romeo]_455-juliet and [Juliet]_455-juliet were indited for their particular use . To arrive unexpectedly ; to rush into the presence of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} palpitating with eagerness and the haste of [his]_422-rupert long expedition ; to dine tête - à - tête amid the antique curiosities and delicate English comfort of [that red brick mansion in whose oakpanelled rooms]_{3566-that red brick mansion in whose oakpanelled rooms} the ghost of [[his]_422-rupert great - aunt]_{3567-his great - aunt} , trailing [her]_{3567-his great - aunt} silks and laces , and shocked out of [her]_{3567-his great - aunt} propriety ( even as [a well - informed spectre]_{3568-a well - informed spectre} ) by the sight of such romantic love - making , was perhaps still wandering after nightfall ; to discourse of ten thousand nothings as if they had infinite importance , making them the strings on which love 's sweet voluntary was played ; to laugh and be serious and move with sudden flight into the fiery empyrean , Love seeming all the while to hold the secret of life , and existence so abounding in joy that for very excess it was transmuted into pain ; to be wrapt in the flame of another 's being and to feel all one 's faculties alive to [their]_3569-their uttermost height,—what was [Rupert]_242-rupert that [he]_422-rupert should resist the spell or put from [him]_422-rupert the overwhelming ecstasy of these things , and be content with a work - a - day world which glared upon [him]_422-rupert , hot and dusty , when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was not there ? Again and again [he]_422-rupert fled to [[his]_422-rupert enchanted island]_{3570-his enchanted island} . [He]_422-rupert was lost , rapt out of the sphere of things beneath the moon ; [he]_422-rupert had broken through hedge and thicket , through thorn and brier , into [the palace of the Sleeping Beauty]_{3571-the palace of the sleeping beauty} , and , oh joy and wonder ! it had only [a single tenant]_{3572-a single tenant} who waked when [his]_422-rupert eyes were bent down upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} , and lived upon the breath of [his]_422-rupert lips . [The tumultuous company of [king]_3574-king and [chancellor]_{3575-chancellor}]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} , of [knights]_6438-knights and [serving - men]_{3577-serving - men} , and all [their]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} noisy array , had sunk into a deep sleep , out of which , for [his]_422-rupert part , [he]_422-rupert desired never to awaken [them]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} . Why should not [he]_422-rupert and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} go on , loving and being loved , in the secrecy which increased [their]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} happiness a thousand - fold and kept [friends]_6106-friends — those worst of [foes]_3579-foes — at a distance ? ' [We]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} do not want [the palace]_{8759-the palace} to wake up , do [we]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} , [Princess]_{8760-princess} ? '_[422-rupert] [he]_422-rupert said to [her]_{367-hippolyta} playfully as [they]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} were walking up and down [the central path of [the garden]_{7608-the garden}]_{3580-the central path of the garden} once more . No , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} would have left [them]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} gladly to [their]_{3573-the tumultuous company of king and chancellor} slumbers . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} had a question to ask . Might [she]_{367-hippolyta} call on [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} ? It was not without blushing on [her]_{367-hippolyta} side , and a good deal of laughter from [Rupert]_242-rupert , that [she]_{367-hippolyta} contrived to get [her]_{367-hippolyta} question out . And who was [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} , if [he]_{479-mr. regan} might be so bold as to inquire , demanded [Rupert]_242-rupert in turn . [A clergyman]_{3582-a clergyman} ? Oh , indeed ! And so [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} wanted to see [a clergyman]_{3582-a clergyman} , after all . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had come round , then , from [her]_{367-hippolyta} obstinacy ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} had begun to think marriage in [a duly licensed building not so wicked as [it]_3585-it appeared a few months ago]_{3584-a duly licensed building not so wicked as it appeared a few months ago} . Well , [he]_242-rupert had no objection . But , half in shame and the least bit inclined to be angry with [[her]_{367-hippolyta} adored [Rupert]_242-rupert]_{3586-her adored rupert} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered no , it was not as [he]_242-rupert supposed , and , if [he]_242-rupert would promise to keep quiet and not laugh at [her]_{367-hippolyta} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would tell [him]_242-rupert . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} , however , was in that mood of abounding joy which [the old wise Greeks]_{3588-the old wise greeks} thought unseemly for [a mere creature of a day , whose happiness might be blown to dust by the passing wind]_{3589-a mere creature of a day , whose happiness might be blown to dust by the passing wind} , and which [they]_{3588-the old wise greeks} esteemed the forerunner of [Nemesis]_481-nemesis . [He]_242-rupert was quite sincere in declaring that [he]_242-rupert would marry [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} when [she]_{367-hippolyta} pleased ; but if that was not [her]_{367-hippolyta} motive in seeking [a clergyman]_{3582-a clergyman} , — if , as seemed probable , it rose out of [her]_{367-hippolyta} enthusiasm for [the poor of [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood}]_{3591-the poor of the neighbourhood} , [he]_242-rupert would neither meddle nor mar , in accordance with the resolution [he]_242-rupert had taken at the outset . What did [she]_{367-hippolyta} want of [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} ? [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , somewhat confused by [his]_242-rupert previous jesting , could not answer in a moment ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} hardly knew whether , in seeing [[Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} 's brother]_{3593-maurice regan 's brother} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} intended to thwart [Annie]_465-annie 's wishes or to forward them . And the confidence which , on this seemingly unimportant subject , might have been established between [herself]_{367-hippolyta} and [Rupert]_242-rupert was made impossible by [his]_242-rupert fit of light - mindedness . Instead , therefore , of telling [him]_242-rupert [Annie Dauris]_465-annie 's story , [she]_{367-hippolyta} contented [herself]_{367-hippolyta} with saying that [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} had it in [his]_{479-mr. regan} power to assist [the family of [the gardener in whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had taken an interest]_{3595-the gardener in whom she had taken an interest}]_{3594-the family of the gardener in whom she had taken an interest} ; but that it was a long way to [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill} , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} had not been able to decide on risking a drive into [the heart of [London]_4-london]_{3540-the heart of london} . All this sounded very like what [Glanville]_242-rupert had anticipated . [He]_242-rupert would have been alarmed had [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoken of visiting [a fashionable preacher at [the West End]_{3598-the west end}]_{3597-a fashionable preacher at the west end} ; but [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} was not known to [him]_242-rupert by name and could not be famous , while any chance of discovery in [such a region as [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill}]_{3599-such a region as saffron hill} was not to be imagined . [He]_242-rupert had implicit faith in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and , merely renewing [his]_242-rupert stipulation that [she]_{367-hippolyta} should not enter [a place where there was risk of infection]_{3600-a place where there was risk of infection} , and should withold [her]_{367-hippolyta} address from [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} , [he]_242-rupert gave [his]_242-rupert consent . How seldom [we]_3601-we know which of the cards [we]_3601-we are holding in [our]_3601-we hand will win or lose the game ! To [Glanville]_242-rupert [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} was [nobody]_1128-nobody ; and [Annie Dauris]_465-annie was not even a name ; yet , if [he]_242-rupert could have been more sober amid the enchantments of that evening , if the frolic laughter of [a spirit unbent]_{3604-a spirit unbent} had been kept in check , [he]_242-rupert might have discerned that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , though no longer melancholy , was meditative , and after a new fashion . More than once during those days [Annie]_465-annie passed by the garden - gates ; but , always seeing [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} , [she]_465-annie did not venture in . [She]_465-annie knew that [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} would be kind , [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was never anything else ; but , so long as [[her]_465-annie husband]_{6407-her husband} stayed , there was no hope of [her]_465-annie leaving [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} for an instant . How long , then , would [he]_242-rupert stay ? To [Annie]_465-annie it was a matter of life and death . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , meanwhile , was like a water - lily floating in its dream of beauty on the tranquil waves , [her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts absorbed , [her]_{367-hippolyta} feelings strung to their highest pitch of intensity , [her]_{367-hippolyta} sadness gone , as [Rupert]_242-rupert perceived , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} attachment to [the beloved]_{3606-the beloved} becoming more and more a part of [her]_{367-hippolyta} existence . What could [she]_{367-hippolyta} desire that was lacking ? News of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's whereabouts ? Yes , it was strange [he]_242-rupert did not write or send a message to [Falside]_89-falside . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} resolutely put that trouble away from [her]_{367-hippolyta} , like one who is on a voyage and knows that months must elapse ere [he]_242-rupert can reach [the home [he]_242-rupert has quitted , or need take up again the cares [he]_242-rupert has left behind]_{3608-the home he has quitted , or need take up again the cares he has left behind} . In the midst of such a vast expanse of happiness around [her]_{367-hippolyta} , it was not difficult to forget the past or to paint the future in hues of Paradise . Three or four days of perfect love , cloudless and serene ; so many hours during which the heart was steeped in bliss , the imagination laughing and gay in its fairy visions — hours at once long as eternity , swift as thought , and like some momentary crisis that can never be blotted from the memory,—were [they]_3609-they over so soon , and was [Rupert]_242-rupert to be spirited away once more to [that Hall of Frescoes]_{3610-that hall of frescoes} where [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw [him]_242-rupert , in [his]_242-rupert artist costume , beautiful and strange as a god , not [hers]_{367-hippolyta} , but dedicated to another service ? Yes , [they]_3609-they were over ; but [she]_{367-hippolyta} must not sit down to weep . Why should tears be the price of that happiness ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} would help [some one else to be happy]_{3611-some one else to be happy} ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} would take charge of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , since there was no creature near who deserved [her]_{367-hippolyta} attention better , [none whose rescue would bring so much joy to [the good people whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had found worthy of [her]_{367-hippolyta} affection]_{3613-the good people whom she had found worthy of her affection}]_{3612-none whose rescue would bring so much joy to the good people whom she had found worthy of her affection} . When [Annie]_465-annie came next to the gate [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} was gone ; and on inquiry [she]_465-annie learnt that [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} had set out soon after [him]_{452-mr. malcolm} , and would not be back till evening . But [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} did not know that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had resolved on a visit to [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill} . It was to be a secret from [Annie]_465-annie , unless good was certain to come from telling [her]_465-annie . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , meanwhile , though acquainted with [London]_4-london in [her]_{367-hippolyta} frequent journeyings to and from abroad with [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert , was not at [home]_693-home in [the purlieus of [the Italian quarter]_{3617-the italian quarter}]_{3616-the purlieus of the italian quarter} , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} had some difficulty in finding [her]_{367-hippolyta} way . It was no part of [her]_{367-hippolyta} intention to disclose whence [she]_{367-hippolyta} had come to [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} , and accordingly [she]_{367-hippolyta} sent back [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} when it had conveyed [her]_{367-hippolyta} a couple of miles in [the direction of [London]_4-london]_{3619-the direction of london} . Walking some distance along [the high road]_{3620-the high road} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} engaged [the first cab]_{8406-the first cab} that came towards [her]_{367-hippolyta} , and had [herself]_{367-hippolyta} driven to [Hyde Park Corner]_{154-hyde park corner} . There [she]_{367-hippolyta} alighted again , turned down [two or three streets]_{3622-two or three streets} , hired [a second cab]_{3623-a second cab} , and was taken , according to [her]_{367-hippolyta} directions , within a short distance of [the church that [Annie]_465-annie had pointed out as the one to which [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} belonged]_{3624-the church that annie had pointed out as the one to which mr. philip regan belonged} . It was shut , as [most [London]_4-london churches]_{3625-most london churches} are on week - days , or as at least they seem to be when one passes by ; and this , in particular , had a padlock on [its]_{3624-the church that annie had pointed out as the one to which mr. philip regan belonged} rusty gate . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} looked round for [the clergy - house]_{3626-the clergy - house} . There was [no building near that corresponded with [her]_{367-hippolyta} rather vague idea of what [such a residence]_{3628-such a residence} should be]_{3627-no building near that corresponded with her rather vague idea of what such a residence should be} : [the surroundings]_{3629-the surroundings} were poor and squalid ; [the people [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw going in and out of [the various houses]_{3631-the various houses}]_{3630-the people she saw going in and out of the various houses} were emphatically ' low'—that is to say , not only poverty - stricken , but brutish - looking;—and though [many of [the houses]_{8762-the houses}]_{8761-many of the houses} were large and of massive construction , [their]_{8761-many of the houses} general appearance was one of such pervading filth , misery , discomfort , and , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have said , of such engrained wickedness , that [she]_{367-hippolyta} felt sure [no minister of a Gospel]_{8763-no minister of a gospel} dwelt in any of [them]_{8762-the houses} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} bethought [herself]_{367-hippolyta} of reading the notices which were posted up on the church door , behind the rusty grating . [They]_8764-they dealt with the things of [this world]_{7933-this world} , with dog taxes and carriage licenses — the latter absurdly out of place in [a quarter which was traversed only by cabs in [their]_8767-their flight east and west , or by [great drays and butchers]_{8768-great drays and butchers} '_{[3632-costermongers]} or [costermongers]_{3632-costermongers} ' carts]_{8766-a quarter which was traversed only by cabs in their flight east and west , or by great drays and butchers ' or costermongers ' carts} . The only carriages likely to be seen within [a large radius of [St. Audry 's Church]_{155-st. audry 's church}]_{8769-a large radius of st. audry 's church} were , said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , [the hearse and mourning - coach of [the undertaker]_{8771-the undertaker}]_{8770-the hearse and mourning - coach of the undertaker} . [Parochial announcements]_{8772-parochial announcements} , too , stared [her]_{367-hippolyta} in the face ; but it would seem that in the modern significance [a parish]_{8773-a parish} was not the fountain of heavenly grace to [those who dwelt within [its]_{8773-a parish} borders]_{8774-those who dwelt within its borders} , so much as [a corporate body bent on exacting two shillings in the pound]_{8775-a corporate body bent on exacting two shillings in the pound} under severest threats from [the subjects over which [it]_{8773-a parish} ruled]_{8776-the subjects over which it ruled} . On other sheets were published the hours of service and the amount of the Sunday collection , distributed in columns according to the silver and copper pieces of which it was made up . In a corner of the last [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} read the address of [the church - wardens]_{8777-the church - wardens} ; but , so far as [she]_{367-hippolyta} could conjecture , [these gentlemen]_{6272-these gentlemen} abode at a distance , and the morning would be spent in seeking [either of [them]_{6272-these gentlemen}]_{8779-either of them} . Were [the clergy]_{8780-the clergy} always so difficult to discover ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} had thought of [them]_{8780-the clergy} as making a part of [the buildings in which [they]_{8780-the clergy} officiated]_{8781-the buildings in which they officiated} , but it would seem [she]_{367-hippolyta} was mistaken . What should [she]_{367-hippolyta} do next ? The way in which [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert had educated [[his]_422-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} led to [her]_{367-hippolyta} being , in the presence of a trifling embarrassment like this , wild and shy . [Clergymen]_{8783-clergymen} were so closely bound up with that huge imposture called the social organism that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , in endeavouring to find one of [them]_{8783-clergymen} , had something of the feeling which possesses [a recruit who enters for the first time on a field of battle]_{8784-a recruit who enters for the first time on a field of battle} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was excited and , perhaps it will be doing [her]_{367-hippolyta} no great injustice to add , slightly afraid . The medieval superstition which made [men]_5873-men begin a story with the solemn announcement , '_{[3632-costermongers]} in those days [the devil]_{3633-the devil} walked openly in [the streets of [Heidelberg]_{156-heidelberg}]_{3634-the streets of heidelberg} , ' was paralleled to a certain extent by [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's shuddering reflection that [she]_{367-hippolyta} , [a daughter of the Revolution]_{8786-a daughter of the revolution} , had come in search of [that reverend vice]_{8787-that reverend vice} , that sage iniquity , which , in the person of [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} , was then stalking abroad through [the streets of [London]_4-london]_{8788-the streets of london} . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} must find [him]_{479-mr. regan} ; and after some hesitation , [she]_{367-hippolyta} entered [one of [the nearest houses]_{8790-the nearest houses}]_{8789-one of the nearest houses} , the door of which stood open , and knocked timidly . There was no answer for a time , but the scudding of [children]_{1703-children} 's feet was heard behind the partition , and by and by a room door opened and [a tall , slatternly woman]_{8792-a tall , slatternly woman} came out . [She]_{367-hippolyta} listened impatiently to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's questions , eyeing [[her]_{367-hippolyta} elegantly - dressed visitor]_{8793-her elegantly - dressed visitor} with marked disdain ; for there is the pride of [Diogenes]_482-diogenes trampling on the pride of [Plato]_359-plato in many [an unkempt and ragged woman]_{8794-an unkempt and ragged woman} , when [she]_{367-hippolyta} brushes against another of [her]_{367-hippolyta} sex in silk attire . The only answer [this virago]_{8795-this virago} made was that if [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} would give [Susan]_454-susan a penny , [Susan]_454-susan would show the way to [[Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} 's]_{8797-mr. regan 's} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was willing to give [Susan]_454-susan many pence when [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw the pale - faced little thing , with [her]_454-susan miserable frock reaching hardly to [her]_454-susan knees , and an old straw bonnet on [her]_454-susan head as much too large for [her]_454-susan as the shabby frock was too small . [The slatternly woman]_{8798-the slatternly woman} , among whose goods and chattels [Susan]_454-susan was evidently reckoned , told [[her]_{8798-the slatternly woman} daughter]_{3342-her daughter} in a loud voice to show where [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} lived and come [home]_693-home straight when [she]_454-susan had done so instead of playing in the gutter . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} spoke a word or two of kindness to [the child]_{3287-the child} , but [she]_{8798-the slatternly woman} did not seem to notice it , and went on before , [her]_{8798-the slatternly woman} head hanging a little on one side and [her]_{8798-the slatternly woman} feet finding the way mechanically . It was no distance . In [a side street about five hundred yards from [St. Audry 's]_{157-st. audry 's}]_{8802-a side street about five hundred yards from st. audry 's} stood [the small , dingy - looking house in which [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} had set up [his]_{479-mr. regan} modest establishment]_{8803-the small , dingy - looking house in which mr. regan had set up his modest establishment} as [a bachelor]_{8804-a bachelor} or [celibate clergyman]_{8805-celibate clergyman} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} kept [the child]_{3287-the child} with [her]_{367-hippolyta} till the bell was answered . [A decently - attired elderly woman]_{8807-a decently - attired elderly woman} came to the door , and , in reply to inquiries , informed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} that [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} was out on [his]_{479-mr. regan} usual morning round ; that it was uncertain when [he]_{479-mr. regan} would come in , and that if [her]_{8807-a decently - attired elderly woman} business was pressing the only chance of transacting it at once would be to follow [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} on [his]_{479-mr. regan} beat , which was fairly regular , and catch [him]_{479-mr. regan} as [he]_{479-mr. regan} went from [house]_8809-house to [house]_8809-house . Seeing [the little girl]_{8811-the little girl} by [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's side , [the good woman]_{8812-the good woman} gave [her]_{8807-a decently - attired elderly woman} some particular indications as to [the quarter of [the parish]_{5810-the parish} [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} was visiting]_{8813-the quarter of the parish mr. regan was visiting} ; and [Susan]_454-susan , with the sharpness of [her]_454-susan sex and bringing up , nodded intelligently and set out afresh , nothing loth to guide [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} on [her]_454-susan travels . Questions put at diverse points of [their]_8815-their pilgrimage elicited the information that [the minister]_{8816-the minister} had been seen a few minutes previously going into [a house in what [I]_{3633-the devil} will call [Denzil Lane,—for]_{158-denzil lane,—for}]_{8817-a house in what i will call denzil lane,—for} the true name is too well known . Here , then , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} dismissed [Susan]_454-susan after giving [her]_454-susan a little more than [she]_{367-hippolyta} had promised . It was [a fine old street]_{8818-a fine old street} was [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} , with [noble but shamefully dilapidated houses]_{8819-noble but shamefully dilapidated houses} , once [the mansions of [illustrious families]_{8821-illustrious families}]_{8820-the mansions of illustrious families} , on both sides , interspersed with [miserable tenements]_{8822-miserable tenements} huddled one against another and in the last stages of decomposition . [The house to which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was shown]_{8823-the house to which hippolyta was shown} had a large entrance - hall and magnificent oak staircase , which were both dimly lighted from a great window on the first landing , every third pane of which was broken , and the rest discoloured with smoke and festooned with antique cobwebs . Throughout [the building]_{2991-the building} one might catch the sound of voices in [the different rooms]_{8825-the different rooms} and the movement of a numerous life , for [it]_{2991-the building} was densely populated from [the cellars , which lay in darkness under [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's feet]_{8826-the cellars , which lay in darkness under hippolyta 's feet} , to the roof that covered in a multitude of [dismal attics]_{8827-dismal attics} . Knocking gently at the door on [her]_{367-hippolyta} left hand , [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} inquired again for the whereabouts of this troublesome [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} . This time [she]_{367-hippolyta} received a civil answer from [the woman who appeared on the threshold]_{8828-the woman who appeared on the threshold} . '_{[3633-the devil]} Yes , [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} is [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} , in [the first floor front]_{3636-the first floor front} , but [he]_{479-mr. regan} may be [there]_913-there a long while . [He]_{479-mr. regan} always stays when [he]_{479-mr. regan} finds [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor [here]_6115-here . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} looked at [her]_{8828-the woman who appeared on the threshold} in astonishment on hearing the name . Could it be [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor ? What was [he]_{479-mr. regan} doing at such a time in such a place ? '_{[479-mr. regan]} Does [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor live in [this house]_{6406-this house} ? ' [she]_{8828-the woman who appeared on the threshold} demanded , anxious to hear further about [him]_{479-mr. regan} . '_[277-ivor] Oh no , ' was the reply ; '_[277-ivor] [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor is [a good charitable gentleman]_{3640-a good charitable gentleman} , as well known in all [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood} as [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} [himself]_{479-mr. regan} . [They]_3642-they often meet in this way . ' And [the civil , talkative woman]_{8829-the civil , talkative woman} proceeded to express [her]_{8829-the civil , talkative woman} wonder that [they]_3642-they agreed as [they]_3642-they did , and that [they]_3642-they never had high words between [them]_3642-they , considering that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , like [Mr. Minns]_{483-mr. minns} , [the tailor upstairs whom [he]_{479-mr. regan} visited]_{8830-the tailor upstairs whom he visited} , was [an infidel]_{8831-an infidel} , and [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} not only was [a clergyman]_{3582-a clergyman} , but wore vestments on Sundays . This was decisive . '_[3642-they] It must be the same , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} . But how extraordinary that , in making inquiries about [a stranger like [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan}]_{8833-a stranger like mr. regan} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} should have come upon [the man whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been instrumental in sending away from [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} , and whose absence , during those eventful weeks , had determined the course of [her]_{367-hippolyta} whole life]_{8834-the man whom she had been instrumental in sending away from the hermitage , and whose absence , during those eventful weeks , had determined the course of her whole life} ! Should [she]_{367-hippolyta} endeavour to see and talk with [him]_277-ivor ? [He]_277-ivor might be able to tell [her]_{367-hippolyta} something of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} . But , on the other hand , [she]_{367-hippolyta} had never learnt , or indeed cared to learn , by what name [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert was known , if known [he]_422-rupert personally was , to [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . While [she]_{367-hippolyta} was debating in [her]_{367-hippolyta} own mind , a door opened above and [some one]_{933-some one} began to descend the stairs quietly . '_[3642-they] Ah , ' said [the woman]_{7131-the woman} , '_[277-ivor] [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor is coming . [He]_277-ivor has left [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} behind . ' It was impossible for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} in the obscurity of the entrance to discern more than the figure of [a young man coming down the stairs]_{8839-a young man coming down the stairs} . But as [he]_277-ivor drew near and the light from outside fell upon [his]_277-ivor face , [she]_{367-hippolyta} uttered a cry of amazement , and went back some paces , almost into [the street]_{6256-the street} . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} own face , which had been in deep shade , was now lighted up in turn ; and [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , for it was [he]_277-ivor , startled on hearing the voice and hastening to discover who it might be , when [he]_277-ivor saw [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} paused , and for an appreciable space of time looked at [her]_{367-hippolyta} fixedly without saying a word . [They]_8841-they both offered a picture of surprise and astonishment . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was the first to recover . [She]_{367-hippolyta} held up [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand in a peculiar way . [Ivor]_277-ivor grasped it , let it fall , and whispered the only words [he]_277-ivor had yet thought of addressing to [this strange young lady]_{8842-this strange young lady} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} replied in the like whisper , adding aloud , '_[277-ivor] [I]_0-i know [your]_3644-your name , [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , though [we]_3645-their have never met before . ' [He]_277-ivor drew [her]_{367-hippolyta} back into the dark entrance . '_[277-ivor] [You]_0-i are one of [ours]_3645-their , ' [he]_277-ivor said ; '_[277-ivor] have [you]_0-i come with a message for [me]_0-i ? ' [He]_277-ivor was calm , but exceedingly grave in voice and manner . No , [she]_{367-hippolyta} told [him]_277-ivor , [their]_3645-their meeting was accidental ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} had intended to find [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} . Then , remembering what [she]_{367-hippolyta} had heard from [the woman who was standing by , and who had viewed [their]_3645-their introduction of [themselves]_3645-their to [one another]_{630-one another}]_{8843-the woman who was standing by , and who had viewed their introduction of themselves to one another} with great admiration , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} asked [him]_277-ivor whether [he]_277-ivor knew [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} intimately . '_[0-i] As intimately , ' answered [Mardol]_277-ivor , '_[5661-one] as [one]_5661-one knows [a boy that has been at school with [one]_5661-one]_{3647-a boy that has been at school with one} . [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} and [I]_0-i were in the same class at—. [We]_3649-we were not [friends]_6106-friends , however , and not [enemies]_7438-enemies . Naturally , on leaving [school]_5684-school [we]_3649-we went [our]_3649-we several ways , but when [he]_{479-mr. regan} came to work in [these parts]_{3653-these parts} [our]_3649-we orbits crossed again , and [we]_3649-we are often in the way of meeting . If [you]_3654-you wish to speak to [Mr. Regan]_{479-mr. regan} [I]_0-i will ask [him]_{479-mr. regan} to come down . What name shall [I]_0-i say ? ' '_[0-i] Wait a moment , ' answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[0-i] perhaps [I]_0-i need not speak to [him]_{479-mr. regan} . Tell [me]_0-i , do [you]_3654-you know [[his]_{479-mr. regan} brother]_{8728-his brother} , [Mr. Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} ? [My]_0-i business concerns [him]_{479-mr. regan} rather than [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} . ' [Ivor]_277-ivor considered before replying . [He]_277-ivor scanned [the unknown visitor]_{8845-the unknown visitor} from head to foot , looked down , and said in a serious tone , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope , [[my]_0-i dear young lady]_{2740-my dear young lady} , if [I]_0-i may take such a liberty , that it is no personal interest which prompts [you]_3654-you to inquire for [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} . [He]_{471-maurice regan} is [a dangerous man]_{3658-a dangerous man} . ' '_{[3658-a dangerous man]} [You]_0-i do know [him]_{471-maurice regan} , then ! ' [she]_{2740-my dear young lady} exclaimed , '_[0-i] and [you]_0-i can help [me]_0-i . But why do [you]_0-i call [him]_{471-maurice regan} dangerous ? [You]_0-i confirm [my]_0-i suspicions . ' '_[0-i] [He]_{471-maurice regan} is one of [ours]_3659-we , too , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , with a look of mingled pain and displeasure ; '_{[471-maurice regan]} one by whom [we]_3659-we shall gain little credit . If [you]_3654-you will tell [me]_0-i why [you]_3654-you are looking for [him]_{471-maurice regan} , [I]_0-i in turn will tell [you]_3654-you all [I]_0-i know about [him]_{471-maurice regan} . ' '_[0-i] Most willingly , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[0-i] but where can [we]_3659-we speak ? [This place]_{5945-this place} is too public and [we]_3659-we shall be interrupted . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will arrange that , ' [he]_0-i replied . '_[0-i] Here , [Mrs. Scruton]_{484-mrs. scruton} , ' turning to [the civil person , who was still at [her]_{484-mrs. scruton} door]_{8846-the civil person , who was still at her door} , '_{[484-mrs. scruton]} have [you]_{484-mrs. scruton} the key of [the committee - room]_{3661-the committee - room} ? [I]_0-i want to show it to [this lady]_{754-this lady} . ' [Mrs. Scruton]_{484-mrs. scruton} , after a minute or two of searching , handed [him]_0-i a large key , and [he]_0-i beckoned [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to follow [him]_0-i along [the hall]_{1074-the hall} . When [they]_3659-we were quite in the gloom of the staircase . [Ivor]_277-ivor found a door on [their]_3659-we right which [no eyes]_{8848-no eyes} , save those accustomed to the darkness , would have perceived . The key turned easily in the lock , and [they]_3659-we entered [a vast but desolate apartment]_{8849-a vast but desolate apartment} which may have served in happier days for [a drawing - room]_{6107-a drawing - room} , though now [it]_{8849-a vast but desolate apartment} was bare of all that could make [it]_{8849-a vast but desolate apartment} pleasant or habitable . Some wooden benches were ranged along the walls ; a table covered with motheaten baize stood at one end and beside [it]_{8849-a vast but desolate apartment} a wooden arm - chair , which [Ivor]_277-ivor presented to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} would have begged [him]_277-ivor to be seated , but there was not another chair visible . [He]_277-ivor laughed and drew one of the benches forward , and seating [himself]_277-ivor at a respectful distance from [her]_{367-hippolyta} , said in a low , earnest voice , '_{[484-mrs. scruton]} Begin . ' Sympathy is never a matter of words , nor can the utmost eloquence so easily convey an assurance of it as the tone , the look , which expressing that something in [us]_8851-us that lies deeper than speech , are powerful enough to create in an instant the warm , comfortable atmosphere in which [we]_8851-us disclose [our]_8851-us very soul to [the listener]_{8852-the listener} . So was it now with [Ivor]_277-ivor and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . By a subtle , instant process [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had found [a friend]_{829-a friend} , and [Ivor]_277-ivor knew equally well that [the young lady in whose presence he sat , and whose every word and motion had the highest distinction]_{8854-the young lady in whose presence he sat , and whose every word and motion had the highest distinction} , was sincere , unworldly , and simply intent on doing good . [She]_{367-hippolyta} unfolded to [him]_277-ivor the story , so far as [she]_{367-hippolyta} was acquainted with it , of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , [her]_{367-hippolyta} passionate folly and despairing love for [a man who seemed to have abandoned [her]_{367-hippolyta} and gone [his]_277-ivor way]_{8855-a man who seemed to have abandoned her and gone his way} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} added the dreadful suspicions which , from [Annie]_465-annie 's behaviour at [their]_8856-their last meeting , [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not but have formed . [Ivor]_277-ivor listened without interrupting the recital , asked no questions till it was ended , and said merely as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} concluded , '_{[484-mrs. scruton]} What did [you]_3663-you propose to tell [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} ? the whole of this sad affair ? ' '_[3663-you] Yes , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[3663-you] [I]_0-i would have let [him]_{479-mr. regan} know everything , if [he]_{479-mr. regan} appeared to be [a man of sense and judgment]_{3664-a man of sense and judgment} . If not , [I]_0-i would have asked [him]_{479-mr. regan} for [[his]_{479-mr. regan} brother]_{8728-his brother} 's address , and endeavoured to see [him]_{479-mr. regan} [myself]_0-i . Something must be done , or [Annie]_465-annie will throw prudence to the winds and either disgrace [[her]_465-annie family]_{2386-her family} or perhaps put an end to [her]_465-annie wretched existence . [She]_465-annie is not only giddy , but [a slave of impulse]_{3667-a slave of impulse} . ' '_[465-annie] Ah , ' cried [Ivor]_277-ivor , standing up , '_[465-annie] is it not a heartbreak to hear such things ? [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} is [one of the thousands that join [our]_3669-our movement under false pretences , from [their]_3670-their hatred of moral order and discipline , not from any wish to set [[their]_3670-their brethren]_{3671-their brethren} free and lift [them]_3670-their higher]_{3668-one of the thousands that join our movement under false pretences , from their hatred of moral order and discipline , not from any wish to set their brethren free and lift them higher} . [He]_{471-maurice regan} is [a libertine]_{2994-a libertine} , not [a Liberal]_{3673-a liberal} ; but [he]_{471-maurice regan} thinks it is all one . [I]_0-i remember [him]_{471-maurice regan} , too , at school,—unruly , indulgent in every way that was then possible to [himself]_{471-maurice regan} , and hard as the nether millstone to [others]_5757-others . [He]_{471-maurice regan} has since run through [a younger brother]_{3675-a younger brother} 's fortune , and plunged headlong into dissipation such as [London]_4-london offers on all hands to the base . [He]_{471-maurice regan} is [a quick writer]_{3676-a quick writer} , speaks forcibly and fluently , and has rendered services to [us]_3669-our in the press . But though [I]_0-i never thought [he]_{471-maurice regan} had principle , of course [I]_0-i was unaware of the misery [he]_{471-maurice regan} has brought on [this poor girl]_{3677-this poor girl} . And now , [you]_0-i say , [he]_{471-maurice regan} has cast [her]_{3677-this poor girl} off . ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} Entirely , it seems , unless something can be done to unite [them]_3678-them . [I]_0-i do not suppose [she]_{3677-this poor girl} will ever be happy with [such a man]_{2653-such a man} ; yet anything is better than to see [[her]_{3677-this poor girl} good father]_{3680-her good father} and [mother]_1753-mother so miserable . ' '_{[471-maurice regan]} But , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , turning [his]_277-ivor serious glance towards [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[471-maurice regan]} what can be done ? [I]_0-i know [the man]_{5814-the man} 's philosophy , as [he]_{471-maurice regan} calls it . [He]_{471-maurice regan} will never marry [her]_{3677-this poor girl} , for [he]_{471-maurice regan} does not believe in marriage . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} trembled from head to foot . A feeling of sickness came over [her]_{367-hippolyta} , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} clung to the arms of the chair to keep [herself]_{367-hippolyta} from falling . What could [she]_{367-hippolyta} say ? in what way conceal [her]_{367-hippolyta} emotion ? There was a difficult pause . '_{[471-maurice regan]} No , [I]_0-i suppose not , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} said at last ; '_{[471-maurice regan]} but [you]_0-i — [I]_0-i — [those who accept the Revolution , the principles of ' 89]_{8857-those who accept the revolution , the principles of ' 89} , do [we]_{8857-those who accept the revolution , the principles of ' 89} believe in marriage ? '_[0-i] [Ivor]_277-ivor came to [her]_{3677-this poor girl} with an air of infinite distress . ' [I]_277-ivor implore [you]_{3677-this poor girl} , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said with the most intense fervour , ' tell [me]_277-ivor , assure [me]_277-ivor that this is indeed the story of [a third person]_{1922-a third person} , that — pardon [me]_277-ivor , [I]_277-ivor am too bold — that [you]_{3677-this poor girl} are not [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . '_[277-ivor] [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} smiled faintly . ' No , [I]_{3677-this poor girl} am not [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , '_{[3677-this poor girl]} [she]_{3677-this poor girl} said , regaining the control over [her]_{3677-this poor girl} voice that [she]_{3677-this poor girl} had lost ; ' it is another 's story , not [mine]_{3677-this poor girl} . [I]_{3677-this poor girl} should not dare , '_{[3677-this poor girl]} [she]_{3677-this poor girl} went on more steadily , ' to suggest in the hearing of [a clergyman like [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan}]_{8859-a clergyman like mr. philip regan} the view [I]_{3677-this poor girl} have expressed to [you]_3683-you . Surely , [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , there can be no mistake as to the teaching of [our]_8860-our religion . The free union of [equal men]_{8861-equal men} and [women]_7138-women is incompatible with marriage . If it is not , [we]_8860-our are riveting again the chains that were smitten asunder when the churches went down . '_{[3677-this poor girl]} [She]_{3677-this poor girl} could face [him]_3683-you now , [this ambiguous son of the Revolution]_{3684-this ambiguous son of the revolution} . ' [I]_3683-you see , '_[3683-you] [he]_3683-you answered imperturbably , ' [you]_{3677-this poor girl} are romantic . Excuse the word . [I]_3683-you know the feeling , for [I]_3683-you have gone through it . How shall [I]_3683-you convince [you]_{3677-this poor girl} that [you]_{3677-this poor girl} are wrong ? '_[3683-you] [He]_3683-you seemed to be pondering the matter . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was too proud to submit to this . ' Nay , rather , '_{[3677-this poor girl]} [she]_{3677-this poor girl} exclaimed , ' how convince [me]_{3677-this poor girl} that [you]_3683-you have not forsaken the very principles of liberty and equality , if [you]_3683-you are prepared to defend the iniquitous traffic in the souls and bodies of [women which goes by the name of marriage]_{8863-women which goes by the name of marriage} ? '_{[3677-this poor girl]} ' Nay , nay , '_[3683-you] [he]_3683-you said . ' Let [us]_8864-we use a little patience . [I]_3683-you will convince [you]_{3677-this poor girl} , if [you]_{3677-this poor girl} do not shrink from the proof . '_[3683-you] ' [I]_{3677-this poor girl} shrink from no proof , '_{[3677-this poor girl]} [she]_{3677-this poor girl} said , rather hotly . It was too much . And [he]_3683-you had been so full of sympathy while [she]_{3677-this poor girl} was telling [her]_{3677-this poor girl} tale ; [she]_{3677-this poor girl} must have been deceived in [the man]_{5814-the man} ! ' Ah , but the proof [I]_3683-you have in view is no less appalling than to plunge [your]_{3677-this poor girl} arm up to the elbow in molten iron . There is but one cure for the stage of sentimentalism in which [all Revolutionists]_{8865-all revolutionists} find [themselves]_{8865-all revolutionists} sooner or later ; and that is contact with reality . It is very trying to the heart and the nerves , however good for the head . '_[3683-you] ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} had imagined , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} scornfully , ' that it was contact with reality , with life , which created [Revolutionists]_{8866-revolutionists} . Is not that [your]_3683-you experience ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' No doubt , '_[3683-you] was [his]_3683-you answer ; ' but where many of [us]_8864-we have mistaken , and constantly do mistake , is in being satisfied with [our]_8864-we first knowledge , and losing touch of things when [we]_8864-we go on to mould [our]_8864-we philosophies , [our]_8864-we Utopias . [We]_8864-we look once , when [we]_8864-we should look twice and thrice . '_[3683-you] ' What do [you]_3683-you understand by looking twice and thrice ? Finding an excuse for [the rulers of [mankind]_6457-mankind]_{8867-the rulers of mankind} and turning back to [the ancien régime]_{8869-the ancien régime} ? '_[3683-you] ' Not quite that , or [I]_{367-hippolyta} should have the courage , [I]_{367-hippolyta} hope , to declare that the Revolution and [I]_{367-hippolyta} had parted company . [I]_{367-hippolyta} mean , looking beyond to - day and to - morrow , considering what will happen when [we]_8864-we have pulled down what is yet standing in [our]_8864-we way . It is not enough to establish anarchy , as [[our]_8864-we friends]_{8870-our friends} now appear to have resolved . [We]_8864-we must go on to establish that which , one day or other , ought to succeed anarchy — the kingdom of justice and of [human brotherhood]_{8871-human brotherhood} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} am still in the dark , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' apply [your]_3683-you doctrine of second and third thoughts to marriage . The first thought , [you]_3683-you will allow , is Free Love ; [every man]_{1452-every man} and [woman]_6532-woman to choose the manner , the length , and the terms of union . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Yes , the romantic stage ; degenerating in men like [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} into the stage of libertinism . Oh , [I]_3686-i know , '_[3686-i] [he]_3686-i went on , lifting [his]_3686-i hand as if to deprecate the expression of arguments familiar to [him]_3686-i . ' [You]_3683-you will say the abuse of Free Love is not greater , that its dangers are even less , than the abuse of marriage . But let [me]_3686-i finish [my]_3686-i prologue . '_[3686-i] [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who had risen in [her]_{367-hippolyta} vehemence , sat down again . [Ivor]_277-ivor continued : ' When [we]_8864-we turn [our]_8864-we eyes upon life , as it is and has been , [we]_8864-we are appalled at the multiplied serfdoms which go to make it up . Church , State , [family]_8874-family , profession , rank in [the world]_{5697-the world} — what are these but names of long - established , deeply - rooted servitudes from which [we]_8864-we can escape only by going into [the wilderness]_{6775-the wilderness} ? The present order of things is founded upon manifest or disguised slavery . Neither [those that command]_{8877-those that command} , nor [those that obey]_{8878-those that obey} , are free . [The king]_{1690-the king} wears a golden chain , [the convict]_{8880-the convict} an iron one ; but [the king]_{1690-the king} can have [his]_{1690-the king} will as little as [the convict]_{8880-the convict} . Yet all this heaping of serfdom upon serfdom does not end in happiness . Some internal disease appears to be eating out the vitals of civilisation ; and [our]_8864-we Socialism and Nihilism are but desperate remedies for the universal gangrene . See how far [I]_277-ivor go with [your]_277-ivor first thoughts . Is it far enough ? '_[277-ivor] ' Perhaps , '_{[367-hippolyta]} answered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} will tell [you]_277-ivor when [I]_{367-hippolyta} have heard [your]_277-ivor second . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' How [wise women]_{8883-wise women} can be sometimes ! '_[3687-i] [he]_3687-i said , smiling . ' [I]_3687-i am not sure that [you]_277-ivor will like [my]_3687-i second thoughts . They may be brought under a single axiom — '_[3687-i] ' And that is — ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' That [man]_6250-man is [a spiritual being]_{8885-a spiritual being} , and can therefore be neither saved nor lost by a change of institutions which in [their]_6250-man nature are mechanical . Or put it this way , [man]_6250-man is made by character , not by laws or ordinances . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [[My]_{367-hippolyta} dear]_{5845-my dear} [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , '_{[367-hippolyta]} cried [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' that is the old Christian fallacy . Do not laws create , modify , and mould character ? What but a difference of institutions has made [the Turk other than the German]_{8888-the turk other than the german} , or the Hindoo other than [the Mussulman]_{8889-the mussulman} ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} [She]_{367-hippolyta} would have drawn out [her]_{367-hippolyta} instances , but [Ivor]_277-ivor by a sign entreated [her]_{367-hippolyta} to pause . ' Excuse [me]_3687-i , '_[3687-i] [he]_3687-i said , ' [you]_277-ivor are talking the dialect of the eighteenth century ; and that is the old leaven of [Revolutionists]_{8866-revolutionists} . [We]_8891-we should have made further progress if [we]_8891-we had not yielded to that fallacy , which [the Nihilists]_{485-the nihilists} begin to see through . At the root of all institutions lies the national character . [I]_3687-i admit that enormous changes ought to take place ; [I]_3687-i am doing what [I]_3687-i can , as [an individual]_{8892-an individual} , to help on the transformation . But , when all possible changes have come to pass in the outer world of law and custom , nothing will have been done unless a change has taken place in the inner world of the spirit . And now [I]_3687-i will tell [you]_277-ivor how this bears on Free Love . [We]_8891-we want all institutions cleared away which fetter [a woman]_{6460-a woman} 's power of saying no . [We]_8891-we want every means bestowed upon [her]_{6460-a woman} by which [she]_{6460-a woman} shall come to a full freedom of choosing,—a matter with which law has hardly anything to do , and custom almost everything . But this can be provided only by a right education of [women]_7138-women . '_[3687-i] ' Quite so , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' that is what [I]_{367-hippolyta} have always believed . But would [you]_277-ivor have marriage indissoluble except by the legal process that drags [a woman]_{6460-a woman} in the mire ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Now [you]_277-ivor have touched [my]_3687-i second thoughts . Are the difficulties surrounding marriage artificial , that is to say of [man]_6250-man 's making , or do they exist in the nature of things ? '_[3687-i] ' How like a Socratic question ! '_[3688-she] [she]_3688-she said , laughing , and [Ivor]_277-ivor joined in the laughter . ' A strange sort of question in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} , is it not ? '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor cried . ' But this is one of the points on which [[my]_277-ivor brethren]_{8897-my brethren} and [I]_277-ivor can not agree . So [they]_{8897-my brethren} have excommunicated [me]_277-ivor . '_[277-ivor] ' What ! '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , becoming serious in a moment , ' [you]_277-ivor are jesting . It is impossible that [you]_277-ivor should speak so lightly if the thing had happened . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Well , it has happened . [I]_277-ivor do not wish to sail under false colours . [I]_277-ivor thought , in fact , when [you]_277-ivor disclosed to [me]_277-ivor [your]_277-ivor connection with [the society]_{8898-the society} , that [you]_277-ivor had brought [me]_277-ivor a message from [the chiefs]_{8899-the chiefs} . '_[277-ivor] ' And that was why [you]_277-ivor looked so grave , '_{[367-hippolyta]} exclaimed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , with compassion in every feature . ' Oh no , no , [I]_{367-hippolyta} had rather be excommunicated [myself]_{367-hippolyta} . But do tell [me]_{367-hippolyta} , if it will not distress [you]_277-ivor , how such a deplorable misunderstanding can have arisen ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' It is no misunderstanding . In the society to which [you]_277-ivor and [I]_277-ivor belong , founded as it is on a social creed , speculative differences lead to very practical results . [I]_277-ivor must not disclose what is , after all , the secret of [others]_5757-others ; and [I]_277-ivor could not tell it now in any case . The quarrel is that deep one between the century which gave birth to the Revolution and the century which is guiding it through infancy . [I]_277-ivor believe there are difficulties — mysteries , if [you]_277-ivor like to call them so — in the nature of things , which must ever limit [our]_8901-our aspirations towards an earthly Paradise . And [I]_277-ivor do not believe that to revolutionise all [our]_8901-our institutions will have the effect which [the brethren]_{1791-the brethren} anticipate . As [I]_277-ivor say , [the multitude]_{8903-the multitude} are romantic and sentimental ; [they]_{8903-the multitude} have not read , [they]_{8903-the multitude} will not study , the annals of the past . And [they]_{8903-the multitude} little see that when [they]_{8903-the multitude} have abolished Church , State , and [family]_8874-family in the old forms , all three will spring up again in the new . '_[277-ivor] ' Oh , this is melancholy , '_{[367-hippolyta]} cried [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} know not if it is one degree better than [[my]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{5872-my father} 's gloomy prognostications . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Who is [[your]_277-ivor father]_{6060-your father} , may [I]_277-ivor ask ? '_[277-ivor] inquired [Ivor]_277-ivor . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} hesitated . If [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor were no longer on friendly terms with [[his]_277-ivor old companions]_{1780-his old companions} there might be danger in giving [him]_277-ivor the full answer . [She]_{367-hippolyta} said , therefore , in an off - hand way , to dismiss the subject , ' [[My]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{5872-my father} is [a philosopher]_{6597-a philosopher} and inclined to be [a Pessimist]_{8909-a pessimist} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} Then , with a change of tone , ' But where is [your]_277-ivor proof that conventional marriages are better than Free Love . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [I]_277-ivor did not say that , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor replied ; ' but if [you]_{367-hippolyta} would wish — [I]_277-ivor should say rather , if [you]_{367-hippolyta} can endure — to see a world where Free Love reigns supreme and unchecked , [I]_277-ivor can assign [you]_{367-hippolyta} such guides , [good and worthy persons of [your]_{367-hippolyta} own sex]_{8910-good and worthy persons of your own sex} , as will show it [you]_{367-hippolyta} . '_[277-ivor] ' In [what part of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{6090-what part of the world} ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} demanded [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' Here , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said , ' on all sides , within a radius of a couple of miles . Have [you]_{367-hippolyta} the heart to go down into [these depths]_{8913-these depths} ? [You]_{367-hippolyta} are romantic , and naturally so , since [you]_{367-hippolyta} have dedicated [your]_{367-hippolyta} youth to the Revolution , like [those passionate , intellectual women — true Sibyls and Amazons of [our]_8915-our modern world — who lead the van in [Moscow]_160-moscow and [St. Petersburg]_{161-st. petersburg}]_{8914-those passionate , intellectual women — true sibyls and amazons of our modern world — who lead the van in moscow and st. petersburg} . But [the young]_{8916-the young} are enthusiastic without knowledge , as [the old]_{7464-the old} have knowledge without enthusiasm . Come and study life where it may be seen in myriad forms , all strangely , dreadfully instructive ; and then tell [me]_277-ivor what [you]_{367-hippolyta} think of Free Love , [Mrs.]_8918-mrs. — ? '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor paused inquiringly . ' [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said with no tremor in [her]_{367-hippolyta} accent . Yes , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would come and see things with [her]_{367-hippolyta} own eyes . ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} am not afraid of truth or reality , '_{[367-hippolyta]} was [her]_{367-hippolyta} proud declaration to [him]_277-ivor . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} must not forget [Annie]_465-annie . ' Can [you]_277-ivor get [me]_{367-hippolyta} [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} 's address ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , rising to go when it had been settled that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was to return and begin [her]_{367-hippolyta} voyage of exploration in three days . ' [I]_277-ivor will inquire of [[his]_{471-maurice regan} brother]_{8728-his brother} , and let [you]_{367-hippolyta} know , '_[277-ivor] replied [Ivor]_277-ivor ; ' but , if [I]_277-ivor may offer one final piece of advice , it would be that [you]_{367-hippolyta} do not communicate with [[your]_{367-hippolyta} young friend]_{8920-your young friend} until [you]_{367-hippolyta} have gone over some at least of the scenes to which [you]_{367-hippolyta} will be taken . [A desperate girl]_{8921-a desperate girl} is , no doubt , one of the most fearful responsibilities [you]_{367-hippolyta} could have . But , on [my]_277-ivor honour and conscience , [I]_277-ivor do not think [she]_{8921-a desperate girl} could do anything worse , let [her]_{8921-a desperate girl} do what [she]_{8921-a desperate girl} might , than fall again in the way of [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} . [She]_{8921-a desperate girl} has perhaps escaped ruin once ; but that sort of miracle is too rare to be looked for a second time . But [you]_{367-hippolyta} should watch over [her]_{8921-a desperate girl} as well as [you]_{367-hippolyta} can . '_[277-ivor] [He]_277-ivor took up [his]_277-ivor hat where [he]_277-ivor had laid it on the green baize table , led [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to the door , which [he]_277-ivor locked , and asked [her]_{367-hippolyta} whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} would permit [him]_277-ivor to send for [a cab]_{3520-a cab} . The day was fine , and , thinking [she]_{367-hippolyta} had better walk a little way , [she]_{367-hippolyta} declined . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor watched [her]_{367-hippolyta} depart , and , with an expression on [his]_277-ivor face which betokened great pity and equal doubt as to the destiny of such a frank and determined nature , restored the key of [the committee - room]_{3661-the committee - room} to [Mrs. Scruton]_{484-mrs. scruton} , and went away in the opposite direction . [He]_277-ivor could not get the thought of [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} out of [his]_277-ivor head that evening . Still enamoured of [the lady whose bright eyes , had [she]_{3692-the lady whose bright eyes , had she been acquainted with his folly} been acquainted with [his]_277-ivor folly]_{3692-the lady whose bright eyes , had she been acquainted with his folly} , would have scorned [him]_277-ivor at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , [Ivor]_277-ivor had only a calm , but a very sincere , interest to bestow upon [any one else]_{6593-any one else} . [He]_277-ivor was in great trouble ; [his]_277-ivor views had been altering and , as it seemed to [him]_277-ivor , enlarging for a number of years , and they had now brought [him]_277-ivor into a situation of such peril and loneliness that , but for [his]_277-ivor work among [the poor]_{6637-the poor} , [he]_277-ivor must have sat down and eaten [his]_277-ivor heart with grief . From [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's conversation , from [her]_{367-hippolyta} way of putting what [she]_{367-hippolyta} had had to tell , [he]_277-ivor divined that there was a deep unsettlement beneath the daring opinions to which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had given utterance . Was [she]_{367-hippolyta} , like [himself]_277-ivor , ready to pass from implicit faith in the ways and principles of the Revolution to the severest criticism of [them]_3695-them ? No , not ready , far from it . But suspicions were rising up in [the secret chambers of [her]_{367-hippolyta} heart]_{3696-the secret chambers of her heart} and would not be lulled to sleep . END OF [VOL]_395-vol . II True to [her]_{367-hippolyta} appointment , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} arrived in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} on the day and hour fixed by [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . [The place of meeting]_{3697-the place of meeting} was [the committee - room]_{3661-the committee - room} , and [Ivor]_277-ivor came , as [he]_277-ivor had promised , accompanied by one whom [he]_277-ivor thought well qualified to guide [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} through the labyrinth of [London]_4-london misery and to bring [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} out unscathed . [It]_3699-it was [a lady of high standing , great wealth]_{3700-a lady of high standing , great wealth} , a heart larger than all the wealth of [the world]_{5697-the world} , and that wonderfully humanising experience which forty years of service among [the poorest outcasts]_{3702-the poorest outcasts} could not have failed to give . [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , [the daughter of [an untitled but very ancient and noble line]_{3704-an untitled but very ancient and noble line}]_{3703-the daughter of an untitled but very ancient and noble line} , was , in all but name and outward habit , [a sister of charity]_{6373-a sister of charity} . Endowed with a fortune in land and railway shares which amounted to some score of thousands a year , and which was entirely at [her]_{486-miss desmond} own disposal , [she]_{486-miss desmond} had early come to a determination that it should be spent in the endeavour to diffuse a little happiness around [her]_{486-miss desmond} . For [she]_{486-miss desmond} was modest and unassuming , with that quick discernment in matters of benevolence — [she]_{486-miss desmond} had no great learning or accomplishments of any other kind — which enabled [her]_{486-miss desmond} to see , almost in [her]_{486-miss desmond} first year 's novitiate among [the byways of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{3706-the byways of the world} , that money is only the beginning , and that philanthropy , like most things worth pursuing , is an arduous enterprise . [She]_{486-miss desmond} perceived that it was surrounded with difficulties ; that it required a special tact if the result was not to be waste of resources , ingratitude , the demoralising of those who had seemed already at [their]_3708-their lowest , and the added sufferings which arise at the remembrance of opportunities lost . It was clear that [she]_{486-miss desmond} must give something more than money and kind words , — [she]_{486-miss desmond} must give [herself]_{486-miss desmond} . The resolution cost [her]_{486-miss desmond} an effort . [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} 's charity , flowing from a tender heart , was allied to the many virtues , and no less to the many vices which may spring from a quickness to feel and to suffer . [She]_{486-miss desmond} was naturally fastidious , shrinking from the sight of pain , and disposed to be indignant with those [she]_{486-miss desmond} could not help , from the very keenness of [her]_{486-miss desmond} sympathy with [them]_3709-them . But [she]_{486-miss desmond} was , too , [a simple - hearted Christian]_{3710-a simple - hearted christian} , not minding the varieties of creed which [she]_{486-miss desmond} took for granted among the other inexplicable facts around [her]_{486-miss desmond} ; [she]_{486-miss desmond} read [her]_{486-miss desmond} Bible and found good in all its pages . ' To succeed through failure , '_{[486-miss desmond]} that was [her]_{486-miss desmond} device . Had [any one]_{5901-any one} accused [her]_{486-miss desmond} of paradox [she]_{486-miss desmond} would have answered quietly , ' Come and see , '_{[486-miss desmond]} pointing to the work of rescue which had been accomplished by following these divine tactics . [She]_{486-miss desmond} gave [her]_{486-miss desmond} time , [her]_{486-miss desmond} thought , [her]_{486-miss desmond} affectionate care , [her]_{486-miss desmond} never - ceasing diligence , to the task of winning from [the miserable wretches whom [she]_{486-miss desmond} had taken for [her]_{486-miss desmond} province]_{3712-the miserable wretches whom she had taken for her province} a little human trust ; and when the heart was opened on both sides [she]_{486-miss desmond} gave wisely and abundantly of the lesser gifts , not now as a matter of pity and alms - deeds , but as to [[her]_{486-miss desmond} brothers]_{8053-her brothers} and [sisters]_6385-sisters . For [one that understood this exquisitely humble and loving spirit]_{3715-one that understood this exquisitely humble and loving spirit} there were ten , there were fifty , ready to mock and to deceive . [She]_{486-miss desmond} knew it and bore the heavy burden as [[her]_{486-miss desmond} Saviour]_{3716-her saviour} bore the Cross on which [He]_{3716-her saviour} was to redeem [the world]_{5697-the world} . And [she]_{486-miss desmond} had [her]_{486-miss desmond} reward , often unexpected , but always exceeding great . The delight of [her]_{486-miss desmond} life was to save [the young]_{8916-the young} out of that terrible devouring fire through which [they]_{8916-the young} are passed to a worse than [Moloch]_162-moloch . [She]_{486-miss desmond} had ransomed many hundreds and sent [them]_{8916-the young} to [the far continents which have been created]_{3719-the far continents which have been created} to redress the injustice and lighten the shameful misery of a civilisation become so chaotic as [our]_3720-our own . ' [[Her]_{486-miss desmond} children]_{1038-her children} , '_{[486-miss desmond]} for so [she]_{486-miss desmond} called [them]_{8916-the young} , wrote from [all parts of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{3721-all parts of the world} to [[their]_{8916-the young} mother]_{3303-their mother} , encouraging [her]_{486-miss desmond} by the prospect of [their]_{8916-the young} well - doing to continue this task of diving for pearls in [the deep sea]_{3724-the deep sea} . [She]_{486-miss desmond} was [a beautiful , welcome figure]_{3725-a beautiful , welcome figure} as [she]_{486-miss desmond} appeared in [the fever - haunted dens and crowded fetid dwellings into which [she]_{486-miss desmond} never hesitated to pierce [her]_{486-miss desmond} way]_{3726-the fever - haunted dens and crowded fetid dwellings into which she never hesitated to pierce her way} . It was on such errands of charity , now some years ago , that [she]_{486-miss desmond} had come across [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . [Their]_3727-their work did not clash , and [he]_277-ivor was so gentle , clear - minded , and self - sacrificing , so little disposed to introduce dogmatic quarrels where the great text of love sufficed for [a whole Gospel]_{3728-a whole gospel} , that [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} and [he]_277-ivor became ere long the closest of [friends]_6106-friends , and [she]_{486-miss desmond} employed [him]_277-ivor to distribute [her]_{486-miss desmond} charities in many a case which did not seem to admit of [her]_{486-miss desmond} personal intervention . Such was [the guide whom [Ivor]_277-ivor had designed for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta}]_{3730-the guide whom ivor had designed for hippolyta} . Knowing only that [the young lady who called [herself]_{3731-the young lady who called herself mrs. malcolm} [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm}]_{3731-the young lady who called herself mrs. malcolm} was of ' the movement , '_{[3731-the young lady who called herself mrs. malcolm]} and that [she]_{3731-the young lady who called herself mrs. malcolm} had been led , by [her]_{3731-the young lady who called herself mrs. malcolm} innocence and enthusiasm as [he]_277-ivor did not doubt , into one of the most fatal delusions which attended , if was not a part of , the revolutionary creed , [he]_277-ivor could not give [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} any information as to [her]_{3731-the young lady who called herself mrs. malcolm} antecedents or present mode of life . But [he]_277-ivor said enough to suggest that here too a good work might be accomplished if [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} were allowed to go with [her]_{3731-the young lady who called herself mrs. malcolm} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} assured [him]_277-ivor that [she]_{367-hippolyta} desired to labour among [the people]_{2533-the people} , and that all [she]_{367-hippolyta} sought was a sufficiently wide sphere , and some one to warn [her]_{367-hippolyta} when [she]_{367-hippolyta} was likely to make mistakes . All this , it may well be supposed , [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} cheerfully undertook ; and [their]_3733-their first interview brought out the most amiable qualities of [the two women]_{3734-the two women} , so much alike in what [they]_3733-their felt for [the suffering multitude]_{3140-the suffering multitude} , and in all else so decidedly contrasted . [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} was at this time in the bloom of youth and beauty ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} loved and was beloved ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not anticipate sorrows of [her]_{367-hippolyta} own , and the immense happiness [she]_{367-hippolyta} enjoyed gave [her]_{367-hippolyta} a courage in dealing with the miseries [she]_{367-hippolyta} came across which added something heroic to [her]_{367-hippolyta} dauntless character . [She]_{367-hippolyta} still looked forward to playing a noble part in the revolution which was to bring all good things ; and the sense of failure was an experience [she]_{367-hippolyta} had never gone through . Moments , [I]_0-i have said , of passing melancholy came to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , but they were like ripples on [the stream]_{5994-the stream} raised by a breath of wind and dying down with it into the smooth waters . How little did all these traits resemble [the elderly Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , now close upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} sixtieth year , of plain though not unlovely countenance , with silver- gray hair and slightly wrinkled forehead , tall and thin , not much given to smiling except when [children]_{1703-children} came about [her]_{367-hippolyta} , and with a heart in which the sorrows of so many had taken up [their]_{1703-children} abode ! There was an air of tender resignation , or of resigned hope , in [her]_{367-hippolyta} movements , and a quietness in [her]_{367-hippolyta} manner of speech that seemed to make of the world in which [she]_{367-hippolyta} lived habitually [one huge hospital]_{3738-one huge hospital} , and of [herself]_{367-hippolyta} [an unwearied seldom - sleeping nurse by the bedside of [patients]_{3740-patients} innumerable]_{3739-an unwearied seldom - sleeping nurse by the bedside of patients innumerable} . And [she]_{367-hippolyta} had that calm wisdom which grows up in the soul and governs the thoughts when all the evil places of life have been explored with the ray of sunshine [we]_3741-we call goodness . In [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} there was , despite [her]_{367-hippolyta} marriage that was no marriage , the naïve goodness of childhood ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew [the world]_{5697-the world} as in a picture - book . Whereas [the spotless maiden lady , upon whose reputation no breath of slander had passed]_{3743-the spotless maiden lady , upon whose reputation no breath of slander had passed} , went to and fro among the horrors of [the great city]_{2804-the great city} as [an angel]_{2324-an angel} might descend into [the lake of fire]_{3746-the lake of fire} , and by virtue of the heavenly element [he]_{2324-an angel} brought with [him]_{2324-an angel} return unharmed into the presence of the Most High . It is not knowledge that leads to wickedness always ; indeed , [I]_0-i would rather say , there is a degree of knowledge with which wickedness is incompatible . And thus [that strange - looking angel]_{3747-that strange - looking angel} , [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , opening [her]_{486-miss desmond} wings to shelter [the young and beautiful Hippolyta]_{3748-the young and beautiful hippolyta} , and bidding [her]_{367-hippolyta} fear no evil , descended with [her]_{367-hippolyta} into [the Inferno of [London]_4-london]_{3749-the inferno of london} . There is a story told of [one of [the modern Catholic saints]_{3751-the modern catholic saints}]_{3750-one of the modern catholic saints} — is it [San Filippo Neri]_{487-san filippo neri} , [the Florentine]_{3752-the florentine} ? — who endeavoured to convert [a young man of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{3753-a young man of the world} , the wicked world of other times , not [ours]_3755-ours , from the errors of [his]_{3753-a young man of the world} ways , but in vain . To all [his]_{3753-a young man of the world} admonitions [the pleasure - seeker]_{3756-the pleasure - seeker} returned a mocking laugh . ' [I]_{982-the saint} see , '_{[982-the saint]} said [the saint]_{982-the saint} gravely , ' that [I]_{982-the saint} must deal with [you]_{5843-the young man} in earnest . Kneel down and lay [your]_{5843-the young man} head on [my]_{982-the saint} knee . '_{[982-the saint]} [The young man]_{5843-the young man} , still laughing , did so . [Filippo Neri]_{487-san filippo neri} laid both [his]_{487-san filippo neri} hands on the bent head before [him]_{487-san filippo neri} and prayed for some moments in silence . When [he]_{487-san filippo neri} had ended [he]_{487-san filippo neri} said , ' Now , get up and go [your]_{5843-the young man} way . '_{[487-san filippo neri]} [The young man]_{5843-the young man} arose , [his]_{5843-the young man} countenance fixed in horror , and departed without saying a word . But from that day [he]_{487-san filippo neri} was [a changed being]_{3760-a changed being} ; and those who knew [him]_{487-san filippo neri} intimately whispered , that while [he]_{487-san filippo neri} bent [his]_{487-san filippo neri} head upon [the saint]_{982-the saint} 's knee [he]_{487-san filippo neri} beheld the underworld opened beneath [him]_{487-san filippo neri} , with [its]_3762-its vision of fire and hopeless torments . Such was the experiment [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor was now attempting with [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . What was to come of it [the sequel]_{3763-the sequel} must disclose . [That young man]_{6193-that young man} converted by [San Filippo Neri]_{487-san filippo neri} did not speak often of [his]_{6193-that young man} vision . There are many reasons , apart from a divine command , which seal the lips of those who are best acquainted with the secrets of [the prison - house]_{3765-the prison - house} . It is enough to have been in [hell]_3766-hell . The horrors and fears of [that abyss]_{3767-that abyss} , which spouts its dark fire into the atmosphere of [many a proud city]_{3768-many a proud city} , will not bear to be dwelt upon in the tender light of day ; and [no reader]_{3769-no reader} will expect from [me]_0-i more than the abstract and brief chronicle of what [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} beheld during those months,—they were few but actively spent — in which [she]_{367-hippolyta} accompanied [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , and laid to heart the revelation that was awaiting [her]_{367-hippolyta} . What did [she]_{367-hippolyta} see , [you]_3770-you ask ? Nay , rather , what did [she]_{367-hippolyta} not see , of things that would dim the very eyes of [God]_276-god with tears where [He]_276-god sits in glory , were it not for some secret anodyne that [He]_276-god keeps for [the world]_{5697-the world} 's healing in [His]_276-god own good time ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} descended into depth below depth ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard the lives , recounted by [themselves]_{3772-themselves} , of those to whom misery was [their]_{3772-themselves} proper element ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} gathered up the sighs of [innocent children blasted by evil ere]_{3773-innocent children blasted by evil ere} [they]_{3773-innocent children blasted by evil ere} knew that good existed ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} attempted , but in vain , to reckon up the pangs that made each particular agony ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} drew back to contemplate the universal woe in its length and height and breadth ; but the spectacle was too much for [her]_{367-hippolyta} , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not see for weeping . ' Why , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked [herself]_{367-hippolyta} wonderingly , ' how did life continue under these iron laws ? What hindered [men]_5873-men and [women]_7138-women from making an end of it all with [themselves]_{8925-themselves} ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} The conception of life to which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been accustomed was an harmonious development of all its faculties under the guidance of reason ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} had ever upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} lips such words as love , progress , light , the true , and the beautiful . [[Her]_{367-hippolyta} world]_{7889-her world} was an ordered music into which discords came only that they might enhance the effect . Not that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had dreamt the music was everywhere or always playing . That the multitudes were miserable had been , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} told [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , the foundation , the justification of [her]_{367-hippolyta} creed . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to have been speaking by rote when this immense and hideous tapestry , painted in all lurid colours , was unrolled before [her]_{367-hippolyta} . The creating word of [her]_{367-hippolyta} universe was love . And here , what had love become ? It was little to say that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had left [the realm of humankind]_{3775-the realm of humankind} to lose [herself]_{367-hippolyta} in [a howling wilderness of wild beasts]_{3776-a howling wilderness of wild beasts} . These were not wild beasts ; [they]_3777-they were [men]_5873-men and [women]_7138-women . That was the culminating horror . Upon the rage , and hunger , and passion of the brute - world instinct puts a check . The tiger , when [he]_3780-he is sated , falls asleep ; the boa is torpid when [he]_3780-he is gorged with prey . It was the absence of a governing principle , the boundless lust , the steady unintermittent fury , the feeding of death upon death , which made even [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's pitiful heart long for a flame to run through the sky from east to west and devour the uncleanness , though it should lick up with the same tongue whatever life was found within the horizon . There was no law , there was no light , there was no shame . [She]_{367-hippolyta} saw only a festering heap of [human beings]_{6624-human beings} , flung on top of [one another and kneaded into a pestilential mass by the iron heel of necessity]_{3782-one another and kneaded into a pestilential mass by the iron heel of necessity} . And morning after morning flowers sprang up on [the black dunghill]_{3783-the black dunghill} and turned their leaves hopelessly towards the sun that would not shine on them , and withered , and were trampled into the foul mass . For in [this horrible world]_{3784-this horrible world} [children]_{1703-children} were born by the hundred thousand — [delicate children]_{3786-delicate children} , sometimes beautiful , with [their]_{3786-delicate children} large tender eyes , always frail and in need of sustenance and of love . [Every house into which [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} led [her]_{367-hippolyta}]_{3787-every house into which miss desmond led her} swarmed with [children as a hive swarms with bees]_{3788-children as a hive swarms with bees} . When [they]_{1703-children} were fortunate [they]_{1703-children} died young . And how short was the youth of [those that lived]_{3789-those that lived} ! At six years old [a child in [the deeps of [London]_4-london]_{3791-the deeps of london}]_{3790-a child in the deeps of london} has seen most that can happen of foul , unclean , and heartbreaking on [this planet of ours]_{3792-this planet of ours} . But ere [its]_{3790-a child in the deeps of london} birth it is predestined by the laws of [the dark realm]_{3793-the dark realm} into which it must enter to be [[a devil]_{3794-a devil} 's child]_{3795-a devil 's child} and never to know the face of [[its]_{3790-a child in the deeps of london} Father]_{3796-its father} in [heaven]_807-heaven . Its very breath and bones are made of vice . [The typical child of the well - to - do classes]_{3798-the typical child of the well - to - do classes} looks beautiful , strong , happy , and innocent . [The typical child]_{3799-the typical child} , encountered again and again by [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} as [she]_{367-hippolyta} moved in that short radius of which [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} was the centre — [the angel of the house whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} beheld in [every nook and corner of [that dismal universe]_{3802-that dismal universe}]_{3801-every nook and corner of that dismal universe}]_{3800-the angel of the house whom she beheld in every nook and corner of that dismal universe} — was ugly , deformed , ailing , accustomed to stripes and blows , full of premature greed , a thing of rags and disease , old in sin , and steeped in impurity . No hand of redemption or blessing had ever come nigh it . And was there any production of Nature alone so complete in hideousness ? To be suddenly flung out of the blue ether into [the abysses of death]_{3803-the abysses of death} ; to exchange the feeling of [Rupert]_422-rupert 's love with all its glowing lights and hues of romance , as softly blended as the prismatic sheen of the dove 's neck , for the desolation into which no love came,—this was the experience which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had chosen to undergo . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} existence had been merged in [his]_422-rupert ; [they]_3804-their two were all [the world]_{5697-the world} to one another , and [their]_3804-their life had taken the grandest sweep towards the Ideal , for it was full , and actual , and unselfish , and its fulness consisted in [their]_3804-their thinking high thoughts and sharing in the most exquisite sentiments together . Now was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to see how differently things might be ordered for [men]_5873-men and [women of like texture]_{3807-women of like texture} with [herself]_{367-hippolyta} and [Rupert]_422-rupert . The one great , astounding , miserable fact which smote [her]_{367-hippolyta} in the face wherever [she]_{367-hippolyta} turned was the absence , the utter ignorance on all sides , that such love could exist . [The genius of [Dante]_363-dante]_{3808-the genius of dante} , it is well known , has conceived the central core , the innermost circle , of [his]_363-dante Inferno as not fire but thick - ribbed ice . The breath of [Lucifer]_488-lucifer freezes ; it does not burn . This unexpected and most awful thought , containing in itself more than [the poet]_{1671-the poet} was perhaps aware , recurred to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} many , many times during [her]_{367-hippolyta} pilgrimage among [these living damned]_{3810-these living damned} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had expected to find an outburst of love , wild and exuberant as spring on [the plains of the East]_{3811-the plains of the east} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} found the very opposite . Instead of tropical heat and the quick succession of sentiments which might be justified in [the poet]_{1671-the poet} 's eyes by their warmth and intensity , what [she]_{367-hippolyta} perceived was — how shall [I]_0-i express it?—a cold fury , a chill and dreary animalism , in which the embers of himan feeling were hardly to be discerned . All things here had a wan , spectral appearance , not inconsistent with murderous impetuosity or the frenzy of hate and desire . But love ? Ah , now [she]_{367-hippolyta} began to understand what a solemn and sacred word it was , how little to be confounded with the instincts which , having full sway among [these dreadful simulacra of humanity]_{3813-these dreadful simulacra of humanity} , were but a madness added to the rest which made ascent towards the light impossible . Without saying it to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , or indeed knowing that such a truth was becoming luminous to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} felt that the noble conception of love had its roots in the reverence and reserve , in the great all - surrounding atmosphere of modesty , which makes the distinction between true refinement and barbarism , be the latter never so gilded . Where shame is wanting , love can not exist . In [these regions]_{3814-these regions} there was no such thing as solitude , privacy , or [a house with closed doors]_{3815-a house with closed doors} . There was not room to move in , not air enough to breathe . The confusion of ages and sexes , of strong and feeble , even of good and bad , was beyond description . [No slave - ship]_{3816-no slave - ship} was ever more crowded than [the miles of narrow streets through which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , shuddering and sick at heart]_{3817-the miles of narrow streets through which hippolyta , shuddering and sick at heart} , was forced to thread [her]_{367-hippolyta} way . For those who dwelt in [them]_3818-them Nature had no meaning ; the green of [the meadows]_{3819-the meadows} , the grace of [field and forest]_{3820-field and forest} , the beauty of [running water]_{3821-running water} , nay , the very lights of [heaven]_807-heaven did not exist for [them]_3818-them . All [they]_3818-them knew was this living prison of human bodies which hemmed [them]_3818-them round , and from the walls and roofs of which came incessantly , as in a falling shower , sounds of blasphemy , rage , cursing , pain , hunger and thirst , intoxication , insanity , and murder . It was not to be thought that love could unveil [its]_3823-its shy face amid such horrors . The charm of love is , in the for once poetical imagery of [Swedenborg]_{489-swedenborg} , that it draws two spirits from [the ends of heaven]_{3824-the ends of heaven} to meet and embrace , obeying the secret laws of affinity which make [them]_3825-them and them only fit for [one another]_{630-one another} . How preserve such transcendent personality in the thick of [such a crowd as was here battling for life and trampling the fallen into a gory slime]_{3827-such a crowd as was here battling for life and trampling the fallen into a gory slime} ? It was [a strange place]_{3828-a strange place} to come to for the revelation of the sacredness , the singleness , so to speak , of love . Yet this was what [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} learnt ; and on [her]_{367-hippolyta} first meeting with [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor [she]_{367-hippolyta} put [her]_{367-hippolyta} experience into such words as would most forcibly express it . [They]_3829-they were together again in [the committee - room]_{3661-the committee - room} , where [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was waiting for the arrival of [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} . ' But [I]_{367-hippolyta} can not agree with [you]_277-ivor , [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} continued , ' that [I]_{367-hippolyta} have witnessed the evil consequences of Free Love . [I]_{367-hippolyta} see no love anywhere in this frightful chaos . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' It is exactly the same thing , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor answered , not at all as if uttering a questionable saying . ' The same thing to love , and not to know its meaning ? [You]_277-ivor are bent on mystifying [me]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_{367-hippolyta} perceive . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Not at all . Both are forms of infinite caprice , of desires not brought under reason . Free Love and unbridled passion will ever be one to [the multitude at large]_{8926-the multitude at large} . If by Free Love , indeed , [you]_277-ivor mean the choice by [one man of [the one woman in all [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{8928-the one woman in all the world} that Nature destined for [him]_277-ivor , and passing by all others]_{8927-one man of the one woman in all the world that nature destined for him , and passing by all others} as [objects only of chivalrous devotion , not of personal attachment]_{8930-objects only of chivalrous devotion , not of personal attachment} , do [you]_277-ivor know what star will rise in the sky of humanity ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Tell [me]_{367-hippolyta} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said , with great earnestness . ' The star of Duty , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor replied . ' There can be no rational freedom in love , or in aught else that belongs to [our]_8931-our nature , when Duty is cast out . '_[277-ivor] ' And is it a duty , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} inquired , [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes glowing as [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke , ' to go on pretending to love when affection is dead ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' No ; but affection which has once taken on itself the yoke of duty will not die ; it partakes of the spirit 's immortality . [You]_277-ivor are still persuaded , [I]_277-ivor see , that instinct passion , and true love are but different names for one feeling . It is not so , believe [me]_277-ivor . The human element which transmutes instinct and passion to love is the will lighted up by reason . '_[277-ivor] ' Then love is never spontaneous , and [your]_277-ivor philosophy transforms it to a palace of ice . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Nothing was ever more spontaneous than love ; but not all that is spontaneous should be confounded with it . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Ah , here comes [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} cried [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , relieved at [her]_{367-hippolyta} appearance , for [she]_{367-hippolyta} was beginning to feel a vague trouble like the first slight symptoms of a dangerous illness . ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} will go with [her]_{486-miss desmond} , and leave [you]_277-ivor to [your]_277-ivor abstractions , which do not suit [me]_{367-hippolyta} at all . [I]_{367-hippolyta} am sure [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} is not [a Stoic]_{8932-a stoic} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' And [you]_277-ivor think [I]_277-ivor am ? '_[277-ivor] inquired [Ivor]_277-ivor with [his]_277-ivor usual serenity ; ' well , never mind . Only apply what [I]_277-ivor have been saying to any cases [you]_277-ivor may meet in [your]_277-ivor excursion to - day , and let [me]_277-ivor know whether the idea of duty is not a key to unlock even a larger number of doors than [your]_277-ivor idea of sacred personality , — with which , observe , [I]_277-ivor have no quarrel . But [we]_8933-we should beware of idols , and look life in the face . [You]_277-ivor will pardon [my]_277-ivor unmannerly presumption . '_[277-ivor] [He]_277-ivor went away , convinced that [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} would not let [his]_277-ivor words fall to the ground . [She]_{451-mrs. malcolm} had that within , [he]_277-ivor felt sure , which prompted [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} to find a solution of some difficult problem closely affecting [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} happiness ; though what it was [he]_277-ivor neither asked nor desired to know . [He]_277-ivor had learnt that it is best to wait until [people]_5883-people begin to speak of [their]_5883-people own accord . It was a simple word , Duty , but an infinite idea ; and [he]_277-ivor knew how far it had led [him]_277-ivor on the path [he]_277-ivor was pursuing . If [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} had need of it,—and with [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} the superstition of Free Love was evidently more than a mere opinion,—she would be reminded forcibly of its sacred character , of its supreme worth , by the contrast of so many myriad lives in which it found no place . ' Freedom , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor murmured as [he]_277-ivor went along ; ' yes , the freedom to do right . That will carry [us]_8934-us a little farther , [I]_277-ivor trow , than the freedom to destroy [a man]_{5695-a man} or an institution which happens to stand across the path of progress . '_[277-ivor] [He]_277-ivor was not mistaken . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} dwelt more than [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have been willing to confess on those Stoic aphorisms , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} called them by way of lessening their importance . But [her]_{367-hippolyta} expeditions into [a strange and dismal realm]_{3832-a strange and dismal realm} , these dazzling cross - lights , and great spaces of darkness , where it seemed that [neither Conservative nor Revolutionist]_{3833-neither conservative nor revolutionist} could discover a pathway , inflicted on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} the sense of deep disappointment , and little by little drew the clouds over [her]_{367-hippolyta} sky . Was it so very hard to make things better ? [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , though faithful to [her]_{486-miss desmond} task day and night , evidently thought so . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor thought so . [[Her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} , who had begun with an impassioned belief that the progress of the Revolution meant universal happiness , had grown pessimist and saturnine as [he]_{671-her father} reckoned up how little had yet been done . When [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} spoke in the old eloquent way to [Mardol]_277-ivor of reconstructing society from summit to foundation , [he]_277-ivor answered sadly that the creative spirit did not come at call , and [we]_3835-we wanted [rulers of [men]_5873-men]_{3836-rulers of men} not [partisans of chaos]_{3838-partisans of chaos} . ' When [you]_{367-hippolyta} have got [your]_{367-hippolyta} anarchy , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said with a melancholy smile , ' what will [you]_{367-hippolyta} do with it ? '_[277-ivor] [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could not refute [his]_277-ivor doubts . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had lived in dreams , then , and the waking reality did not at all resemble [their]_3839-their pliant lovely shapes . It was stern , cold , unmanageable , like granite which has been melted but once by the primeval fires and can never be moulded again by the forces at [man]_6250-man 's command . [[Colonel Valence]_422-rupert 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} became at times unhappy , with a sensation as if [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} too were lying under anathema and had brought a curse , [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} knew not how , on [herself]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} and [the miserable creatures whose wants [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} was endeavouring to supply]_{3842-the miserable creatures whose wants she was endeavouring to supply} . A more tangible discomfort was the impossibility of discovering a trace of [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} . [She]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} could not now enjoy the leisure which had been [hers]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} at the beginning of [her]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} stay at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , and consequently [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} saw [Annie Dauris]_465-annie not nearly so often . But whenever [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} did , [the girl]_{3332-the girl} cried like [a feverish child]_{3844-a feverish child} , ' Can [you]_277-ivor tell [me]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} anything of [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} ? '_{[2040-colonel valence 's daughter]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had consulted [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor ; and by [his]_277-ivor advice [she]_{367-hippolyta} neither called on [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} nor told [Annie]_465-annie that [she]_465-annie would do so . [Ivor]_277-ivor made inquiries of [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} from time to time , but [he]_277-ivor received the invariable answer that [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} 's only address was at [[his]_{471-maurice regan} chambers]_{3846-his chambers} , that [he]_{471-maurice regan} never came [there]_913-there but had [his]_{471-maurice regan} letters sent on , now to [one place]_{5722-one place} , now to another , and that apparently [he]_{471-maurice regan} lived a wandering life and was not to be met in [London]_4-london . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not see the advantage of telling these things to [Annie]_465-annie ; they would only make [her]_{367-hippolyta} restless , and , on the whole , if , as time went on , [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} kept out of [her]_{367-hippolyta} sight , [she]_{367-hippolyta} might give up the expectation of finding [him]_{471-maurice regan} , and resign [herself]_{367-hippolyta} to the life in [[[her]_{367-hippolyta} mother]_{6384-her mother} 's cottage]_{3850-her mother 's cottage} . [There]_913-there [she]_{367-hippolyta} would be safe whatever happened . [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} did not venture to express [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} more painful thoughts to [[the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} 's wife]_{3853-the gardener 's wife} . [She]_{451-mrs. malcolm} hinted something , but [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} was very ill , did not realise what [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} heard , and repeated [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} assurance that [Annie]_465-annie had only been foolish , not wicked . [The girl]_{3332-the girl} [herself]_{3332-the girl} was obstinately silent . Thus matters stood when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , after a hard day at [the East End]_{3855-the east end} , came in late and tired . [She]_{367-hippolyta} made a light dinner , and lying down , fell into a deep sleep which lasted longer than usual . About eight next morning [she]_{367-hippolyta} was awakened by the entrance of [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} , who , with many apologies for disturbing [her]_{367-hippolyta} , announced that [the little boy]_{3266-the little boy} , [Charlie Dauris]_490-charlie , was in [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , and begged earnestly to see [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} . ' Does [he]_{3266-the little boy} say what it is about ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} inquired [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , sitting up as [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke . ' No , [ma'am]_3506-ma'am , '_{[8812-the good woman]} replied [the good woman]_{8812-the good woman} ; ' [I]_{8812-the good woman} asked [him]_{3266-the little boy} , but [he]_{3266-the little boy} would not tell . [He]_{3266-the little boy} was crying , though ; and [I]_{8812-the good woman} have no doubt [they]_8937-they are in trouble . Perhaps [[his]_{3266-the little boy} mother]_{1582-his mother} is worse . '_{[8812-the good woman]} The thought startled [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who remembered how delicate [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} had been looking lately . [She]_{367-hippolyta} sprang up , and sending [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} [downstairs]_{2686-downstairs} , said [she]_{367-hippolyta} would come in a moment . What could it be ? Making a hasty toilette , [she]_{367-hippolyta} ran down into [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , where [Charlie]_490-charlie was standing , [his]_490-charlie eyes fixed on the ground , and great tears rolling down [his]_490-charlie cheeks . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} kissed [the boy,—who]_{3862-the boy,—who} was , as [I]_0-i have said , a favourite of [hers]_{466-mrs. dauris} , and of a very feeling , affectionate nature,—and took [him]_490-charlie into [the dining - room]_{5799-the dining - room} . ' What is it , [[Charlie]_490-charlie dear]_{8939-charlie dear} ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said anxiously . ' Is [[your]_{8939-charlie dear} mother]_{2390-your mother} not so well ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' [Mother]_1753-mother is very ill , '_{[490-charlie]} [he]_490-charlie answered ; ' but it is not that . It is [Annie]_465-annie . Oh , [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , '_{[490-charlie]} [he]_490-charlie said with a fresh burst of weeping , ' [Annie]_465-annie 's run away again , and [she]_465-annie left this letter for [you]_{367-hippolyta} on [her]_465-annie bed . [Mother]_{491-mother juliana} found it this morning when [she]_{491-mother juliana} went to call [her]_465-annie . '_{[490-charlie]} And so saying [he]_490-charlie gave a sealed envelope into [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's hand . [She]_{367-hippolyta} went towards the light to read it . There were only a few lines , hastily scrawled , but when [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} arrived at the end of them , [she]_{367-hippolyta} turned deadly pale , and sat down like [one about to faint]_{3864-one about to faint} , putting [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand to [her]_{367-hippolyta} forehead in great and evident distress . It was shocking ; it confirmed [her]_{367-hippolyta} worst expectations . [Annie]_465-annie wrote , in haste and agony , that [she]_465-annie dared stay at [home]_693-home no longer . [She]_465-annie reproached [herself]_465-annie bitterly for not being so frank with [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} as [she]_465-annie ought to have been . The story [she]_465-annie had told [her]_465-annie about [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} was not the whole truth . [He]_{471-maurice regan} had been [[her]_465-annie true love]_{3866-her true love} , but [he]_{471-maurice regan} had ruined [her]_465-annie ; and [she]_465-annie was going now to find [the father of [the child that should be born to [her]_465-annie]_{3868-the child that should be born to her} , and in case [she]_465-annie could not find [him]_{471-maurice regan} to put an end to [her]_465-annie misery]_{3867-the father of the child that should be born to her , and in case she could not find him to put an end to her misery} . [She]_465-annie would never , never come [home]_693-home again . [She]_465-annie begged [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , for the love of [God]_276-god , to break the news as gently as [she]_465-annie could to [[her]_465-annie poor mother]_{3870-her poor mother} . ' It will be [her]_{3870-her poor mother} death , '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} were the concluding words of the letter ; ' but [I]_{451-mrs. malcolm} can not help it . [I]_{451-mrs. malcolm} must go . '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not know which way to look . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was dazed and confounded . While [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been endeavouring to rescue [strangers]_{1579-strangers} at [the other end of [London]_4-london]_{3872-the other end of london} [this unhappy child]_{3873-this unhappy child} had escaped [her]_{367-hippolyta} at [her]_{367-hippolyta} own door . How convey the fearful news to [the mother , who would perhaps die of a broken heart]_{3874-the mother , who would perhaps die of a broken heart} , or to [the father upon whom [Annie]_465-annie had always so unjustly cast the blame of [her]_465-annie wicked conduct]_{3875-the father upon whom annie had always so unjustly cast the blame of her wicked conduct} ? Oh , what [a desolate home]_{3876-a desolate home} would that be when [they]_3877-they knew the reason of [[their]_3877-they daughter]_{3336-their daughter} 's flight ! [The boy]_{864-the boy} , meanwhile , stood looking at [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} with tear - filled eyes , not venturing to ask [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} what [[his]_{864-the boy} sister]_{3880-his sister} had written . But when [he]_{864-the boy} saw how [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} began to cry , [he]_{864-the boy} ran to [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} and put [his]_{864-the boy} arms affectionately round [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} neck . ' [Poor Charlie]_490-charlie , '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} said , pressing [him]_{864-the boy} to [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , ' [you]_{864-the boy} have [a bad sister]_{8942-a bad sister} . Never mind , [we]_8943-we must do what [we]_8943-we ought . '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} And , rising up , [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} hastily poured out a glass of water and put it to [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} lips . [She]_{451-mrs. malcolm} could touch none of the breakfast that lay on the table . [Her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} one thought was to go immediately to [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} and do what [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} could to comfort [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} . [The lady]_{722-the lady} and [the child]_{3287-the child} were soon on [their]_3884-they way , [Charlie]_490-charlie holding [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} hand fast and looking up to [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} from time to time as with panting breath [they]_3884-they hurried along . Before [they]_3884-they could reach the gate [they]_3884-they saw [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} waiting for [them]_3884-they on the threshold . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} keeping the letter in [her]_{367-hippolyta} bosom , where [she]_{367-hippolyta} had unconsciously thrust it , embraced [the poor invalid]_{3885-the poor invalid} with overflowing sympathy , and led [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} without saying a word into [the house]_{1304-the house} . There [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} sat expecting [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} in the arm - chair by the window , [his]_{462-mr. dauris} head bent upon [his]_{462-mr. dauris} breast , absorbed in painful thoughts . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had never fulfilled such a task as now devolved upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} . To acquaint [these friends whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} loved and pitied with [[their]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} daughter]_{3336-their daughter} 's dishonour]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} , to hint at [her]_{367-hippolyta} probable fate unless immediate steps were taken to find out whither [she]_{367-hippolyta} had gone , to soften [their]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} despair , and induce [them]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} to master [their]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} grief lest it should prove the occasion of [Annie]_465-annie 's irremediable ruin;—and to do all this , knowing that [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not appeal to religious principles in which [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not believe , or comfort [them]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} with the possibility of a marriage that would be the remedy of past and future;—it seemed a thing beyond the strength of [woman]_6532-woman . But [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was self - denying to an heroic degree . [She]_{367-hippolyta} would not utter what [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not believe . Nevertheless with tact and gentle feeling , in accents wherein all the tenderness of [her]_{367-hippolyta} nature found expression , [she]_{367-hippolyta} unfolded to [them]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} the story of shame . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not hinder it from overwhelming [them]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} . It was a thunderbolt that smote the fabric of [their]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} happiness at the four corners and brought it to the ground . In comparison with the sin , the disgrace , the horror of what had befallen [them]_{3887-these friends whom she loved and pitied with their daughter 's dishonour} , death was nothing . ' [I]_{466-mrs. dauris} could have borne to see [her]_465-annie die , '_{[466-mrs. dauris]} said [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , falling back on [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} couch and clasping [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} hands wistfully,—'that would have been only giving [her]_465-annie back to [God]_276-god from whom [we]_3890-we received [her]_465-annie . But to think that [[my]_0-i Annie]_{3891-my annie} should be [[her]_{3891-my annie} own murderer]_{3892-her own murderer} and perhaps [[her]_{3891-my annie} child]_{3893-her child} 's . ' [She]_{466-mrs. dauris} could say no more . '_{[3892-her own murderer]} [God]_276-god 's will be done , ' said [[her]_{466-mrs. dauris} husband]_{6407-her husband} reverently . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i tried to bring [[my]_0-i daughter]_{5906-my daughter} up well . [She]_{5906-my daughter} has turned out perverse , and now [we]_3890-we must bear [her]_{5906-my daughter} shame . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} suggested that [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} might yet be found . If [Annie]_465-annie did not come upon [[his]_3895-he traces]_{8945-his traces} , [they]_{8945-his traces} , with [[his]_3895-he brother]_{8728-his brother} 's assistance , perhaps should fare better . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i doubt it — [I]_0-i doubt it , ' replied [the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} after a moment of sad reflection . '_[0-i] And what though [we]_3890-we do ? [We]_3890-we can not compel [him]_3895-he to marry [the wretched creature [he]_3895-he has ruined]_{3896-the wretched creature he has ruined} . ' It was impossible , in [a house where the new ways of thought had not penetrated , to whisper that if [the two young people]_{8949-the two young people} were in love [they]_{8949-the two young people} might be happy together without marriage]_{8948-a house where the new ways of thought had not penetrated , to whisper that if the two young people were in love they might be happy together without marriage} . To [her]_465-annie intense surprise [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} felt that the mere suggestion , though confined to [her]_465-annie own breast , was not right . Would not perfect reciprocal affection , then , be enough unless marriage came to add its consecration ? [She]_465-annie sat thinking over it . When a little while had passed , and [they]_{8949-the two young people} were still silent , considering what to do first , [she]_465-annie said hesitatingly , '_[3895-he] But [I]_0-i can not help believing that [he]_3895-he really did care for [Annie]_465-annie ; in which case , if [he]_3895-he can only be told what has happened , [he]_3895-he will come to [her]_465-annie rescue . ' '_[3895-he] Care for [Annie]_465-annie , ' echoed [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} with deep disgust in [his]_0-i tones ; '_[3895-he] forgive [me]_0-i , [[my]_0-i dear lady]_{3897-my dear lady} , [you]_{3897-my dear lady} know too little of [the world]_{5697-the world} or [you]_{3897-my dear lady} would not say that . [He]_3895-he cared for [her]_465-annie as much as [he]_3895-he would for a wildflower plucked out of a hedge . [He]_3895-he cared for [himself]_3895-he , [the dastardly villain]_{3899-the dastardly villain} ; that is all [such men]_{3900-such men} care for . ' [The gardener]_{8560-the gardener} rose and went to the door . '_[3895-he] It is the old story , ' [he]_0-i said very bitterly ; '_[3895-he] [I]_0-i must go to [the police station]_{3901-the police station} once more and tell [them]_3902-them to make inquiries . [I]_0-i shall soon be well known [there]_913-there , with [[my]_0-i runaway daughter]_{3904-my runaway daughter} . ' '_[465-annie] Oh [Annie]_465-annie , [Annie]_465-annie , ' sobbed [the mother]_{3333-the mother} , as [[her]_{3333-the mother} husband]_{6407-her husband} went out , '_[465-annie] how little [you]_465-annie thought of the trouble [your]_465-annie wilfulness would bring on [us]_3905-us all . See what it is , ' [she]_{3333-the mother} continued , turning to [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , '_[465-annie] not to have any rule or check but [your]_465-annie own pleasure . It means misery to [every one belonging to [you]_465-annie]_{3906-every one belonging to you} . ' What could [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} say ? [She]_{3333-the mother} was stricken dumb . But there was little occasion for [her]_{3333-the mother} to say anything . The question was what could be done . [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} became so affected by the thought of [Annie]_465-annie 's past misconduct and present danger that [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} went from one fainting fit into another ; and it was all [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could do to attend upon [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} while [Charlie]_490-charlie went to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} to fetch [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} . For there was [no one]_{5671-no one} but [the elder boy]_{8954-the elder boy} to watch over [[his]_{8954-the elder boy} mother]_{1582-his mother} ; and it seemed advisable to communicate at once with [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , whose address [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} fortunately knew . [He]_277-ivor was well acquainted with the ways of underground [London]_4-london ; [he]_277-ivor could induce [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} to make inquiries for [[his]_277-ivor brother]_{8728-his brother} , and at the same time could plant scouts in [the neighbourhood which [Annie Dauris]_465-annie had been wo nt to frequent]_{8957-the neighbourhood which annie dauris had been wo nt to frequent} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , therefore , made haste to leave [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} in competent hands , took a melancholy meal at [home]_693-home , standing up in [her]_{367-hippolyta} desire to have done with it , and ordered [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} to take [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} to [[Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's house]_{8960-mr. mardol 's house} , in [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . [She]_{466-mrs. dauris} had never been [there]_913-there previously , nor was [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} aware of the trade or profession , if any , to which [Ivor]_277-ivor belonged . It was so considerable a distance that [the coachman]_{8962-the coachman} , surprised , repeated the address to make sure [he]_{8962-the coachman} had not mistaken . [She]_{466-mrs. dauris} bade [him]_{8962-the coachman} impatiently drive on . The day was cold and the air brisk . To make sure of [Mr. Mardol Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had despatched a message by telegraph , asking [him]_{8962-the coachman} not to leave [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} till [she]_{466-mrs. dauris} arrived . During the long journey , wrapped in the costly furs that [Rupert]_422-rupert had presented to [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} when the cold set in , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had leisure for thinking . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts were far from pleasant . [She]_{367-hippolyta} blamed [herself]_{367-hippolyta} for not having offered better advice to [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had encouraged , it now seemed to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , in making sentiment the mainspring of all [her]_{367-hippolyta} actions . Why not have shown [her]_{367-hippolyta} the folly of such ill - assorted love ? Why , at least , not have put by the side of [her]_{367-hippolyta} wild romantic notions the stern truth which even at that moment [she]_{367-hippolyta} , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , was learning under the guidance of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor and [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} ? Why not have made more strenuous efforts to elicit [her]_{367-hippolyta} secret ? But no , [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been absorbed in self , eager only to make out a strong case for that yielding to impulse which was the cause and explanation of [Annie]_465-annie 's downfall . Oh , [she]_{367-hippolyta} could have reviled [herself]_{367-hippolyta} bitterly ; no words of condemnation could be too severe for [her]_{367-hippolyta} . If [Annie]_465-annie had gone to such [a friend]_{829-a friend} as [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , how differently matters might have fallen out . Then [she]_{367-hippolyta} began , as [we]_8964-we all do when most occupied with the troubles of [another]_1881-another , to look into [her]_{367-hippolyta} own situation . It was no longer so plain to [her]_{367-hippolyta} as it had been . True , [she]_{367-hippolyta} had wronged [nobody]_1128-nobody , had brought no desolation to [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's heart , nor dishonoured [his]_{671-her father} gray hairs . What [she]_{367-hippolyta} had done and was doing , the manner of life to which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had given [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , would have received [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert 's approval , [she]_{367-hippolyta} knew quite well , had [she]_{367-hippolyta} been able to inform [him]_422-rupert of it . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} action was not the fruit of a passionate impulse ; it had been calm and deliberate . Nor was [she]_{367-hippolyta} prepared to allow that society had the best of the argument , in spite of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor 's demonstration from the chaotic deeps of life . It did not touch [her]_{367-hippolyta} , though it might be applicable to such as [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . For all that [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not resist the uneasiness which seemed to be creeping over [her]_{367-hippolyta} , like a fog which makes the lights indistinct and the ways uncertain . [She]_{367-hippolyta} wished — and yet again how could [she]_{367-hippolyta} wish?—that [Rupert]_422-rupert were at [home]_693-home . [He]_422-rupert would have aided [her]_{367-hippolyta} to think as [she]_{367-hippolyta} ought . But not so , [he]_422-rupert would have encouraged [her]_{367-hippolyta} scruples , for [he]_422-rupert desired nothing so much as that [they]_8969-they should marry like [the rest of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{8149-the rest of the world} . There it was,—the rest of [the world]_{5697-the world} , the hardness , injustice , cruelty , luxury , unmanliness , the atheism of that most despicable and sordid kind which consists in blinding [our]_8969-they eyes to the godlike which is in [man]_6250-man . '_[465-annie] Ah , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} more than once as [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} bore [her]_{367-hippolyta} along , '_[465-annie] [I]_0-i knew well it was the heart of the question . To surrender that one point is to acknowledge that there is no remedy , that [men]_5873-men and [women]_7138-women must go on suffering , hating , despairing , trampling down [others]_5757-others , or being trampled on [themselves]_{3910-themselves} . [I]_0-i will not believe it . Free love may be an impossible dream ; these laws of marriage are a real and present slavery . ' But again [she]_{367-hippolyta} asked [herself]_{367-hippolyta} whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} was not hurrying forward in the hope of finding [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} and persuading or compelling [him]_{471-maurice regan} to marry [the girl whom [he]_{471-maurice regan} perhaps had ceased to love]_{8975-the girl whom he perhaps had ceased to love} ? '_[0-i] What a tangle life is ! ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [The carriage]_{640-the carriage} stopped . [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} looked out and saw [a small , but rather quaint - looking house]_{8977-a small , but rather quaint - looking house} , two stories high , with a clean pavement in front of [it]_{8977-a small , but rather quaint - looking house} , and a strip of open ground on each side , making with the wall of [the adjoining houses]_{8978-the adjoining houses} a sort of passage leading probably to some enclosure beyond . [She]_{451-mrs. malcolm} caught a glimpse of tall wooden beams standing upright , or slanting across one another at the end of [the passage]_{8979-the passage} , and making that appearance against the sky which in [a city]_{8980-a city} always reminds one of shipbuilding . It was , in fact , [a joiner 's yard , with saw - mills attached]_{8981-a joiner 's yard , with saw - mills attached} , and the smell of fresh wood had something in it briny and sea - like . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} alighted , and at that moment [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor opened the door and bade [her]_{367-hippolyta} come in . [She]_{367-hippolyta} entered after a word to [the coachman , whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} desired to wait , as there might still be need of [him]_{8982-the coachman , whom she desired to wait , as there might still be need of him}]_{8982-the coachman , whom she desired to wait , as there might still be need of him} . [The entrance - hall in which [she]_{367-hippolyta} found [herself]_{367-hippolyta}]_{8983-the entrance - hall in which she found herself} was square , with a low ceiling of some ancient woodwork ; and the walls were hung with engravings or decorated with exquisite specimens of carving . A low , broad staircase , dark and polished , with massive wooden rail , led to [the upper apartments]_{8984-the upper apartments} . To the right a curtain of gilt leather hung over and concealed the entrance to [[Ivor]_277-ivor 's workroom]_{8985-ivor 's workroom} . Holding it aside , [the engraver]_{6884-the engraver} , as [that room]_{8608-that room} would soon declare [him]_{6884-the engraver} to be , made way for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who was so tired that [she]_{367-hippolyta} threw [herself]_{367-hippolyta} into the first chair [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw , and being more agitated than at any former time in [her]_{367-hippolyta} life , more even than the night when [she]_{367-hippolyta} came to [[Rupert]_422-rupert 's studio]_{8417-rupert 's studio} , on sitting down burst into tears . [Ivor]_277-ivor was alarmed and distressed . [Ready]_493-ready , on receipt of [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's telegram , to believe that something had happened , [he]_277-ivor did not know what to conjecture . But [he]_277-ivor had seen enough of [the lady]_{722-the lady} before [him]_277-ivor to be assured that [she]_{722-the lady} was of a high - strung , resolute nature ; and the fact that [she]_{722-the lady} kept [[her]_{722-the lady} residence]_{8990-her residence} and the circumstances of [her]_{722-the lady} life a mystery , not only from [himself]_277-ivor , but from [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} , indicated that there were reasons for doing so of which [her]_{722-the lady} present visit to [him]_277-ivor might be the consequence . However , though [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} wept , [she]_{722-the lady} did not faint . In a little while [she]_{722-the lady} recovered ; and begging pardon for an unseasonable exhibition of feeling , which , as [she]_{722-the lady} said , could only add to the trouble , not lessen it , [she]_{722-the lady} proceeded to tell [him]_277-ivor the story of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie 's flight . To [Ivor]_277-ivor , who did not know [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , but saw much in [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} to draw forth [his]_277-ivor admiration and esteem , it came as a relief . [He]_277-ivor had feared for [the lady]_{722-the lady} [herself]_{722-the lady} ; [the girl]_{3332-the girl} 's case , though pitiable in the extreme , was one of every day . [She]_{722-the lady} might not be found ; [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} , even when found , might decline to acknowledge or assist [her]_{722-the lady} . But [Ivor]_277-ivor would do all that lay in [his]_277-ivor power . [He]_277-ivor thanked [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} for coming to [him]_277-ivor . It would save time if [they]_8993-they drove at once to [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} 's and let [him]_277-ivor know the circumstance under which [[his]_277-ivor brother]_{8728-his brother} 's presence was immediately required . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who had anticipated all this , offered [him]_277-ivor a place in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} carriage]_{8995-her carriage} , and [they]_8993-they set out . '_[0-i] Shall [you]_3911-you be leaving any of [your]_3911-you work that requires to be finished ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} as soon as [they]_8993-they were seated . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i forgot to ask [you]_3911-you before , [I]_0-i was so confused . Let [me]_0-i make it up to [you]_3911-you if [you]_3911-you are . [I]_0-i am rich , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} added , smiling rather mournfully , — '_[0-i] richer than [I]_0-i have any right to be . ' '_[3911-you] [You]_3911-you are very kind , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor ; '_[3911-you] and [I]_0-i will let [you]_3911-you know if anything of the sort happens before [we]_3912-we have found [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . But [I]_0-i , too , am richer than [I]_0-i ought to be . [I]_0-i have made money in unexpected ways , which [I]_0-i hoped to contribute towards the expenses of the " movement . " But now [I]_0-i am cut off from the rest , [I]_0-i do not see [my]_0-i way to employing it profitably . ' '_[0-i] Why were [you]_3911-you cut off ? ' asked [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; '_[0-i] believe [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i do not ask in a spirit of feminine curiosity , but because , woman though [I]_0-i am , [my]_0-i relations with the various branches have been extensive , and [I]_0-i might be able to help [you]_3911-you towards reinstatement . ' '_[0-i] [You]_3911-you might do much , ' [he]_0-i said , with [his]_0-i serious playfulness . '_[0-i] No , [[my]_0-i dear lady]_{3897-my dear lady} , unless a great change comes about in others — which is every day less likely — nothing can be done . If [I]_0-i could disclose the nature of [my]_0-i offences [you]_3911-you would agree with [me]_0-i . [They]_3914-they are the most serious , short of betrayal of secrets , that can be imagined . [I]_0-i am [a lapsed heretic]_{3915-a lapsed heretic} , ' [he]_0-i went on half to [himself]_0-i , '_{[3915-a lapsed heretic]} and fit only for the stake . ' It is next to impossible to carry on a conversation in [any vehicle]_{8996-any vehicle} making its way through [the streets of [London]_4-london]_{8788-the streets of london} ; and but few words passed between [Ivor]_277-ivor and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} as [they]_8998-their went towards [St. Audry 's]_{157-st. audry 's} . [Their]_8998-their interview with [Mr. Philip Regan]_{479-mr. regan} was brief , and resulted only in [their]_8998-their receiving the address of [[his]_0-i brother]_{8728-his brother} [[Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} 's chambers]_{9000-maurice 's chambers} . For , though as [a clergyman]_{3582-a clergyman} [he]_0-i was properly and profoundly shocked , [he]_0-i seemed to take it as a matter of course that [Annie Dauris]_465-annie had been the tempter and [Mr. Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} the tempted . [He]_0-i was too well acquainted , [he]_0-i said , with the character of [young women of that class]_{9002-young women of that class} to have any doubt on the subject . It seemed to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had come unexpectedly in contact with [a Pharisee]_{9003-a pharisee} ; and , although [she]_{367-hippolyta} had heard of [his]_0-i kindness to [the poor]_{6637-the poor} , and knew [he]_0-i spent much of [his]_0-i time in visiting [them]_{6637-the poor} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not help fancying that [he]_0-i looked on [himself]_0-i as exceedingly clean , and on those to whom [he]_0-i stooped as exceedingly the opposite . With scornful amusement [she]_{367-hippolyta} pictured the surprise and disgust which would have taken hold of [this handsome , clean - shaven , scrupulously fitted - up ecclesiastic]_{9005-this handsome , clean - shaven , scrupulously fitted - up ecclesiastic} , had [he]_0-i learned what manner of woman it was that came to plead the cause of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie within [[his]_0-i gates]_{9006-his gates} . [He]_0-i would write to [[his]_0-i brother]_{8728-his brother} , certainly ; but [he]_0-i trusted that [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was quite sure of the facts on which [she]_{367-hippolyta} was now moving . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} replied immediately , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure that [Annie]_465-annie has left [home]_693-home ; [I]_0-i believe [she]_465-annie is [a ruined girl]_{3917-a ruined girl} ; and [I]_0-i have every reason to think that [she]_465-annie has gone in search of [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} . All [I]_0-i ask of [you]_3918-you is to inform [that gentleman]_{8402-that gentleman} , if [you]_3918-you know where to reach [him]_{8402-that gentleman} , of the contents of [Annie]_465-annie 's letter . [I]_0-i suppose , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} added with some bitterness , '_[0-i] it is only unbelievers like [Mr. Mardol]_{367-hippolyta} that think [a woman]_{6460-a woman} as well worth saving as [a man]_{5695-a man} . ' [The clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} bowed stiffly and led [them]_9009-them to the door . [He]_{745-the clergyman} gave less credit to [Annie Dauris]_465-annie 's story than ever . Such was the first of [her]_465-annie weary and fruitless journeys , undertaken by [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} during that day and the next two or three , in search of [[her]_465-annie lost and fallen sister]_{9010-her lost and fallen sister} . Not finding [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} at [[his]_{745-the clergyman} legal address]_{9011-his legal address} — but , of course , [they]_9009-them had not expected to find [him]_{745-the clergyman} [there]_913-there — [Ivor]_277-ivor sat down and wrote [him]_{745-the clergyman} a brief account of [Annie]_465-annie 's disappearance , requesting [him]_{745-the clergyman} to let [[her]_465-annie parents]_{7410-her parents} know if [he]_{745-the clergyman} was acquainted with [her]_465-annie whereabouts , as [the police]_{8679-the police} were already engaged in searching for [her]_465-annie ; and if [he]_{745-the clergyman} were not , to take such steps as lay in [his]_{745-the clergyman} power towards [her]_465-annie recovery from the danger into which [she]_465-annie had plunged . The next point was to visit [Charlotte Fraser]_{474-charlotte fraser} , who either could not or would not give [them]_9009-them any information , except the names of [certain persons , lower than [herself]_{474-charlotte fraser} in the social scale , with whom [Annie]_465-annie had been wo nt to consort]_{9015-certain persons , lower than herself in the social scale , with whom annie had been wo nt to consort} . [The places where [these women]_{9017-these women} abode]_{9016-the places where these women abode} did not seem fit for [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} to approach . [Ivor]_277-ivor promised that [he]_277-ivor would make all needful inquiry , and let [her]_465-annie know the result . [She]_465-annie begged [him]_277-ivor to address [her]_465-annie at [the gardener 's cottage]_{9018-the gardener 's cottage} ; for , even in this crisis and bewilderment of [her]_465-annie faculties , [she]_465-annie was still uncertain whether [Rupert]_422-rupert would wish [[his]_422-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} to know that [she]_465-annie lived at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . So far as [Ivor]_277-ivor was concerned [she]_465-annie need have had no anxiety . [He]_277-ivor was ignorant of [Rupert]_422-rupert 's connection with [that red - brick mansion]_{9020-that red - brick mansion} , as of the extent and situation of [[his]_422-rupert property]_{9021-his property} altogether , except that of [the house in [town]_1305-town at which [he]_422-rupert had once stayed]_{9022-the house in town at which he had once stayed} . [They]_9024-they were three long and miserable days , while a bitter east wind was blowing under the darkened sky , and in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's heart there was a sense of growing distress and heaviness which [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not account for , even when [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought of the trouble in [[[her]_{367-hippolyta} friends]_{2307-her friends} '_{[367-hippolyta]} home]_{9026-her friends ' home} . Certainly it was sad to look on [Mrs. Dauris]_{466-mrs. dauris} , now sinking into a state of perilous exhaustion , [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} appetite gone , and a severe headache and racking pains in the chest making [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} almost insensible to the cause which had brought [her]_{466-mrs. dauris} low . [[Annie]_465-annie 's father]_{3922-annie 's father} was still more to be pitied . At times even [his]_{3922-annie 's father} religious faith threatened to give way ; [he]_{3922-annie 's father} sat in mournful silence , or broke out into sharp words of reproach against [[his]_{3922-annie 's father} misguided child]_{3923-his misguided child} ; and only [Charlie]_490-charlie 's affection and thoughtful care prevented [him]_{3922-annie 's father} from yielding to the demon which always lurks at such a season of misery near the threshold of [the poor]_{6637-the poor} . It was [the boy of eleven]_{3925-the boy of eleven} whose gentle earnestness kept [the grown man]_{3926-the grown man} from forgetting [his]_{3922-annie 's father} sorrow in drink . But [he]_{3922-annie 's father} had set [[his]_{3922-annie 's father} children]_{6078-his children} a good example of which [he]_{3922-annie 's father} was now , in [Charlie]_490-charlie 's piety and devotedness , reaping the fruit . [Mr. Dauris]_{462-mr. dauris} was [a good man]_{6726-a good man} and [a true Christian]_{3929-a true christian} ; [he]_{462-mr. dauris} knew that [he]_{462-mr. dauris} must not yield ; but desperation was ever whispering that [he]_{462-mr. dauris} might as well yield now as afterwards . ' [You]_9027-you see , '_{[462-mr. dauris]} [he]_{462-mr. dauris} said , ' [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , [we]_9028-we have done [our]_9028-we best , but [Annie]_465-annie has proved too much for [us]_9028-we . [[Her]_465-annie mother]_{6384-her mother} will die ; and what does it matter how [I]_{462-mr. dauris} live ? But yes , '_{[462-mr. dauris]} interrupting [himself]_{462-mr. dauris} , ' it does matter , and [you]_9027-you do well to rebuke [me]_{462-mr. dauris} with [your]_9027-you looks . [I]_{462-mr. dauris} beg [your]_9027-you pardon . [I]_{462-mr. dauris} ought to have more trust in the goodness of [God]_276-god . '_{[462-mr. dauris]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} said all [she]_{367-hippolyta} could think of to comfort [him]_{462-mr. dauris} . The struggle of [such a man under temptation]_{3930-such a man under temptation} was dreadful to see . Could a foolish love in [one young girl]_{3931-one young girl} 's bosom work so great harm ? What a contrast between [the happy , peaceful husband]_{3932-the happy , peaceful husband} and [wife]_3305-wife , patient in spite of [their]_3934-their trials , as [they]_3934-their had appeared on [her]_{367-hippolyta} first knowing [them]_3934-their , and the shattered home where every divine light seemed in danger of being quenched ! The shock to [this good man]_{3935-this good man} 's virtue affected [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} even more than the ruin of [his]_{462-mr. dauris} happiness . ' It is little to be unhappy , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} went away that evening ; ' [one]_5661-one may be unhappy , yet endure it . The horrible change is when [one]_5661-one falls from the ideal and is willing to believe in universal disorder , as though it were no use to hold by what is good . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [She]_{367-hippolyta} dwelt repeatedly on these things in [her]_{367-hippolyta} own mind while going to and fro next day in [the haunts of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie]_{3936-the haunts of annie dauris} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} called on [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , hoping there might be some fresh intelligence . But there was none ; and at the close of a weary afternoon , dismissing [the cab]_{3523-the cab} which brought [her]_{367-hippolyta} to [the bottom of [Bransmere Road]_{131-bransmere road}]_{3938-the bottom of bransmere road} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} began to walk towards [home]_693-home . ' It seems very late , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [she]_{367-hippolyta} said to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , pulling out [her]_{367-hippolyta} watch . It was just half - past seven . While [she]_{367-hippolyta} stopped to look at the time , for it was anything but a bright evening , [she]_{367-hippolyta} noticed that [a number of persons]_{3940-a number of persons} were going by [her]_{367-hippolyta} up [the Hill]_{1290-the hill} , and that [no one]_{5671-no one} was coming down . [She]_{367-hippolyta} looked round and found [herself]_{367-hippolyta} in the midst of [a not inconsiderable crowd , all going apparently the same way]_{3943-a not inconsiderable crowd , all going apparently the same way} . [Some]_1378-some were well - dressed , but the greater number , [both men]_{2460-both men} and [women]_7138-women , belonged to [the labouring class]_{3947-the labouring class} , and many of [them]_{3940-a number of persons} were thinly defended against the cold . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} walked on with [them]_{3940-a number of persons} , wondering , in an absent , tired fashion what could be taking all [these people]_{3948-these people} past [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . But [her]_{367-hippolyta} wonder ceased when [she]_{367-hippolyta} came to [her]_{367-hippolyta} own gate and saw that [they]_{3940-a number of persons} were entering [the church]_{6003-the church} beyond . As [she]_{367-hippolyta} paused with [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand on the lock [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard the organ rolling out its solemn music , and perceived a dim light shining through the stained glass windows , the confused emblems of which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had tried to make out the first evening when [Rupert]_422-rupert quitted [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was exhausted with the long day 's work . The sense of loneliness and uncertainty which for some weeks past had been gaining on [her]_{367-hippolyta} was now at its height ; and [she]_{367-hippolyta} felt in that dangerous mood when the slightest token , one way or another , determines a nature like [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's to make an experiment with the unknown , in the hope of finding what has been sought to so little purpose elsewhere . After reflecting for a moment [she]_{367-hippolyta} turned from [her]_{367-hippolyta} own gate , drew [her]_{367-hippolyta} furs about [her]_{367-hippolyta} , let down [her]_{367-hippolyta} veil , and followed into [the church]_{6003-the church} with [the multitude]_{8903-the multitude} . [It]_{6003-the church} was already thronged , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had some difficulty in making [her]_{367-hippolyta} way through [the narrow porch]_{3952-the narrow porch} and past the still narrower doors which opened inside [it]_{6003-the church} , under a gallery at the west end . A few jets of gas , at long intervals , cast their uncertain flickering light on the crowded benches at which [the people]_{2533-the people} were already kneeling , strings of beads in the hands of [most]_3954-most . [They]_{2533-the people} were engaged , as it would seem , in public prayer , for a low monotonous hum , broken only by the click of the beads , ran from time to time through [the building]_{2991-the building} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could perceive , when [she]_{367-hippolyta} was able to find a place , that there were kneeling forms likewise in [the chancel]_{949-the chancel} , which by that dim light seemed to be a great distance from [the western porch]_{3957-the western porch} . And [they]_{2533-the people} , too , from time to time , murmured something of which [she]_{367-hippolyta} could only gather the sound without being able to understand in what language it was spoken . [A devout woman]_{3958-a devout woman} , seeing [her]_{367-hippolyta} standing up , made way for [her]_{367-hippolyta} at the end of a bench near the wall ; and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , unable now to move in advance or to retreat by the way [she]_{367-hippolyta} had come , judged it prudent to kneel like the others lest [she]_{367-hippolyta} should draw [their]_{2533-the people} attention . The monotonous prayer ceased ; [the people]_{2533-the people} stood up and sang a hymn ; the jets of gas were turned to [their]_{2533-the people} full height on both sides of [the central aisle]_{3960-the central aisle} ; and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , raising [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes , saw that an ecclesiastic , in a white surplice , and with an embroidered scarf over [his]_3961-his shoulders , was standing in the pulpit about half - way between the altar and the west end of [the church]_{6003-the church} , waiting in silence till [the people]_{2533-the people} had taken [their]_{2533-the people} seats again and were quiet . Now that [the church]_{6003-the church} was lighted up [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was able to judge of [its]_{6003-the church} extent , which , though not vast , like those of [the immense cathedrals [she]_{367-hippolyta} had visited on [the Continent]_{6837-the continent}]_{3965-the immense cathedrals she had visited on the continent} , was considerable and imposing . [It]_{6003-the church} was built in a pure style of pointed architecture ; and the clustered columns , with [their]_3967-their slender shafts and deeply - wrought capitals , gave [it]_{6003-the church} an air of loveliness which enhanced the beauty of [its]_{6003-the church} proportions . On either side were [chapels]_3968-chapels with lamps burning in front of [their]_3968-chapels altars , while a profusion of statuary under niches seemed to betoken that [the heavenly citizens]_{3969-the heavenly citizens} were come down to dwell with [[their]_{3969-the heavenly citizens} brethren]_{3671-their brethren} on [earth]_6447-earth and offer [them]_{3671-their brethren} protection in exchange for homage . There were pictures here and there on the walls , but it was impossible for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to make out the subjects . At the extreme end of [the church]_{6003-the church} a solitary lamp glowed crimson within [the chancel]_{949-the chancel} . The stained imagery of the windows , luminous outside , was black and indistinguishable viewed from within . [Every nook and corner of [the church]_{6003-the church}]_{3974-every nook and corner of the church} now seemed filled with [people like those [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had met coming up [the Hill]_{1290-the hill}]_{3976-people like those hippolyta had met coming up the hill} . It took [them]_{3976-people like those hippolyta had met coming up the hill} some little while to be seated and to have finished coughing . Meanwhile [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} stood still with an open book on the desk before [him]_{3978-the preacher} , and a crucifix in [his]_{3978-the preacher} left hand . [He]_{3978-the preacher} was by no means [a striking figure]_{3979-a striking figure} , although the calm decision of the attitude in which [he]_{3978-the preacher} stood betokened something not quite commonplace . [He]_{3978-the preacher} seemed of about the average height , or [a little more , with dark , close - clipped hair and beardless face , very dark steady eyes]_{3980-a little more , with dark , close - clipped hair and beardless face , very dark steady eyes} , and the worn expression of countenance which is so frequent in [Roman Catholic saints of an ascetic type,—an expression to be rendered by some such phrase as ' fasting from earthly joys]_{9032-roman catholic saints of an ascetic type,—an expression to be rendered by some such phrase as ' fasting from earthly joys} . '_{[3978-the preacher]} [His]_{3978-the preacher} hands were thin and nervous , brown rather than white , and now kept motionless , one resting on the edge of the pulpit , the other grasping the ebony cross on which glimmered the dead - pale figure of ivory . Amid a hush of perfect silence [he]_{3978-the preacher} stooped , took up the book , and gave out these words in a clear low voice : ' In the sixth chapter , twenty - third verse , of [his]_{3978-the preacher} Epistle to [the Romans]_{494-the romans} , [St. Paul]_{495-st. paul} has written , " The wages of sin"—he paused , seemed to lift the crucifix ever so little , and to let it fall as [he]_{3981-this unknown man} uttered the conclusion of [his]_{3981-this unknown man} text—"is death . " '_{[3978-the preacher]} There is nothing , there is everything , in the inflection of a human voice . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's mental wanderings were arrested . [This unknown man]_{3981-this unknown man} had as yet pronounced not a word of [his]_{3981-this unknown man} own , and [he]_{3981-this unknown man} was already speaking to [her]_{367-hippolyta} ; [his]_{3981-this unknown man} accents came close round [her]_{367-hippolyta} heart . Was there likely to be any wisdom with which [he]_{3981-this unknown man} was conversant and which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had yet to learn ? Impossible . Nevertheless [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to say to [him]_{3981-this unknown man} under [her]_{367-hippolyta} breath , ' Speak on , what is [your]_{3981-this unknown man} message ? '_{[367-hippolyta]} [He]_{3981-this unknown man} was already speaking in the same searching , musical tones — slightly foreign [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought them — that gathered volume as [he]_{3981-this unknown man} went on , and rose gradually to a steady height at which they seemed to float over the assembly . Not a word was wasted ; clear and distinct each of [them]_3982-they fell upon the ear and pierced into the spirit , carrying with it a sense of truth rather than of passion , of what must be said because so things were , rather than of rhetoric framed to delight or to hold the fancy captive . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} could interpret [their]_3982-they music , [she]_{367-hippolyta} could follow [their]_3982-they eloquence . The doctrine , abounding in brief allusions as to things well known , [she]_{367-hippolyta} did not grasp . But again and again , when [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} turned a swift glance to the crucifix and once more bent [his]_{3981-this unknown man} eyes on [the audience]_{3984-the audience} , it seemed to [her]_{367-hippolyta} that [he]_{3981-this unknown man} as well as [they]_{3984-the audience} , and [they]_{3984-the audience} no less than [he]_{3981-this unknown man} , were conscious of an awful presence wherein whatever [he]_{3981-this unknown man} said took on it the impress of eternal , absolute truth . [He]_{3981-this unknown man} spoke of [their]_3982-they gathering that night as to an enrolment on the eve of battle . [They]_3982-they were to range [themselves]_3982-they under a standard , to take the oath of allegiance to [a captain]_{3985-a captain} , and to look the campaign in the face on which [they]_3982-they were entering . How should [they]_3982-they choose if [they]_3982-they knew not the difference between the contending causes ? Let [them]_3982-they not enrol [themselves]_3982-they except in the light of knowledge and as prepared for the extremities of war . [They]_3982-they must be ready to submit to the event , for it was not here as in the battling of earthly powers , where quarter was given , [prisoners taken alive]_{3986-prisoners taken alive} , and a peace made at the end . [Each party]_{3987-each party} would inflict on the other all it could of defeat and disaster . This at any rate was sure . Would [they]_3982-they ask proof at [his]_{3981-this unknown man} hands ? [He]_{3981-this unknown man} held forth the crucifix . Such , [he]_{3981-this unknown man} repeated in grave emphatic terms , was the culminating victory of the powers of evil , which [they]_3982-they wrought upon [the leader of the hostile array]_{3988-the leader of the hostile array} . [They]_3982-they stripped and scourged [Him]_{3981-this unknown man} ; [they]_3982-they made [Him]_{3981-this unknown man} an open shame ; [they]_3982-they reft [Him]_{3981-this unknown man} of [friends]_6106-friends , [followers]_{3990-followers} , [admirers]_{3991-admirers} , so that [He]_{3981-this unknown man} fell down wounded and alone under the shadow of death ; and as [He]_{3981-this unknown man} lay [a helpless captive]_{3992-a helpless captive} [they]_3982-they did with [Him]_{3981-this unknown man} what [they]_3982-they would , flouting and mocking [His]_{3981-this unknown man} pretended majesty with the purple rags of kingship and a crown of wild brier . [He]_{3981-this unknown man} made no complaint ; [He]_{3981-this unknown man} was but enduring what [a man]_{5695-a man} must expect from [[his]_{5695-a man} enemies]_{3994-his enemies} . It was the fortune of war . Neither did [He]_{3981-this unknown man} beg [their]_3982-they mercy when [they]_3982-they smote [Him]_{3981-this unknown man} through with nails and fastened [His]_{3981-this unknown man} dying body to the Cross ; what else should [they]_3982-they , being the powers of darkness , do with one that could never own [their]_3982-they dominion or be [[their]_3982-they friend]_{3995-their friend} ? [He]_{3981-this unknown man} stretched out [His]_{3981-this unknown man} hands to the hammer which drove in the spikes ; [He]_{3981-this unknown man} bowed [His]_{3981-this unknown man} head , the thorny wreath wounding it , upon the pillow [they]_3982-they had made for [Him]_{3981-this unknown man} . ' Was that all ? '_{[3978-the preacher]} asked [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} , as [he]_{3978-the preacher} looked round upon [the silent audience]_{3997-the silent audience} . ' Was the cup drained to the dregs ? Not so ; there remained a bitter draught , compared with which all bodily pain was little . From [His]_{3981-this unknown man} Cross [Jesus]_496-jesus , opening [His]_496-jesus eyes on [the world]_{5697-the world} , meditating on the years [He]_496-jesus had spent , saw words and works alike frustrate , [the good defeated , evil triumphant]_{9034-the good defeated , evil triumphant} ; power , and wealth , and dominion , and knowledge , and religion itself , in the service of a lie . [He]_496-jesus was hanging on the Cross , not worshipped on [the throne of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{9035-the throne of the world} . Why ? Because [the world]_{5697-the world} was [Satan]_497-satan 's and all it contained . Therefore [Christ]_498-christ was made [an outcast]_{6680-an outcast} , and [His]_498-christ efforts came to naught . Suffering and death were the penalty of rebelling against the dominion of [crowned and sceptred evil]_{9039-crowned and sceptred evil} . In this sense , too , the wages of sin is death . To resist sin is to die . '_{[3978-the preacher]} [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} listened as to the opening bars of a symphony which unlocks the feeling and brings into vivid presentment vague thoughts [one]_5661-one has had for years — thoughts that have wandered formless through the heavens like an unseen vapour which is not yet capable of taking the appearance of a rain - cloud . What were the powers of evil which had the sovereignty of lower things ? Were there any such ? or was it a parable for the unlearned to which [she]_{367-hippolyta} was thus giving ear ? [The preacher]_{3978-the preacher} , who seemed to be uttering thoughts given to [him]_{3978-the preacher} at that very instant , resumed . With the passion and death of [[his]_{3978-the preacher} Master]_{5782-his master} [he]_{3978-the preacher} bound up the misery , degradation , pain , anguish , torture , disappointment , of every human life . [He]_{3978-the preacher} might , like [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , have been dwelling in the deeps with [those to whom light and hope were denied]_{4001-those to whom light and hope were denied} . [His]_{3978-the preacher} voice trembled and grew husky , [his]_{3978-the preacher} eyes filled with tears . ' Sorrow is universal , '_{[3978-the preacher]} [he]_{3978-the preacher} cried ; ' it is like the air of heaven , [we]_9040-we can not live out of it . And what shall [we]_9040-we say ? Has it no meaning , no purpose ? '_{[3978-the preacher]} A mild light kindled in [his]_{3978-the preacher} eyes . ' [Brethren]_499-brethren , '_{[3978-the preacher]} [he]_{3978-the preacher} went on , as under the inspiration of a loftier spirit , ' it has a meaning and a purpose . Its meaning is the moral of the Cross — the wages of sin ; its purpose is the triumph of the Cross , it is redemption . '_{[3978-the preacher]} And soaring up into the unseen , which alone , as [he]_{3978-the preacher} declared , is true and everlasting , [he]_{3978-the preacher} exalted that life of [Christ]_498-christ , that heavenly existence , which began with [His]_498-christ defeat and death on [Calvary]_163-calvary . ' Was there , '_{[3978-the preacher]} [he]_{3978-the preacher} asked , ' any other way of winning [mankind]_6457-mankind , or of overcoming the powers of darkness save by this supreme resignation ? And who was it that failed and suffered loss in the battle which cost [Jesus of Nazareth]_496-jesus [His]_496-jesus life , [His]_496-jesus earthly honour , [His]_496-jesus glory , nay , the very peace of [His]_496-jesus human soul ? Was it [Jesus]_496-jesus or [Satan]_497-satan that came to naught on that day ? '_{[3978-the preacher]} Then , enlarging on this strange philosophy , [he]_{3978-the preacher} showed how sin , the one absolute disorder , brings with it all others , and is from the first an admission of defeat ; how it untunes [the universe]_{6842-the universe} . While goodness , which has the promise of life in itself , can not die . The triumph of time is for the powers that have no dominion beyond it , but can only look for a certain dreadful coming of judgment when time is past ; the good alone does not , can not perish , but is everlasting . And again [he]_{3978-the preacher} asked in piercing tones , with [his]_{3978-the preacher} eyes on the emblem which [he]_{3978-the preacher} seemed to study as a book , ' Is [Jesus]_496-jesus dead ? or does [He]_496-jesus not give the mightiest token of life by making [all those live that believe in [Him]_496-jesus]_{9042-all those live that believe in him} ? [They]_{9042-all those live that believe in him} conquer [themselves]_{9042-all those live that believe in him} by [His]_496-jesus indwelling spirit ; and when [a man]_{5695-a man} has become [[his]_{5695-a man} own captive]_{9044-his own captive} , [he]_{5695-a man} has subdued [the world]_{5697-the world} . [Christ]_498-christ reigns in [hearts innumerable of [men]_5873-men and [women]_7138-women]_{9046-hearts innumerable of men and women} ; on [them]_{9042-all those live that believe in him} , as on [Him]_498-christ , sin has done its worst ; it has inflicted death , not once , but every time the cup of pitiless suffering has been held to [their]_{9042-all those live that believe in him} lips . But can it do more ? The pain which destroys only this lower happiness has become , for such , redemption without end . '_{[3978-the preacher]} Then [he]_{3978-the preacher} depicted , with forcible and gloomy eloquence , the lot of [those who , shrinking from earthly pain , have chosen sin and its eternal remorse]_{4003-those who , shrinking from earthly pain , have chosen sin and its eternal remorse} . At the foot of [Calvary]_163-calvary [he]_{3978-the preacher} seemed to open [the bottomless pit wherein all [they]_4005-they dwelt to whom the harmony of [God]_276-god]_{4004-the bottomless pit wherein all they dwelt to whom the harmony of god} 's law was turned to discord . [These]_4006-their were [the martyrs of evil who made [their]_4006-their own hell]_{4007-the martyrs of evil who made their own hell} ; [no God]_{4008-no god} made it , but [they]_4006-their [themselves]_4006-their , lighting up in [their]_4006-their own breasts the fire [they]_4006-their could never put out . The wages of sin ? What were the wages of hatred , envy , drunkenness , unhallowed love , indulgence of self - will ? And was there any principle anywhere that could so change the nature of things as to hinder these from having their consequences ? To resist sin was to suffer a momentary death , to enter [heaven]_807-heaven , like [St. Laurence]_{500-st. laurence} , through a curtain of fire ; to yield to it was to take into one 's bosom the seed of everlasting death , and to dwell in the world of horror [we]_4010-we had created for [[our]_4010-we Paradise]_{4011-our paradise} . Would [they]_4005-they choose [Christ]_498-christ with [His]_498-christ Cross or [Satan]_497-satan with [his]_497-satan fiery crown ? There was no halting or being neutral on this battlefield ; to be neutral was to be defeated ere a blow had been struck . For a long while , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} thought , the voice continued in this strain ; but though its sound fell upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} ears [she]_{367-hippolyta} was not hearkening . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had heard enough . Sitting there alone , unfriended , and worn out with [her]_{367-hippolyta} three days ' searching , [she]_{367-hippolyta} felt like one that , watching from the deck of [a deserted vessel]_{9049-a deserted vessel} , beholds the dawn breaking over [a wintry and wreck - strewn sea]_{9050-a wintry and wreck - strewn sea} . The illusions of life were at an end . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was wounded to the heart 's core . Had [she]_{367-hippolyta} , then , chosen hitherto the service of darkness , imagining that it would usher in the kingdom of light ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} remembered the text of [her]_{367-hippolyta} own gospel , taken from [Goethe]_317-goethe , [I]_4012-you m [Ganzen]_501-ganzen , Guten , Schönen fest zu leben . If [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} were not wholly wrong , what a mockery it was ! Not order but disorder ; not good but evil ; not the beautiful , but this monstrous thing called sin — such had been the deities worshipped in [her]_{367-hippolyta} ignorance . [She]_{367-hippolyta} bowed [her]_{367-hippolyta} head in [her]_{367-hippolyta} hands and wept hot tears beneath [her]_{367-hippolyta} veil . Suddenly , while the voice of [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} still resounded in the pulpit , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} saw [the vast congregation]_{9053-the vast congregation} rising to [their]_{9053-the vast congregation} feet . Innumerable lights twinkled over [the church]_{6003-the church} ; [almost every one present]_{9055-almost every one present} held a taper which seemed to have been lit at a preconcerted signal . [The preacher]_{3978-the preacher} 's face was half - turned away to the high altar . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , doing mechanically like [the others]_{746-the others} , rose from [her]_{367-hippolyta} seat ; and [the devout woman next to whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been sitting]_{9058-the devout woman next to whom she had been sitting} put a lighted taper into [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand , which , not knowing why , [she]_{367-hippolyta} held aloft as [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw [them]_{9053-the vast congregation} all doing . [The people]_{2533-the people} began , with the thunder of [their]_{2533-the people} many voices , to repeat a solemn formula after [the priest]_{941-the priest} ; and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [her]_{367-hippolyta} ear more accustomed to what was going forward , could now distinguish words renouncing evil and dedicating those who uttered them to the service and the Cross of [[their]_{2533-the people} Redeemer]_{9061-their redeemer} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not join in the words , but [her]_{367-hippolyta} tears fell fast . [The good woman]_{8812-the good woman} near looked at [her]_{367-hippolyta} very kindly . And while [she]_{367-hippolyta} was endeavouring to conceal [her]_{367-hippolyta} emotion , [she]_{367-hippolyta} happened to look across [the church]_{6003-the church} , and there , not a long way from the pulpit , [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw [William Dauris]_{502-william dauris} standing with a taper in [his]_{502-william dauris} hand , not bowed down with sorrow as when [she]_{367-hippolyta} parted from [him]_{502-william dauris} the evening before , but erect and firm in attitude repeating the words of dedication and renouncement , while the tears ran down [his]_{502-william dauris} cheeks . A sense of thankfulness relieved the fulness of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's heart ; if [she]_{367-hippolyta} , too , continued weeping it was not with such extreme desolation . There was one , at least , who had vanquished [[his]_{502-william dauris} great enemy]_{9064-his great enemy} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not tell what followed ; [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind was all absorbed . The twinkling tapers were put out ; lights appeared far away in [the chancel]_{949-the chancel} blazing over the high altar and around [it]_{949-the chancel} ; [figures in strange raiment]_{9066-figures in strange raiment} came and went ; the smoke of incense ascended clouding the lights ; and music seemed to be filling the high roof above and rolling its waves on every side . It did not soothe , it excited [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} became conscious that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was meditating a daring resolution . At that moment [she]_{367-hippolyta} thought of [no one]_{5671-no one} but [herself]_{367-hippolyta} and the Form that seemed to be gazing at [her]_{367-hippolyta} still from the crucifix . There was an interval of intense stillness ; the organ had stopped , all heads were bent , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw something — [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not tell what — going forward at the altar . Thrice [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard the tinkle of an unseen bell ; and the music broke out again . Then [the congregation]_{9068-the congregation} rose from [their]_{9068-the congregation} kneeling posture and began to move down [the aisles]_{9069-the aisles} towards the door . Many of the gas - jets were turned off ; but one or another in [[Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's neighbourhood]_{9070-hippolyta 's neighbourhood} was still kept burning . [She]_{367-hippolyta} knelt and covered [her]_{367-hippolyta} face with [her]_{367-hippolyta} hands . Deep thought kept [her]_{367-hippolyta} immovable . But ere long , when [she]_{367-hippolyta} lifted [her]_{367-hippolyta} head , [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} in [his]_{3978-the preacher} black habit and white surplice coming with rapid step down [the church]_{6003-the church} towards where [she]_{367-hippolyta} was kneeling . When [he]_{3978-the preacher} had arrived within a few paces of [her]_{367-hippolyta} , [he]_{3978-the preacher} turned and opened the half - doors of a tall upright construction in dark wood , which somewhat marred the architectural beauty of [the Gothic building]_{9073-the gothic building} and reminded [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} of the confessionals to which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had on one or two occasions seen [people]_5883-people resorting in [the churches of [Paris]_19-paris and [Rome]_18-rome]_{9075-the churches of paris and rome} . [It]_9076-it was , no doubt , a confessional . [She]_{367-hippolyta} watched [the ecclesiastic]_{9077-the ecclesiastic} enter and fasten the doors after [him]_{3978-the preacher} ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} heard the click with which [he]_{3978-the preacher} drew aside something within ; and [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw [a man]_{5695-a man} and [a woman]_{6460-a woman} take up [their]_9080-their position at each side , where a curtain more than half - concealed [the kneeling figures]_{9081-the kneeling figures} . After a while one of [them]_9080-their rose and went away , followed , at no great interval , by [the other]_{618-the other} . [No fresh arrivals]_{9083-no fresh arrivals} came ; and [the priest]_{941-the priest} , opening one of the upper partitions into which the doors were divided , looked out into [the church]_{6003-the church} and saw [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was kneeling still . [He]_{3978-the preacher} drew back , opened the other partition , and appeared as if sitting in a tribunal waiting till [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} should come . As the fancy struck [her]_{367-hippolyta} [she]_{367-hippolyta} rose hastily , and without considering what [she]_{367-hippolyta} was doing , threw [herself]_{367-hippolyta} on [her]_{367-hippolyta} knees in the confessional . There was a wire grating between [her]_{367-hippolyta} and [the priest]_{941-the priest} ; and all [she]_{367-hippolyta} could make out was the glimmering of [his]_{3978-the preacher} white surplice . In an almost inaudible whisper [he]_{3978-the preacher} muttered some words , the sense of which was lost on [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} did not speak ; and after that one brief sentence neither for a time did [he]_{3978-the preacher} . At last , finding [her]_{367-hippolyta} so silent , [he]_{3978-the preacher} bent [his]_{3978-the preacher} head near the grating and said very distinctly , '_[4012-you] Will [you]_4012-you not tell [me]_0-i , [[my]_0-i child]_{8674-my child} , when was [your]_4012-you last confession ? ' '_[4012-you] [I]_0-i do n't know , ' replied [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , confused ; '_[4012-you] [I]_0-i am not of [[your]_0-i Church]_{5847-your church} . [I]_0-i am of [no Church]_{4015-no church} . [I]_0-i am not [a Christian]_{6052-a christian} . ' '_{[4017-poor child]} [Poor child]_{4017-poor child} , ' said [the priest]_{941-the priest} , more grieved apparently than astonished ; '_[4012-you] why do [you]_4012-you say [you]_4012-you are not [a Christian]_{6052-a christian} ? Have [you]_4012-you been unfaithful to [your]_4012-you baptism ? So have [we]_4019-we all . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} felt encouraged by [his]_4020-his calmness . But what had [she]_{367-hippolyta} to say ? '_[4019-we] [I]_0-i have never been baptized , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} answered . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not believe in the Christian creed . But [I]_0-i am in such trouble ; and what [you]_4020-his said to - night made [me]_0-i think — ' There was no possibility of going on , [she]_{367-hippolyta} was so agitated . [The priest]_{941-the priest} heard [her]_{367-hippolyta} sobbing . '_[4020-his] Yes , ' [he]_4020-his said very gently after a while , '_[4012-you] it made [you]_4012-you think ? What did it make [you]_4012-you think ? Tell [me]_0-i . ' '_[0-i] Oh , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} replied wildly , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am one of [those that have chosen the wrong side]_{4021-those that have chosen the wrong side} . Is there not [a woman in [your]_4020-his Gospels]_{4022-a woman in your gospels} named [Magdalene]_{503-magdalene} ? [I]_0-i have been , [I]_0-i am now , [a Magdalene]_{4023-a magdalene} . ' '_{[4023-a magdalene]} Do [you]_4012-you mean , [[my]_0-i poor sister]_{6053-my poor sister} , ' [he]_0-i said in the same calm voice , like that of [a physician at the bedside of [a patient]_{9090-a patient}]_{9089-a physician at the bedside of a patient} , '_[4012-you] that [you]_4012-you are living in sin ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i mean , ' was the answer given with heaving breath , '_[0-i] that [I]_0-i have scorned to believe in marriage , and have thought love by itself enough . [[My]_0-i husband]_{7770-my husband} is not [[my]_0-i husband]_{7770-my husband} ; [I]_0-i would not let [him]_{7770-my husband} marry [me]_0-i . ' '_{[7770-my husband]} Was [he]_{7770-my husband} willing to marry [you]_4012-you ? ' inquired [the priest]_{941-the priest} . '_{[7770-my husband]} Yes , yes , ' [she]_4012-you said , weeping again ; '_{[7770-my husband]} it is all [my]_0-i fault . It was [I]_0-i , in [my]_0-i pride and foolishness , that persuaded [him]_{7770-my husband} to do evil . How shall [I]_0-i repair it ? What must [I]_0-i do ? ' '_[4012-you] [You]_4012-you must repent , ' answered [the priest]_{941-the priest} gravely , '_[4012-you] as [Magdalene]_{503-magdalene} repented of a lesser fault . For [she]_{503-magdalene} yielded to passion ; and [you]_4012-you , [[my]_0-i sister]_{848-my sister} , have perverted the very principle on which purity and all human affections rest . ' '_[4012-you] How did [Magdalene]_{503-magdalene} repent ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , with a sudden flush upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} face which made itself felt in the darkness . '_{[503-magdalene]} Tell [me]_0-i , for the love of good , what did [she]_{503-magdalene} do ? ' The answer came slow and distinct , '_{[503-magdalene]} [She]_{503-magdalene} followed [Christ]_498-christ to [Calvary]_163-calvary and clung to [His]_498-christ Cross . [She]_{503-magdalene} lived and died for [Him]_498-christ . ' When [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} heard these words [she]_{367-hippolyta} waited for no more . Rising and turning from [the confessional]_{9093-the confessional} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} ran with a lightning - like speed to the door , and was lost in the night . [The priest]_{941-the priest} looked sorrowfully after [her]_{367-hippolyta} fleeting figure and shook [his]_{941-the priest} head . What would become of [the strange penitent]_{9095-the strange penitent} ? · · · · · · [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} did not go far . At first the violent agitation of [her]_{367-hippolyta} spirits made it seem stifling to enter [a house]_{9096-a house} , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} walked down [the Hill]_{1290-the hill} until [she]_{367-hippolyta} reached the turn where [it]_9098-it became [the London Road]_{165-the london road} . It was a cold raw evening , and chilled [her]_{367-hippolyta} to the bone ; but the physical discomfort did [her]_{367-hippolyta} good by recalling [her]_{367-hippolyta} to the things of [the lower world]_{9099-the lower world} ; and after wandering for some half hour , [she]_{367-hippolyta} retraced [her]_{367-hippolyta} steps till [she]_{367-hippolyta} arrived at [her]_{367-hippolyta} own door . It was open , and [the housekeeper , who appeared to have just come in]_{9100-the housekeeper , who appeared to have just come in} , was taking some letters out of the letterbox , which , on seeing [[her]_{9100-the housekeeper , who appeared to have just come in} mistress]_{7594-her mistress} , [she]_{9100-the housekeeper , who appeared to have just come in} handed to [her]_{9100-the housekeeper , who appeared to have just come in} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} looked at one of [them]_9102-them . It was in [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's handwriting , redirected from [Falside]_89-falside . The other was from [Rupert]_422-rupert . On seeing it a terrible feeling of sickness and misery took possession of [her]_{367-hippolyta} whole being . [She]_{367-hippolyta} stood under the lamp which hung in the middle of the hall ceiling , tore open the enclosure , and read its contents . [They]_9102-them were brief . [Rupert]_422-rupert , in [his]_422-rupert usual tone of devoted affection , announced that [he]_422-rupert should be coming up to [London]_4-london that very day , but should arrive too late to come on to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . [He]_422-rupert would settle some little business next morning as early as possible , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} might expect [him]_422-rupert , at latest , by twelve o'clock . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} shivered , put the letter in [her]_{367-hippolyta} pocket , and on [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} 's inquiry whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} would now dine , as it was getting late , [she]_{367-hippolyta} merely shook [her]_{367-hippolyta} head , and went slowly [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} to [[her]_{367-hippolyta} room]_{7257-her room} , in which lights were burning . When [she]_{367-hippolyta} reached [it]_{7257-her room} [she]_{367-hippolyta} looked round as if in search of some object . What it was soon appeared . Among the many costly ivories with which [her]_{367-hippolyta} boudoir was decked [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had one day noticed a crucifix of exceedingly noble and finished execution , due probably to the hand of [a Flemish artist of the Renaissance]_{9106-a flemish artist of the renaissance} . An instinct had led [her]_{367-hippolyta} to take it down from the wall where it was hanging , and put it away out of sight in a drawer . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had a touch , if not more , of that dislike for seeing the emblem of sorrow continually before one 's eyes which has distinguished [various poets and poetic natures of the century]_{9107-various poets and poetic natures of the century} ; but whether it was that or something deeper which had prompted [her]_{367-hippolyta} to hide it long ago — what a weary time it seemed — [she]_{367-hippolyta} would have been unable to say . Now [she]_{367-hippolyta} took it out again , and set it up where the strong and steady light of a lamp would fall upon it . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} next action was to lock the door of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} chamber]_{9108-her chamber} and draw the curtains across the window , so as to shut out the view of the garden,—a measure hardly needed , for the darkness outside was very great . Not a breath of wind stirred among the dry branches or the foliage of the evergreens . In [the house]_{1304-the house} , as all round , a perfect stillness reigned . And in the silent night , amid the solitude of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} own room]_{6045-her own room} , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} paced up and down , hour after hour , with the same intense self - concentration , the same sense that time was flying on the wings of night never to return , the same overwhelming dread of the morrow , which [the condemned criminal]_{9111-the condemned criminal} must have in [[his]_{9111-the condemned criminal} prison - cell]_{9112-his prison - cell} when that morrow is to see [him]_{9111-the condemned criminal} die . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts were deep , confused , and overwhelming , recurring ever to the one theme which [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} had handled with such portentous effect , — the guilt , the awfulness of breaking through the divine order . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had been so confident of [her]_{367-hippolyta} cause ; and it was [her]_{367-hippolyta} cause that had turned against [her]_{367-hippolyta} . To spread the light had ever appeared the only ambition worthy of [her]_{367-hippolyta} heroic soul ; but the light in [her]_{367-hippolyta} was deceptive , a mere marsh - light guiding to ruin . Instead of mounting the heights to which [she]_{367-hippolyta} aspired , [she]_{367-hippolyta} had flung [herself]_{367-hippolyta} into the mire , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} was now become an object of loathing to [every honest man]_{9114-every honest man} and [woman]_6532-woman . [She]_{367-hippolyta} , [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , so conscious , so proud of [her]_{367-hippolyta} rectitude , was fallen , polluted , horrible to think upon like [the women whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} had styled]_{9116-the women whom she had styled} , in the excess of a self - admiring sympathy , [[her]_{367-hippolyta} sisters]_{8230-her sisters} . The revelation of sin as no phantom , or superstition , or conventional metaphor , but a foul and loathsome reality , had come upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} like a whirlwind blackening the sky . Sin , the most unwomanly , the least admitting of excuse or palliation , was it then become a part of [her]_{367-hippolyta} being , a record in the past never to be blotted out ? As in [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind [she]_{367-hippolyta} went over these things again and again , questioning , denying , admitting , shrinking from [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , yet not knowing how to escape into the sweet fresh air that , after [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been breathing it for so many months , had suddenly changed to miasma , [her]_{367-hippolyta} feeling was like that of a trapped wild beast ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} could have raged against [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , and in the fury of [her]_{367-hippolyta} disdain rushed upon death as a relief . [She]_{367-hippolyta} turned with the thought of it flaming in [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes ; but the steady light still showed [her]_{367-hippolyta} the crucifix , and when [her]_{367-hippolyta} gaze went out to it , [she]_{367-hippolyta} remembered the words which described it as the image of supreme resignation . To kill [herself]_{367-hippolyta} would not be resignation or victory ; it would be pride and defeat . What though [she]_{367-hippolyta} had fallen , might [she]_{367-hippolyta} not rise again ? '_{[503-magdalene]} Oh never , never , ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} cried in [her]_{367-hippolyta} anguish ; '_{[503-magdalene]} the snow has been trodden into mud , the ermine is stained . ' Tears had been given in [the church]_{6003-the church} to ease [her]_{367-hippolyta} overflowing heart ; but now [she]_{367-hippolyta} had no tears . The sweet short dream of delight was over . [She]_{367-hippolyta} might in a few hours go forward to meet [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert with a smile on [her]_{367-hippolyta} face , concealing the canker - worm within . Did [she]_{367-hippolyta} choose to follow a desperate course , [she]_{367-hippolyta} might still feed upon the honey of these poisoned flowers and dare retribution . But where was the tranquillity of heart , the peace and loving security , which , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} now perceived , had been the foundation of [her]_{367-hippolyta} previous happiness ? Gone , gone , never to return . [Conscience]_{335-conscience} had inflicted a deadly wound upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} hung writhing on the spear . The hours fled on . But why believe in what [she]_{367-hippolyta} had heard by accident ? What was there in common between [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} and this religion that so imperiously divided the light from the darkness ? There was no [Satan]_497-satan , and [Christ]_498-christ was dead and buried many ages ago . Suppose it a fable , [a children]_{9119-a children} 's story , an arabesque on the skirt of the eternal night . Alas ! it was impossible . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} sin had found [her]_{367-hippolyta} out ; to lapse into the delusion of innocence was beyond [her]_{367-hippolyta} for evermore . In this fearful noonday glare [she]_{367-hippolyta} beheld the stain , as though it were the spilt blood of murder , spreading over [her]_{367-hippolyta} soul and soaking into it , deep , deep . When [the murderer]_{9120-the murderer} dipped [his]_{9120-the murderer} hands in water , they were none the less polluted , but the water became crimson , mixed with the blood that fell into it . So , [she]_{367-hippolyta} went on saying to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , it would be with marriage following on the loss of innocence ; it could not bring back what was lost , it could only suffer degradation because of it . [A woman]_{6460-a woman} was either angel or demon ; [she]_{6460-a woman} must be pure or impure . '_{[503-magdalene]} And what am [I]_0-i ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , shuddering , as in [her]_{367-hippolyta} pacing to and fro [she]_{367-hippolyta} came to a standstill before [that silent figure on the Cross]_{9122-that silent figure on the cross} . [Her]_{367-hippolyta} anguish became unendurable . [She]_{367-hippolyta} threw open the window and looked out . All was dark and wintry . Through the stained glass of the lancet nearest [her]_{367-hippolyta} [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to distinguish a faint gleam as of a light still burning somewhere in [the church]_{6003-the church} . There were lamps , perhaps , that kept in all night . [She]_{367-hippolyta} could not imagine [any one]_{5901-any one} was there at such an hour , past one o'clock . Not a star was to be seen in the sky . '_[0-i] How like it is to this life of [mine]_0-i ! ' [she]_{367-hippolyta} murmured with a sigh , as [she]_{367-hippolyta} closed the window and drew the curtain again . But a voice within seemed to make reply , '_[0-i] Have [you]_0-i deserved the guidance of a star , when [you]_0-i have been wilful , headstrong , confident in the strength of [your]_0-i own knowledge ? ' and [she]_{367-hippolyta} was compelled to make a confession , as humiliating as it was salutary , that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had dreamt of being a sufficient light to [herself]_{367-hippolyta} . And what , in those arrogant days , had [she]_{367-hippolyta} known of [the mighty , mysterious world]_{9125-the mighty , mysterious world} ? Now the veil was withdrawn , the tragic prospect clear . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had been made to fix [her]_{367-hippolyta} thoughts , [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes , [her]_{367-hippolyta} memory , on the existences which were governed by passionate , evanescent impulses , whether of love or hate ; the blind world of instinct , [she]_{367-hippolyta} saw , stood in need of a divine reason to overrule its manifold contradictory tendencies . Was it not the same with the blind world of [man]_6250-man ? And how much blinder had [she]_{367-hippolyta} proved [herself]_{367-hippolyta} than [those in whom ignorance was the outcome of incapacity or lack of education]_{9127-those in whom ignorance was the outcome of incapacity or lack of education} ? [Hers]_9128-hers had been wanton , self - asserting , criminal . Was [Annie Dauris]_465-annie not saved ? Whose sin was that but [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's . Was [Rupert]_242-rupert , [the generous , confiding , devoted Rupert]_{9129-the generous , confiding , devoted rupert} , lowered in [his]_242-rupert own eyes , turned from the path of happiness and honour , made to share in turpitude of which [he]_242-rupert had never dreamt ? Whose sin , whose unpardonable , damning sin was that but [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's ? Could [the murderer]_{9120-the murderer} , the suicide , have done worse ? Thinking these accusing thoughts , seeing these horrible shadows trooping around [her]_{367-hippolyta} , discerning no way of escape , with an impetuous burst of tears [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} cast [herself]_{367-hippolyta} prostrate on the ground before the crucifix , crying aloud again and again , amid the solitude of the dismal winter night , '_[4028-thou] Oh [thou]_4028-thou [unknown Christ]_498-christ , have pity on [me]_0-i ! ' · · · · · · It was nearly twelve o'clock at noon , and the sun was shining high and bright in the heavens , when [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert face radiant with love and happiness , dashed up in [a hansom cab]_{8281-a hansom cab} to the gates of [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . [He]_242-rupert sprang out hastily , dismissed [the cabman]_{3521-the cabman} , and ran as if wings were carrying [him]_242-rupert along [the garden path]_{9133-the garden path} into [the hall]_{1074-the hall} . When [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} saw [him]_242-rupert [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} turned red and pale . '_[4028-thou] Where is [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ? ' [he]_242-rupert cried gaily . '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} Is [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} in [[her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} room]_{7257-her room} ? ' [The housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} stood motionless , looked at [him]_242-rupert compassionately , and made no reply . [He]_242-rupert was struck with [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} silence , and [his]_242-rupert mood altered . '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} Answer , [woman]_6532-woman , ' [he]_242-rupert said sternly . '_[6532-woman] Why are [you]_6532-woman standing there like [an idiot]_{6081-an idiot} ? ' [She]_{6186-the housekeeper} put up [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} hand with a pitying gesture , and faltered out , '_[6532-woman] Oh , [sir]_5663-sir , [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} is gone . ' — '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} Gone ! ' [he]_242-rupert repeated in amaze . '_[5663-sir] What do [you]_5663-sir mean ? Gone where ? ' Then [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} told [him]_242-rupert that on sending [the maid]_{9137-the maid} as usual to wake [[her]_{6186-the housekeeper} mistress]_{7594-her mistress} that morning , [the girl]_{3332-the girl} had found the door of [[her]_{6186-the housekeeper} bedroom]_{9140-her bedroom} wide open , the bed not slept in , and [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} not [there]_913-there . It was seven o'clock when [they]_9142-they missed [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} . [They]_9142-they had searched all over [the house]_{1304-the house} and in [the garden]_{7608-the garden} ; [they]_9142-they had sent to [William Dauris]_{502-william dauris} , but all in vain . Not a trace of [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} was to be discovered . [She]_{6186-the housekeeper} seemed to have taken nothing with [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} but [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} cloak and hat . [Rupert]_242-rupert ran madly [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} , rushed into [[Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's boudoir]_{9146-hippolyta 's boudoir} , saw that everything was in perfect order as [the servants]_{1546-the servants} had told [him]_242-rupert , and looked round like [a man]_{5695-a man} bewildered when [he]_242-rupert found no [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} there . What had become of [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} ? Was it a dream ? [He]_242-rupert went by a natural instinct to [her]_{6186-the housekeeper} writing - table and examined the papers lying on it . They were of no importance ; they yielded no clue . But the blotting - book was wide open , and a sealed envelope with [his]_242-rupert initials outside caught [his]_242-rupert eye . As [he]_242-rupert tore it crosswise , in [his]_242-rupert eagerness , a plain gold ring fell out which [he]_242-rupert had induced [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to wear as [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , and round it a slip of paper . Written on the latter , in a trembling hand , were only these words , '_[5663-sir] [Rupert]_242-rupert , [we]_4033-we must part ; do not seek [me]_0-i . ' It was too true . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had disappeared . The blow which had thus been struck at the heart of [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert was so unexpected , and its occasion so wrapt in mystery , that [the young man]_{5843-the young man} , on reading [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's brief sentence , announcing as it should seem an everlasting farewell , refused to believe and stood there incapable of realising it . [His]_242-rupert face was calm as that of [a man who has just been shot dead]_{9150-a man who has just been shot dead} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} vanished ? But why ? [he]_242-rupert asked [himself]_242-rupert again . [She]_{367-hippolyta} must have simply been called away by a sudden emergency ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} would return in a few hours ; or [she]_{367-hippolyta} had heard from [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert and [he]_422-rupert was in danger , dying perhaps , and in need of [[his]_422-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's presence . Surely it was that which , giving [her]_{367-hippolyta} an overwhelming shock , had disturbed [her]_{367-hippolyta} reason ; that or the attack of disease alone could have made [her]_{367-hippolyta} set down those few wild words which [he]_242-rupert read again and again , vainly striving to make them tell more than [their]_9152-their own meaning . [He]_242-rupert drew a chair to the writing - table , and sat down by it , looking out of the window in a dazed and helpless fashion , not able to think or to act , every faculty benumbed and a weight like ice in [his]_242-rupert bosom . The entrance of [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} roused [him]_242-rupert as from a stupor . Ought [they]_9154-they to do anything ? Had [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} any orders to give ? [Rupert]_422-rupert laughed sardonically on hearing the name which had gone with [his]_422-rupert golden honeymoon . It was nine months , almost to the day , since [he]_242-rupert brought [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} from [[his]_242-rupert studio]_{1691-his studio} to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . Nine months ! good heavens , how happy [they]_9154-they had been , how swift to come and go , like a broad stream of sunshine losing itself in [the smiling ocean]_{9156-the smiling ocean} ! It was all over . '_[242-rupert] A dream , a dream , ' [he]_242-rupert murmured to [himself]_242-rupert . Or was [he]_242-rupert dreaming now ? [The housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} spoke again ; and [he]_242-rupert gave a start at the sound of a strange voice in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's boudoir . [He]_242-rupert had forgotten that [any one]_{5901-any one} was there . '_[4034-you] What did [you]_4034-you say ? ' [he]_242-rupert inquired , passing [his]_242-rupert hand over [his]_242-rupert forehead . Orders ! No , [he]_242-rupert had no orders to give ; and [he]_242-rupert turned over the scrap of paper which [he]_242-rupert held between [his]_242-rupert fingers , vaguely imagining there might be some message on the back which [he]_242-rupert had not seen , to say that it was all a jest , all make - believe , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} would come ere the day was spent . There was nothing except the fatal sentences written on the paper ; [he]_242-rupert knew it before [he]_242-rupert looked . But this slight action brought [him]_242-rupert to [himself]_242-rupert . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} must have been seen when [she]_{367-hippolyta} went away ; if not by [the servants]_{1546-the servants} , yet by [those who were passing along [the street]_{6256-the street}]_{9160-those who were passing along the street} , by [the neighbours]_{9162-the neighbours} , [the police]_{8679-the police} , by whatever [people]_5883-people might be about in the early morning . What if a misfortune to [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} had driven [her]_{367-hippolyta} out of [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} were wandering somewhere without [any one]_{5901-any one} to take care of [her]_{367-hippolyta} ! The thought was terrible , inciting [him]_242-rupert to lose no time in seeking [her]_{367-hippolyta} traces , and allowing [him]_242-rupert , till [she]_{367-hippolyta} should be found , to believe that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had not known what [she]_{367-hippolyta} was doing when [she]_{367-hippolyta} wrote [him]_242-rupert farewell . Was it not a symptom of madness that [people]_5883-people turned against those [they]_5883-people loved most dearly , and fled from [them]_5883-people ? This appalling comfort that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} might be out of [her]_{367-hippolyta} mind was a sad testimony to the overthrow of [Rupert]_422-rupert 's happiness . '_[4034-you] Why , oh why , ' [he]_0-i cried in despair , '_[4034-you] did [I]_0-i not come on last night instead of lingering in [town]_1305-town ? [I]_0-i should have noticed the change and ascertained the cause of it ; a few hours would have made all the difference . [We]_4036-we could have called in [a physician]_{4037-a physician} , set [some one]_{933-some one} to watch over [her]_4039-she to see that [she]_4039-she did not stray away by [herself]_4039-she . But let [us]_4036-we do what [we]_4036-we can and not delay . ' [He]_0-i was eager and active now ; the stupor had passed for a while , because a ray of hope seemed to be dawning again . The more [he]_0-i considered the stronger [he]_0-i found those evidences of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's mental aberration which the circumstances of [her]_4039-she flight seemed to give . [She]_4039-she had not taken anything with [her]_4039-she in the shape of money or clothing ; [she]_4039-she had made no preparations for a journey , long or short . [Her]_4039-she books , correspondence , wardrobe , were all in perfect order , as [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} had seen them only the day before . There was no sign of hurry or confusion in [the room]_{762-the room} , nothing out of place , except in that pleasant way which betokened that [some one]_{933-some one} had made a home of it . The note [she]_4039-she had received from [Rupert]_422-rupert and had read in [the hall]_{1074-the hall} when [she]_4039-she came in last night was lying on [her]_4039-she dressing - table with [her]_4039-she keys . Only [her]_4039-she hat and cloak were gone . [Rupert]_422-rupert questioned [the servants]_{1546-the servants} closely . Had [any one]_{5901-any one} found a door or window open that morning ? No , but [the housemaid]_{9173-the housemaid} , on going to unbolt the front door , was astonished to observe that it was unfastened . [Some one]_{933-some one} must or might have left [the house]_{1304-the house} that way ; all other means of exit were as [they]_{933-some one} had been left the last thing at night . Had [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} appeared in any way strange during the past few days ? Had [she]_4039-she received letters , or heard agitating news , or done or said anything unusual ? In answer to these inquiries [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} mentioned the two letters received last night , told what [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} knew of the trouble and flight of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , and of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's anxiety to discover and bring [her]_4039-she back . [The girl]_{3332-the girl} , [she]_{6186-the housekeeper} added , was not yet found ; neither did [they]_{1546-the servants} seem aware at [[the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} 's cottage]_{9018-the gardener 's cottage} of anything peculiar in [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's conduct . [They]_{1546-the servants} were very much attached to [her]_4039-she , and [she]_4039-she had displayed great kindness towards [them]_{1546-the servants} . [Rupert]_422-rupert sent for [William Dauris]_{502-william dauris} . [The gardener]_{8560-the gardener} came immediately , with an expression of intense sorrow in [his]_{8560-the gardener} countenance , and so deeply grieved on hearing of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's disappearance from [home]_693-home that [he]_{8560-the gardener} could hardly reply to the questions which [Rupert]_422-rupert addressed to [him]_{8560-the gardener} . [He]_{8560-the gardener} was evidently as much in the dark as [any one else]_{6593-any one else} . [He]_422-rupert could not think so feeling [a lady as [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm}]_{9183-a lady as mrs. malcolm} would have set out on a long journey , especially if it was connected with [[his]_422-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , and not come to say good - bye , or at least send [them]_{1546-the servants} word that [she]_4039-she had found a clue . [She]_4039-she had certainly been much troubled when [she]_4039-she heard of [Annie]_465-annie 's misbehaviour ; [he]_422-rupert knew that [she]_4039-she had made inquiries everywhere , and had even gone into [the East End]_{3855-the east end} [herself]_4039-she to help [them]_{1546-the servants} on . How did [she]_4039-she go , [Rupert]_422-rupert asked , by what conveyance ? [William Dauris]_{502-william dauris} could not say ; [he]_{502-william dauris} thought [the coachman]_{8962-the coachman} had driven [her]_4039-she . [The coachman]_{8962-the coachman} was sent for , and gave [his]_{8962-the coachman} account , which was not much . It had been [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's custom to have [herself]_4039-she driven a couple of miles along [the London Road]_{9188-the london road} and then dismiss [him]_422-rupert . [He]_422-rupert believed that [she]_4039-she often engaged [a cab]_{3520-a cab} to take [her]_4039-she much farther , into [town]_1305-town , [he]_422-rupert supposed . But [he]_422-rupert had never driven farther [himself]_422-rupert except three days ago , when [she]_4039-she told [him]_422-rupert to take [her]_4039-she to [an address in [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place}]_{9191-an address in grafton place} , [Strand,—a Mr. Mardol's,—and]_{504-strand,—a mr. mardol's,—and} afterwards — [Rupert]_422-rupert almost leaped out of the chair in which [he]_422-rupert was sitting . '_[4040-you] What name did [you]_4040-you say ? ' [he]_422-rupert cried . '_[4040-you] [Mr. Mardol]_{367-hippolyta} 's ? [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} ? Are [you]_4040-you sure ? ' [The coachman]_{8962-the coachman} was quite sure . Not only had [he]_{8962-the coachman} asked [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} the address twice over , but [he]_{8962-the coachman} heard [Mr. Mardol]_{367-hippolyta} 's name several times when [he]_{8962-the coachman} drove on to [the East End]_{3855-the east end} , whither [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was accompanied by [a gentleman from [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place}]_{9194-a gentleman from grafton place} . '_[4040-you] Oh , [I]_0-i see now , ' exclaimed [Rupert]_422-rupert with a sigh of relief ; '_[4040-you] it will all come clear . Thank [you]_4040-you , [Thomson]_505-thomson , thank [you]_4040-you ; [you]_4040-you have given [me]_0-i the clue [I]_0-i wanted . Why did [you]_4040-you not inform [me]_0-i at once ? ' [Thomson]_505-thomson had not felt certain that it mattered , or [he]_505-thomson would have spoken . [He]_505-thomson knew [the house in [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place}]_{9195-the house in grafton place} , and the other off [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill} . If [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} wished to see [them]_9196-them [himself]_{452-mr. malcolm} , [he]_{452-mr. malcolm} could get the brougham ready at once . '_[4040-you] Right , quite right , [Thomson]_505-thomson , ' said [[his]_{452-mr. malcolm} master]_{5782-his master} ; '_{[505-thomson]} be quick about it . [I]_0-i will drive to [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . [Mr. Mardol]_{367-hippolyta} is [a friend of mine]_{4041-a friend of mine} . There has been some misunderstanding , [I]_0-i suppose ; that is all . It is nothing , nothing . Only look about [you]_505-thomson . [I]_0-i shall be waiting till [you]_505-thomson come . ' [The coachman]_{8962-the coachman} departed on [his]_{8962-the coachman} errand ; and [William Dauris]_{502-william dauris} [, who had been standing silently near during this conversation]_{9199-, who had been standing silently near during this conversation} , took heart again on seeing how [Rupert]_422-rupert 's face brightened . [He]_422-rupert appeared like [a changed man]_{9200-a changed man} . '_[0-i] Then [we]_4042-us shall have [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} back ? ' said [the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} timidly . '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} Oh , never fear , ' replied [Rupert]_422-rupert , shaking [him]_422-rupert warmly by the hand ; '_{[451-mrs. malcolm]} back this evening , no doubt . [Ladies]_718-ladies will give [us]_4042-us these frightenings now and then , ' [he]_422-rupert said , smiling as [one]_5661-one does to assure [friends]_6106-friends that [one]_5661-one has escaped a great peril . '_[718-ladies] [I]_0-i am very glad , ' said [William]_{502-william dauris} , '_[0-i] and so will [[my]_0-i wife]_{8594-my wife} be when [I]_0-i tell [her]_{8594-my wife} . [She]_{8594-my wife} has been crying ever since [the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} brought [us]_4042-us the bad news . ' [He]_422-rupert said no more , but went away quietly . [Rupert]_422-rupert , who had not taken off the travelling wraps in which [he]_422-rupert had alighted from [the hansom]_{9205-the hansom} , walked from the front door to the gate and back again , up and down [the garden path]_{9133-the garden path} , till the brougham came in sight . [He]_422-rupert at once ran to meet [it]_9207-it , leaped in , and told [the coachman]_{8962-the coachman} to use [his]_422-rupert utmost speed till [they]_4042-us reached [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . [He]_422-rupert would willingly have galloped with the horses , so great was [his]_422-rupert excitement . To have done with the journey and clasp [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} in [his]_422-rupert arms again — [he]_422-rupert could think of nothing else . [He]_422-rupert would forgive [her]_4046-she at the first word ; but [she]_4046-she must never so frighten [him]_422-rupert again . In the midst of these disjointed reflections the thought presented itself , '_{[8594-my wife]} But suppose [she]_4046-she were not in [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} ? ' Why , [he]_422-rupert replied at once to [himself]_422-rupert , [he]_422-rupert had not fancied [she]_4046-she would be [there]_913-there ; at least it could not signify ; [Ivor]_277-ivor would know where [she]_4046-she was , what motive had induced [her]_4046-she to leave [home]_693-home suddenly , and in what frame of mind [she]_4046-she had come to [him]_422-rupert . The reason of [their]_9211-their meeting was plain enough . [Ivor]_277-ivor , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert were all mixed up in that mad revolutionary movement which appeared to delight in these mysterious vanishings and trap - door scenes ; there had been some plan afoot , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was required to take part in it . '_[4046-she] But , ' said [Rupert]_422-rupert , in a gayer mood now that [he]_422-rupert was going to see [her]_4046-she very soon , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall not allow this doctrine of blind obedience to come between [husband]_3304-husband and [wife]_3305-wife . The next time [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} sets out on a humanitarian expedition [she]_{367-hippolyta} shall take [me]_0-i with [her]_{367-hippolyta} , or [I]_0-i will know the reason why . ' The drive was horribly long , but it could not last for ever . At a little distance from [the house]_{1304-the house} [Rupert]_422-rupert pulled the check - string and got out . It might be an alarm or a warning to [the conspirators]_{9213-the conspirators} , as [he]_422-rupert termed [Ivor]_277-ivor and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} in [his]_422-rupert recovered good - humour , if [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} were to drive up to the door . [Bidding Thomson]_505-thomson , therefore , wait round the corner , [he]_422-rupert walked on briskly to [[[his]_422-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} 's house]_{9216-his friend 's house} , with which [he]_422-rupert was familiar from of old , and rang the bell as quietly as the agitation of [his]_422-rupert nerves would let [him]_422-rupert . The door was not opened at once . '_{[367-hippolyta]} Ah , ' [he]_422-rupert said under [his]_422-rupert breath , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Ivor]_277-ivor is cautious ; [he]_277-ivor perhaps wishes to reconnoitre before parleying with [the enemy]_{4049-the enemy} . [I]_0-i will pay [him]_277-ivor out for this . ' [He]_422-rupert had hardly got the words out of [his]_422-rupert mouth when [Ivor]_277-ivor opened the door . '_[0-i] What , [you]_0-i , [Rupert]_422-rupert ! ' [he]_0-i cried joyously ; '_[0-i] who in [the world]_{5697-the world} would have thought it ? Come in , [[my]_0-i dear boy]_{2323-my dear boy} , and let [me]_0-i look at [you]_0-i . [I]_0-i have been working at high pressure to make up for lost time . That is why [I]_0-i did not come at once ; [I]_0-i was busy . ' And with delight overspreading [his]_0-i rugged features [Ivor]_277-ivor , lifting the curtain of stamped leather with one hand , pushed [Rupert]_422-rupert gently forward with the other into [[his]_422-rupert workroom]_{9217-his workroom} . [A lad]_{9218-a lad} , who happened to be assisting [him]_422-rupert , retired at the sight of [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} through another exit . [Rupert]_422-rupert was half - minded to call [him]_0-i back . [He]_422-rupert dreaded some trick of collusion , [he]_422-rupert knew not why . [Ivor]_277-ivor had never deceived [him]_422-rupert in [his]_422-rupert life ; but in the present excitement suspicion caught at a film of gossamer . [The boy]_{864-the boy} disappeared ; and [Rupert]_422-rupert , who could endure the suspense no longer , turned at once on [[his]_422-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} without preface or introduction , and cried , '_[0-i] Where is [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [Ivor]_277-ivor ? ' [Ivor]_277-ivor stared at [him]_{6114-his friend} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' [he]_277-ivor repeated . [He]_277-ivor seemed quite lost . [Rupert]_422-rupert thought [he]_277-ivor was dissembling , and [he]_422-rupert could not bear it . '_{[367-hippolyta]} Yes , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , ' reiterated [the artist in an angry voice]_{9222-the artist in an angry voice} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} Come now , tell [me]_0-i what [you]_277-ivor have done with [her]_{367-hippolyta} . ' And [he]_0-i took [Ivor]_277-ivor by the shoulder . The astonishment of [the latter]_{6092-the latter} increased . '_[277-ivor] But , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{4052-my dear fellow} , ' [he]_0-i said , looking for an explanation of this strange scene in [Rupert]_422-rupert 's eyes , '_{[4052-my dear fellow]} [I]_0-i do n't know who [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} is . [I]_0-i never heard [her]_{367-hippolyta} name in [my]_0-i life . ' [Rupert]_422-rupert turned white with passion . '_[0-i] Never heard [her]_{367-hippolyta} name , ' [he]_422-rupert exclaimed , '_{[367-hippolyta]} and [she]_{367-hippolyta} was with [you]_277-ivor three days ago , and [you]_277-ivor went with [her]_{367-hippolyta} to [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill} . Shame on [you]_277-ivor , [Ivor]_277-ivor ; how can [you]_277-ivor tell [me]_0-i so ? ' [Ivor]_277-ivor was bewildered still , but not quite so much . '_[277-ivor] Indeed ! ' was [his]_277-ivor reply , '_[277-ivor] so that is [the lady]_{722-the lady} 's real name . [I]_0-i thought there must be something . ' And then , turning to [Rupert]_422-rupert , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i give [you]_277-ivor [my]_0-i word this is the first [I]_0-i ever heard of [a Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [The lady who came here three days ago]_{4054-the lady who came here three days ago} announced [herself]_{4054-the lady who came here three days ago} as [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} . It appears that [she]_{4054-the lady who came here three days ago} gave a false name . ' [Rupert]_422-rupert , listening impatiently , was now bewildered in [his]_422-rupert turn . [He]_422-rupert said slowly , '_{[4054-the lady who came here three days ago]} [[My]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Ivor]_277-ivor , [you]_277-ivor surely knew the name of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [[Colonel Valence]_422-rupert 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} ? ' '_[277-ivor] Neither [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} nor [Colonel Valence]_422-rupert , as [I]_0-i am [an honest engraver]_{4057-an honest engraver} , ' said [[his]_422-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} ; '_[0-i] [you]_277-ivor must be dreaming , [Rupert]_422-rupert . What has come over [you]_277-ivor this morning ? ' [He]_422-rupert made [Glanville]_242-rupert sit down , and , in drawing [him]_242-rupert towards the light , was disconcerted at seeing the ashy paleness of [his]_242-rupert cheek . '_[277-ivor] What in [Heaven]_506-heaven 's name is it ? ' [he]_422-rupert inquired with anxious affection . [Rupert]_242-rupert kept studying every expression that passed over [[his]_422-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} 's features , anticipating , somehow , that the mask would fall and the truth declare itself . But [Ivor]_277-ivor looked the soul of candour and innocence . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} was staggered . [He]_0-i sat up , pulled [himself]_0-i together with an effort , and said , with an imploring accent in each of [his]_0-i words : '_[506-heaven] Do be frank with [me]_0-i . [You]_277-ivor must know [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} and [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} . [They]_4059-they are [[Socialists]_{507-socialists} like [yourself]_277-ivor]_{4060-socialists like yourself} ; and [I]_0-i believe [you]_277-ivor have already received communications from [them]_4059-they , although [I]_0-i never spoke to [you]_277-ivor about them . [The lady that came here]_{4061-the lady that came here} — [you]_277-ivor knew [she]_{4061-the lady that came here} was [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . ' '_{[4061-the lady that came here]} [I]_0-i declare to [you]_277-ivor solemnly , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i knew no such thing . The first time [I]_0-i set eyes on [her]_{4061-the lady that came here} was three months ago , by mere accident as it seemed , in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} , as [I]_0-i was coming out of [a house where [I]_0-i had been on business]_{4062-a house where i had been on business} . [She]_{4061-the lady that came here} told [me]_0-i [her]_{4061-the lady that came here} name was [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , and — ' [he]_0-i hesitated for a moment , but continued deliberately , '_{[4061-the lady that came here]} [I]_0-i also learned , though [I]_0-i ought not to tell [you]_277-ivor so , that [she]_{4061-the lady that came here} belonged to [[our]_4063-our society]_{4064-our society} . More than that [I]_0-i neither know nor desired to know . What [you]_277-ivor say about previous communications is impossible . Who is [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , then , and why does [she]_{4061-the lady that came here} go by another name ? ' Unless [Ivor]_277-ivor was playing a part with unparalleled sang froid and equal heartlessness , [he]_277-ivor must be speaking the truth . Still , [he]_277-ivor was not [[his]_277-ivor own master]_{6915-his own master} ; there might be an obligation among [Socialists]_{507-socialists} to deceive [one 's dearest friends]_{9228-one 's dearest friends} for the good of [the society]_{8898-the society} , thought [Rupert]_242-rupert ; and in that case it would be in vain to persevere with [his]_277-ivor questions . The fear of losing [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} returned with horrible force . [He]_242-rupert must try again . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't wish to inquire into [your]_277-ivor secrets , [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' [he]_0-i began mildly ; '_[277-ivor] [I]_0-i have always respected them . Only tell [me]_0-i where [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} is,—let [us]_4065-us call [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , [we]_4065-us need not quarrel over a name,—tell [me]_0-i how [I]_0-i can send [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} a message , and [I]_0-i will thank [you]_277-ivor from the bottom of [my]_0-i heart . ' There was the sound of tears in [his]_0-i voice . [Ivor]_277-ivor , if not sincere , was [a consummate villain]_{9230-a consummate villain} , who did not need to learn from the greatest how to tear [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} 's heart . [He]_277-ivor stood seemingly in the uttermost bewilderment , incapable of answering a word , and trying to make sense of what had just been spoken by [Rupert]_242-rupert . When at length [he]_277-ivor found [his]_277-ivor voice [he]_277-ivor did but mutter , '_[0-i] [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ? ' as though the two names were a subject of unmixed surprise and perplexity to [him]_277-ivor . Nay , the sight of [Rupert]_242-rupert 's affliction moved [him]_277-ivor almost to tears , and [he]_277-ivor said , forgetting apparently what had been asked by [the latter]_{6092-the latter} : '_{[367-hippolyta]} Is there any reason why [you]_277-ivor should take this deep interest in [the lady]_{722-the lady} ? If it is one [you]_277-ivor can confide to [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i will do all in [my]_0-i power towards discovering [her]_{722-the lady} , as [I]_0-i understand from [you]_277-ivor that [she]_{722-the lady} is no longer to be found . [I]_0-i was utterly ignorant that [you]_277-ivor cared for [any woman]_{2456-any woman} , [Rupert]_242-rupert . ' [The artist]_{5691-the artist} 's suspicions were not to be laid by kindness . [He]_277-ivor knew only too well that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had conveyed the message to [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , which compelled [him]_277-ivor to quit [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} on a secret expedition . This questioning about [his]_277-ivor own interest in [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} was to throw [him]_277-ivor off the scent . [He]_277-ivor cursed [Socialism]_{508-socialism} and the revolutionary ideas which made [a friend]_{829-a friend} like [Ivor]_277-ivor disloyal , as [he]_277-ivor answered : '_[0-i] What [my]_0-i reason may be for inquiring about [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} signifies to [no one]_{5671-no one} but [myself]_0-i . [I]_0-i want to know where [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} is , and [I]_0-i believe [you]_4069-you could inform [me]_0-i , if it was not for some oath or other [you]_4069-you have taken . Will [you]_4069-you do so , or are [we]_4070-we to break off [our]_4070-we friendship here and now ? ' '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Rupert]_242-rupert , what madness has come over [you]_242-rupert ? ' exclaimed [Ivor]_277-ivor in unfeigned distress . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not do more than assure [you]_242-rupert that three months ago [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was a perfect stranger to [me]_0-i , that [I]_0-i have never known [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} address , and that [I]_0-i know it now as little as [you]_242-rupert do . ' '_[0-i] And [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} brought [you]_242-rupert no message when [you]_242-rupert were living at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , in [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} ? ' inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert with intense sternness . '_{[367-hippolyta]} None whatever , ' replied [Ivor]_277-ivor ; '_{[367-hippolyta]} the message [I]_0-i received , and which [I]_0-i remember [you]_242-rupert saw , came from — ' [he]_277-ivor paused . '_[0-i] From whom ? ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i must say no more about it . These things are really secret , and they do not concern [you]_242-rupert , [Rupert]_242-rupert , nor yet [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [I]_0-i implore [you]_242-rupert to let the matter drop . ' '_[0-i] Very well , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert sullenly , rising as [he]_242-rupert spoke . '_[0-i] Then here [we]_4073-we say good - bye , and that is the end of an old song . ' [He]_242-rupert went to the door . [Ivor]_277-ivor followed . '_[242-rupert] [You]_242-rupert are not going for good , are [you]_242-rupert , [old fellow]_{2334-old fellow} ? ' [he]_277-ivor said tremulously , endeavouring to detain [him]_242-rupert . '_[242-rupert] Yes , [I]_0-i am , ' [he]_277-ivor returned , shaking off the hand that was laid affectionately on [his]_277-ivor arm . '_[0-i] This is the last [you]_242-rupert will see of [me]_0-i . ' [He]_277-ivor threw open the front door and walked into [the street]_{6256-the street} . [Ivor]_277-ivor , wounded in [his]_277-ivor deepest feelings , and more sensitive to the change in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's affection than to the affront [he]_277-ivor had received , stood on the threshold watching [him]_277-ivor till [he]_277-ivor turned the corner . It would be no use calling [him]_277-ivor back while [he]_277-ivor was in such a mood . [Ivor]_277-ivor shut the door , went back to [[his]_277-ivor workroom]_{9217-his workroom} and took up the plate on which [he]_277-ivor was engaged . [He]_277-ivor could not go on with it ; [his]_277-ivor thoughts were all abroad , and [his]_277-ivor fingers would not serve [him]_277-ivor . After nearly a year 's absence to meet and part like this ! [Rupert]_242-rupert was not [a good correspondent , resembling in that particular most men of genius , who find occupation without difficulty]_{9237-a good correspondent , resembling in that particular most men of genius , who find occupation without difficulty} , and are [loth to forego present delights for the monotonous work of recording the incidents of the day]_{9238-loth to forego present delights for the monotonous work of recording the incidents of the day} . But few letters , therefore , had passed between [these friends]_{9239-these friends} ; and the nature of [Ivor]_277-ivor 's cosmopolitan interests on the one side , combined with [Rupert]_242-rupert 's desire to conceal [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's residence and way of living on the other , had made intimate correspondence difficult , if not impossible . Love is [the sworn foe of friendship]_{9240-the sworn foe of friendship} , and puts out lesser lights , as the sun quenches the stars . Nor is cosmopolitan or religious enthusiasm , which [you]_9241-you can not share with [a friend]_{829-a friend} , less likely to estrange [you]_9241-you from [him]_{829-a friend} . In spite of all this , the devotion of [Rupert]_242-rupert to [Ivor]_277-ivor was intense and heartfelt ; while [Ivor]_277-ivor would have sacrificed [their]_9243-their friendship to nothing less sacred than a sense of duty . Had [he]_277-ivor done so now ? [His]_242-rupert confession or the discovery of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} alone could decide . So [Rupert]_242-rupert might have argued in cold blood . But [his]_242-rupert blood was not cold ; it was boiling in [his]_242-rupert veins as [he]_242-rupert walked away in search of the brougham , convinced that [Ivor]_277-ivor had sheltered [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} or was conversant with [her]_{367-hippolyta} design in quitting [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . At that instant [he]_242-rupert cared not a jot for [any man]_{7704-any man} 's friendship ; and [he]_242-rupert flung [Ivor]_277-ivor 's from [him]_242-rupert as a thing soiled and worthless . [He]_242-rupert would be [[his]_242-rupert own friend]_{7208-his own friend} and seek [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} till [he]_242-rupert found [her]_{367-hippolyta} . Who was the other [she]_{367-hippolyta} had called on ? [Thomson]_505-thomson would know . [He]_505-thomson stopped [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} , which was slowly moving up and down , and before [he]_505-thomson entered it , made [the coachman]_{8962-the coachman} repeat what [he]_505-thomson had begun to say in the morning about driving [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} to [some place near [Saffron Hill]_{151-saffron hill}]_{9248-some place near saffron hill} . [Thomson]_505-thomson had a good local memory , and knew [the street near [St. Audry 's Church]_{155-st. audry 's church}]_{9249-the street near st. audry 's church} . [He]_505-thomson had seen [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} , also , as [he]_505-thomson was handing [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} to [[her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} carriage]_{8995-her carriage} . [Rupert]_242-rupert told [him]_505-thomson to drive thither . [He]_505-thomson could not conceive how [a clergyman]_{3582-a clergyman} should come into the story ; but it was so mad a world , and the rage of new opinions had spread into such unsuspected quarters , that [his]_505-thomson surprise by no means equalled [his]_505-thomson determination to find out the share which [this apparently socialistic preacher]_{9253-this apparently socialistic preacher} had taken in decoying [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . It was late in the afternoon and already dusk when [the brougham]_{9254-the brougham} drew up as near [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} 's as it could be safely taken . [Rupert]_242-rupert , not venturing to give [his]_242-rupert card , whether as [Mr. Glanville of Clarence Gardens]_{509-clarence gardens} , or [[Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} of [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house}]_{9255-mr. malcolm of forrest house} , merely said in answer to [the servant who answered [his]_242-rupert knock]_{9256-the servant who answered his knock} , that [he]_242-rupert had urgent business with [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} . [She]_{9256-the servant who answered his knock} had admitted that [he]_242-rupert was at [home]_693-home , although [Rupert]_242-rupert , not knowing [his]_242-rupert name , or whether there were [one or more]_{9259-one or more} , had made a random guess in simply asking for [him]_242-rupert under that general designation . When [he]_242-rupert spoke of urgent business , [she]_{9256-the servant who answered his knock} left [him]_242-rupert standing in [the dark passage]_{9260-the dark passage} and disappeared . [Returning]_{510-returning} not long after , [she]_{9256-the servant who answered his knock} showed [him]_242-rupert into [the sitting - room]_{9261-the sitting - room} , which was almost as dark ; and there [he]_242-rupert waited , considering with [himself]_242-rupert how [he]_242-rupert should begin the cross - examination to which [he]_242-rupert intended to submit [the unknown ecclesiastic]_{9262-the unknown ecclesiastic} . [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} came in , apologised for the want of light , turned on the gas , and made ready to listen . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} judged it prudent to begin with [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor 's name . '_[0-i] Excuse [me]_0-i , ' said [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} at once , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i trust [you]_4075-you have not come about the business which brought [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor [here]_6115-here some days since . [I]_0-i am certainly not [[my]_0-i brother]_{6838-my brother} 's keeper in this instance ; and if [you]_4075-you want [him]_277-ivor , [you]_4075-you must go to [[his]_277-ivor chambers]_{3846-his chambers} . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert looked at [him]_0-i . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know whether it is [[your]_4075-you brother]_{876-your brother} 's business or not , ' [he]_0-i said curtly ; '_[0-i] it may be , if [[your]_4075-you brother]_{876-your brother} , or [yourself]_4075-you , for matter of that , be a member of [a secret society]_{4081-a secret society} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i , [[my]_0-i dear [sir]_5663-sir]_{4082-my dear sir} ! ' exclaimed [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} in accents of dismay ; '_[0-i] for what do [you]_4075-you take [me]_0-i ? As for [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} , [I]_0-i give [him]_{471-maurice regan} up . [I]_0-i can not deny , how much soever [I]_0-i may deplore , [his]_{471-maurice regan} connection with plotting and [nefarious men]_{4084-nefarious men} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought so , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert face darkening ; '_[0-i] and was it about [[your]_4075-you brother]_{876-your brother} that [the lady]_{722-the lady} came who accompanied [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor ? ' The murder was out , [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert . These were all meshes of a net in which , by whose fault it did not signify , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had been entangled . [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} examined [[his]_{471-maurice regan} visitor]_{9265-his visitor} 's looks , and became more cautious . '_{[722-the lady]} [I]_0-i know nothing of [the lady]_{722-the lady} except that [she]_{722-the lady} called [herself]_{722-the lady} [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} . [I]_0-i told [her]_{722-the lady} what [I]_0-i have already repeated to [you]_4075-you , that if [she]_{722-the lady} wished to hold communication with [[my]_0-i brother]_{6838-my brother} , the only way was to call at [[his]_{6838-my brother} chambers]_{3846-his chambers} . ' '_{[722-the lady]} Can not [you]_4075-you inform [me]_0-i of [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's business with [[your]_4075-you brother]_{876-your brother} ? ' inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert , moderating [his]_242-rupert tone . '_[4075-you] [I]_0-i assure [you]_4075-you it may be a matter of great , of vital importance . ' But [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} was not to be disarmed . [He]_{745-the clergyman} had a great regard for [[his]_{745-the clergyman} brother]_{8728-his brother} , worthless though [Maurice]_{471-maurice regan} had proved [himself]_{471-maurice regan} . On many a previous occasion [he]_{745-the clergyman} had thrown the shield of silence over [his]_{745-the clergyman} delinquencies ; and the stern , serious manner of [the artist , who gave no name and seemed to have business of an unpleasant sort in hand]_{9268-the artist , who gave no name and seemed to have business of an unpleasant sort in hand} , determined [him]_{745-the clergyman} to say as little as possible . Instead , therefore , of disclosing the errand on which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had come , [he]_0-i answered deliberately : '_[4075-you] If [you]_4075-you will let [me]_0-i know whom [I]_0-i have the pleasure of addressing , [I]_0-i may be better able to judge whether [you]_4075-you would be interested in [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's business . But [I]_0-i must decline discussing it with [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} . ' Except in [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} and among [the acquaintance of [[his]_0-i servants]_{9270-his servants} , who could not be expected not to talk of [[their]_{9270-his servants} master]_{9271-their master}]_{9269-the acquaintance of his servants , who could not be expected not to talk of their master} , [Rupert]_242-rupert had never assumed the style and title of [Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} . What name should [he]_242-rupert give ? Would [this suspicious clergyman]_{9272-this suspicious clergyman} tell [him]_242-rupert anything [he]_242-rupert did not know , even when [he]_242-rupert had run the risk — for a risk it was in either case — of appearing as [Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} or in [his]_242-rupert own name ? It did not seem probable . Allowing , as was now evident , that the motive for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's leaving [home]_693-home — [he]_0-i still called it [home]_693-home — was connected with the designs of [revolutionists]_{8866-revolutionists} , [he]_0-i might be certain that [they]_{8866-revolutionists} would guard [their]_{8866-revolutionists} secret jealously . [He]_0-i must try another means . These thoughts passed through [his]_0-i brain while [he]_0-i was putting on [his]_0-i glove . [He]_0-i had remained standing , and [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} had not come many steps inside the door . [He]_0-i now said : '_[0-i] [My]_0-i name is of no consequence . [I]_0-i will only ask [you]_4092-you to inform [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , if [you]_4092-you should see [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} again , that [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} visit [here]_6115-here is known by those who seek [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , and that [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} will do well to communicate with [them]_4094-them if [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} desires to prevent the most serious harm . ' [He]_0-i meant it for a threat of suicide , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [he]_0-i thought , would so understand it . [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} answered , with much dignity , that [he]_0-i did not suppose [the lady]_{722-the lady} would call again . [He]_0-i was a frigidly - correct , not [an inquisitive man]_{9277-an inquisitive man} ; and although , a few moments after [Rupert]_242-rupert left [the house]_{1304-the house} , [he]_242-rupert heard the sound of wheels driving away , [he]_242-rupert would not so much as look through the window to ascertain what species of conveyance it was that had brought [[his]_242-rupert anonymous and unwelcome visitor]_{9279-his anonymous and unwelcome visitor} . [Rupert]_242-rupert , on the other hand , when [he]_242-rupert had been driven the length of [a street]_{8217-a street} , bethought [himself]_242-rupert that it would be well to know [the clergyman]_{745-the clergyman} 's name . [He]_242-rupert got out , therefore , and inquired at [a little shop]_{9282-a little shop} hard by who it was that lived at [the address [he]_242-rupert mentioned]_{9283-the address he mentioned} , for [he]_242-rupert had learnt that from [Thomson]_505-thomson . [The shopman]_{9284-the shopman} , not without pomposity , answered , '_{[511-the reverend philip regan]} [The Reverend Philip Regan]_{511-the reverend philip regan} . ' A light flashed across [Rupert]_242-rupert 's mind . '_{[511-the reverend philip regan]} [Philip Regan]_{511-the reverend philip regan} ? ' [he]_0-i said , '_{[511-the reverend philip regan]} [I]_0-i remember now . By heaven , it is [the very clergyman [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta}]_{4095-the very clergyman hippolyta} wanted to see,—how long ago ? Before [Christmas]_{512-christmas} . Yes , it is months since [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke of [him]_{4095-the very clergyman hippolyta} ; and [I]_0-i , dolt as [I]_0-i was , made a jest of it when [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed to be telling [me]_0-i why [she]_{367-hippolyta} wished to call . But did [she]_{367-hippolyta} really mean [me]_0-i to know , or was it only a ruse ? The thing must have been going on then , whatever it was . And [she]_{367-hippolyta} seemed so happy ; the cloud had quite passed from [her]_{367-hippolyta} which [I]_0-i noticed at the beginning of [our]_4096-our life together . ' [He]_0-i groaned aloud when [he]_0-i thought of it . Was [she]_{367-hippolyta} [the guileless creature [he]_0-i had loved and worshipped]_{9285-the guileless creature he had loved and worshipped} , or full of design and treachery ? Oh , it did not matter now , not now ; let [her]_{367-hippolyta} only come back and [his]_0-i heart would be open to [her]_{367-hippolyta} as of old . How could [he]_0-i live without [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? [The strong man]_{7731-the strong man} leaned [his]_{7731-the strong man} head upon [his]_{7731-the strong man} hand , crying like [a child]_{5891-a child} , as [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} rolled forward through [the interminable London streets]_{9289-the interminable london streets} , the gas - lamps flaring on each side of [it]_{640-the carriage} , and the noise of traffic and the roar of [vehicles]_{9290-vehicles} seeming to mock [his]_0-i grief with their soulless reverberations . Where was [she]_{367-hippolyta} now , when the night had drawn on , when every one that had [home]_693-home or shelter made towards [it]_{640-the carriage} ? [She]_{367-hippolyta} was in peril and far from the heart that loved [her]_{367-hippolyta} best in all [the world]_{5697-the world} ; [he]_0-i knew no more , but alas , [he]_0-i could not be uncertain of that . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was surely miserable and [a wanderer on the face of [the earth]_{5764-the earth}]_{9293-a wanderer on the face of the earth} . Perhaps [she]_{367-hippolyta} was alone ; or , if not , in the power of [villains who would make of [her]_{367-hippolyta} , generous , confiding , ardent as [she]_{367-hippolyta} was , the tool of [their]_{9295-villains who would make of her , generous , confiding , ardent as she was , the tool of their murderous ambition} murderous ambition]_{9295-villains who would make of her , generous , confiding , ardent as she was , the tool of their murderous ambition} . [Other women , carried away by the frenzy of revolution]_{9296-other women , carried away by the frenzy of revolution} , had whetted the knife or sharpened the dagger . And [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , with [her]_{367-hippolyta} wild enthusiasm , might think to emulate [the Charlotte Cordays who had risen up throughout [Europe]_75-europe in these anarchic times]_{9297-the charlotte cordays who had risen up throughout europe in these anarchic times} . When [Rupert]_242-rupert thought over it all , [he]_242-rupert cursed [Edgar Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , to whose influence early or late [he]_242-rupert attributed the evil which had fastened on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} like a disease . But for [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , the love which had innocently sprung up between [them]_9298-them would ere now have been crowned with marriage , and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} be happy as [the wife of one whose reputation , at any rate , was not altogether unmatched with [her]_{367-hippolyta} beauty and grace]_{9299-the wife of one whose reputation , at any rate , was not altogether unmatched with her beauty and grace} . Or , allowing the first false step , [she]_{367-hippolyta} might still have dwelt in seclusion , surrounded with every homage , [her]_{367-hippolyta} slightest wish anticipated , enjoying happiness and giving it in the way [she]_{367-hippolyta} had chosen . But no . What [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} began , [this false friend]_{9301-this false friend} must accomplish . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had sacrificed [the world]_{5697-the world} to [Rupert]_242-rupert ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} had now been prevailed upon to sacrifice [him]_242-rupert and all [his]_242-rupert hopes and joys to the Revolution . [Glanville]_242-rupert was cut to the heart . What should [he]_242-rupert do to - morrow , when no [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was near [him]_242-rupert ? And would to - morrow be only the first of many days to be endured alone , without love , without friendship , all the light gone out of [his]_242-rupert life ? Surely [he]_242-rupert must find [her]_{367-hippolyta} or make an end . With these sad thoughts weighing on [him]_242-rupert , [Rupert]_242-rupert arrived , after [his]_242-rupert long journey through [the lamp - lit streets]_{9303-the lamp - lit streets} and [the straggling suburban lanes]_{9304-the straggling suburban lanes} , at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . [He]_242-rupert sat alone at table and forced [himself]_242-rupert to eat , knowing how much was to be done , or attempted , on that morrow which [he]_242-rupert dreaded to see . It was like a meal at the side of the grave . [His]_242-rupert food choked [him]_242-rupert . There was no letter or message from [any one]_{5901-any one} . [William Dauris]_{502-william dauris} had come round at nightfall and inquired whether [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} were returned , or what news [they]_9306-they had . '_[4097-him] Tell [him]_4097-him there is none , as yet , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert wearily . [He]_242-rupert did not desire to see [the man]_{5814-the man} ; [he]_242-rupert shrank from contact with any one that had known [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} as from everything [she]_{367-hippolyta} had touched . But the latter feeling gave way to overpowering tenderness when , late at night , [he]_242-rupert entered [[her]_{367-hippolyta} boudoir]_{9308-her boudoir} and sat down in [her]_{367-hippolyta} favourite place near the window . There the signs of [her]_{367-hippolyta} recent presence , the trinkets lying in a pretty feminine disorder , the scarf thrown carelessly down , were so many arrows to wound [him]_242-rupert . How well [he]_242-rupert remembered [their]_9306-they bright caressing lovetalk during those long summer evenings , when [they]_9306-they watched the stars rising like silent silver fires into the sky and shining down upon them peacefully ! How beautiful [she]_{367-hippolyta} looked when , [her]_{367-hippolyta} eyes seeming to kindle under [her]_{367-hippolyta} golden hair , [she]_{367-hippolyta} spoke in tender accents of the charm that love had cast over [them]_9306-they both , and of its glamour which was life , and truth , and the heart of existence ! [He]_242-rupert had been delighted and amazed , during those hours of rapture , at [her]_{367-hippolyta} strange high poetry . Alas , alas , had [she]_{367-hippolyta} not been such [a votaress of enthusiastic beliefs]_{9309-a votaress of enthusiastic beliefs} , had there been mingled in [her]_{367-hippolyta} some grains of vulgar commonplace , [she]_{367-hippolyta} would be now turning [his]_242-rupert solitude to heaven . But [he]_242-rupert rebuked the profane thought . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} might be impulsive , wild , demoniac in [her]_{367-hippolyta} headlong aspirations ; vulgar or commonplace [she]_{367-hippolyta} never could be . It was [her]_{367-hippolyta} unlikeness to [other women]_{8747-other women} , [her]_{367-hippolyta} supremacy of spirit as of outward loveliness , that had brought [him]_242-rupert to [her]_{367-hippolyta} feet . And [the deity]_{9311-the deity} was vanished , the shrine broken . [He]_242-rupert sat during the night alone with [his]_242-rupert sorrow , going over these things till the repetition racked [his]_242-rupert brain . Alone , indeed , [he]_242-rupert was ; singularly , fatally alone , now that [he]_242-rupert had broken with [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . If [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was gone the way [he]_242-rupert supposed,—and what other way could [she]_{367-hippolyta} have gone?—but [one man in [London]_4-london]_{9312-one man in london} could aid in [her]_{367-hippolyta} recovery , and [that man]_{9313-that man} 's lips were sealed ; or rather , [he]_{9313-that man} was [the criminal]_{9314-the criminal} and would be the last to confess [his]_{9313-that man} crime . [Ivor]_277-ivor was daring and resolute ; [he]_277-ivor believed — like [Robespierre]_{513-robespierre} , said [Glanville]_242-rupert to [himself]_277-ivor — in [his]_277-ivor own integrity , and behind [him]_277-ivor were the resources of a great association , pledged to second [its agents]_{9315-its agents} in whatever [they]_{9315-its agents} undertook , and hesitating at no turpitude . What was [Rupert]_242-rupert against such odds ? [He]_242-rupert might instruct [[his]_242-rupert lawyer]_{9316-his lawyer} , call in [the police]_{8679-the police} , offer rewards ; and when [he]_242-rupert had done all this , the only result would be to publish [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's disgrace to the light of day and blast [his]_242-rupert own character . What [he]_242-rupert did , therefore , must be done warily ; [he]_242-rupert could not take [any one]_{5901-any one} into [his]_242-rupert confidence . In [the neighbourhood of [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house}]_{9319-the neighbourhood of forrest house} it would be incumbent on [him]_242-rupert to appear as [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} ; but [he]_242-rupert dared not present [himself]_242-rupert under a feigned name to [the police authorities]_{9320-the police authorities} . [Mardol]_277-ivor and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had doubtless weighed these things , and knew how difficult they made pursuit and discovery . The more [he]_242-rupert thought of [them]_{9320-the police authorities} now , the less [he]_242-rupert was inclined to [his]_242-rupert first conjecture , that disaster had turned [her]_{367-hippolyta} brain , and [her]_{367-hippolyta} flight had taken place in an hour of madness . Nothing , it should seem rather , had been wanting to the deliberation of it . What cruel , cold words [she]_{367-hippolyta} had left behind , as [her]_{367-hippolyta} farewell to [the man [she]_{367-hippolyta} loved]_{9321-the man she loved} ? [They]_{9320-the police authorities} stabbed [him]_242-rupert again and again with [their]_{9320-the police authorities} icy point ; [he]_242-rupert could bear almost anything else , but not to recall that line and a half . '_[4097-him] " Brief , " ' [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert with the curious aptitude [we]_9322-we have for remembering well - known verses or sayings when [our]_9322-we nerves are highly strung , — '_[4097-him] " brief as [a woman]_{6460-a woman} 's love , or the poesy of a ring . " Oh , true , [Hamlet]_300-hamlet ! ' [he]_242-rupert cried . But something must be done without delay . [He]_242-rupert would return to [[his]_242-rupert house in [Belgravia]_73-belgravia]_{9323-his house in belgravia} , to be nearer the scene of action , if action there should be . For it was not imaginable that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} would show [herself]_{367-hippolyta} in [the vicinity of [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house}]_{9324-the vicinity of forrest house} , situate in [an out - of - the - way , peaceable suburb , not known for [its]_{9325-an out - of - the - way , peaceable suburb , not known for its connection with aught more revolutionary than borough politics} connection with aught more revolutionary than borough politics]_{9325-an out - of - the - way , peaceable suburb , not known for its connection with aught more revolutionary than borough politics} . Much more likely that [she]_{367-hippolyta} had left [England]_39-england and was travelling to [Berlin]_167-berlin , or [St. Petersburg]_{161-st. petersburg} , or [New York]_{168-new york} , to the centre of the storm - cloud that might be on the point of bursting on the head of [Prince or President]_{9326-prince or president} . What were the newspapers discussing ? [They]_9327-they sometimes held out storm - warnings of this kind also , and might for once be useful to [him]_242-rupert . [Glaville]_514-glaville did not believe in journalism , and seldom read a line in the daily prints . But now [he]_514-glaville went to [[his]_514-glaville club]_{9328-his club} , and sitting down in [the library]_{7848-the library} , which at that time of day was solitary as [an African wilderness]_{9330-an african wilderness} , turned over the files of the week 's intelligence . Pah , how vapid it seemed ! Did [the nations]_{1837-the nations} put this stale vinegar to [their]_{1837-the nations} lips every morning , and take it as sent down overnight from the suppers of the gods ? What rinsings of [Olympus]_515-olympus ! [He]_514-glaville turned the pages to and fro , travelled down the leading articles , sounded the solemn depths of the Foreign Correspondence . It left [him]_514-glaville uncertain . There were plots and rumours of plots , meetings of [European workmen]_{9332-european workmen} , strikes at [Breslau]_169-breslau , at [St. Etienne]_{170-st. etienne} , at [Barnsley]_171-barnsley , on [the railroads of [New England]_{172-new england}]_{9333-the railroads of new england} , and among [the cotton - spinners in [Italy]_27-italy]_{9334-the cotton - spinners in italy} . Signs of a possible storm [he]_514-glaville read everywhere , but from what quarter would the lightning flash out ? An infernal machine of the latest invention had been discovered at [the Winter Palace]_{9335-the winter palace} , in [the Emperor]_{9336-the emperor} 's writing - desk , and [several of [[his]_{9336-the emperor} confidential aides]_{9338-his confidential aides} - decamp]_{9337-several of his confidential aides - decamp} had been arrested on suspicion . [The police]_{8679-the police} had dissolved [a socialistic gathering of [Free Czechs at [Prague]_173-prague]_{9341-free czechs at prague}]_{9340-a socialistic gathering of free czechs at prague} ; and the guard round [the English Prime Minister]_{9342-the english prime minister} was to be considerably strengthened in consequence of the last attempt to blow up [[his]_{9342-the english prime minister} country seat]_{9343-his country seat} . In yesterday 's Times [Glanville]_242-rupert read with a beating heart that [two women]_{9344-two women} had been stopped by [the Belgian police]_{9345-the belgian police} on [their]_{9344-two women} way from [London]_4-london to [Brussels]_174-brussels , and that compromising documents had been found in [their]_{9344-two women} possession which indicated the outbreak of another dynamite enterprise , though whether in [Moscow]_160-moscow or [St. Petersburg]_{161-st. petersburg} it was not as yet possible to say . The description given tallied in neither case with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and the news was too recent ; yet [Glanville]_242-rupert could hardly restrain [himself]_242-rupert from starting at once for [Ostend]_175-ostend . When , however , [he]_242-rupert reflected that [his]_242-rupert presence and the inquiries [he]_242-rupert must make would serve , in [a foreign country]_{9346-a foreign country} , only to inculpate [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , if [she]_{367-hippolyta} were [one of [the women]_{9348-the women}]_{9347-one of the women} captured , and that more light would be thrown on the affair in the course of the next few days , [he]_242-rupert judged it prudent not to run after an uncertainty . One thing was clear , that [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} , if disposed to thrust [herself]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} into peril , might find the occasion wherever [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} happened to cast [her]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} eyes . The battle seemed to be raging along the whole line . As [he]_242-rupert read on , not knowing what else to do , [his]_242-rupert attention was caught by one of the many advertisements which promise secrecy and success in the investigation of cases like [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's . [He]_242-rupert wondered that [he]_242-rupert had not thought of it before . But [Glanville]_242-rupert was [a man who would hardly stoop to pluck a jewel out of the mire if there was a likelihood of soiling [his]_242-rupert fingers]_{9350-a man who would hardly stoop to pluck a jewel out of the mire if there was a likelihood of soiling his fingers} . The idea of [a private police]_{9351-a private police} was repugnant to [him]_242-rupert , and was associated in [his]_242-rupert mind with every form of vice and degradation . Truly , it might be said of [this artist]_{9352-this artist} - temperament that [he]_242-rupert was gentlemanly to [his]_242-rupert very finger - tips . Now , however , when [he]_242-rupert required a search to be made , and could not turn to [the authorities of [Scotland Yard]_{176-scotland yard}]_{9353-the authorities of scotland yard} , [he]_242-rupert clutched at the only means which appeared feasible ; and taking [the man]_{5814-the man} 's name and address , went [home]_693-home and despatched thence a carefully worded letter , in which [he]_242-rupert begged [him]_242-rupert to come immediately to [Clarence Gardens]_{509-clarence gardens} on a matter of the utmost urgency . [He]_242-rupert might name [his]_242-rupert own terms , but there must be as little delay as possible . [Glanville]_242-rupert , after reflection , had resolved to prosecute the search in [his]_242-rupert own name . It was well [he]_242-rupert did so , for [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , when [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} appeared in the course of a couple of hours and was introduced into [[Rupert]_242-rupert 's study]_{9356-rupert 's study} , began the conversation easily with an allusion to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's fame , and the pleasure it gave [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} to recognise the fidelity of the portrait which had created such a sensation in [the Academy]_{3089-the academy} two years ago . [Glanville]_242-rupert , whose talent for self - mockery had been a good deal cultivated , said in reply , that to be famous was indeed a fine thing , and offered to paint [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , if [that gentleman]_{8402-that gentleman} would sit to [him]_242-rupert . The answer was a not unpleasant smile , which served as garnish to the aphorism , pronounced by [the detective]_{9360-the detective} with a business - like air , that time was money . [He]_242-rupert preferred to sit on golden eggs rather than in the luxurious but expensive chair to which [Glanville]_242-rupert invited [him]_242-rupert . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} , however , had been really struck with the capacities of [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} as [a subject]_{9362-a subject} . As [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} name indicated , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} was [a German]_{9363-a german} , or more accurately speaking , [a Polish Jew]_{9364-a polish jew} . It is possible that in the sacred pages of the Almanach de Gotha — a volume never to be mentioned without reverence — there may be illustrious and even [princely Bernsteins]_{517-princely bernsteins} . But this was not one of [them]_{517-princely bernsteins} . Plebeian , [not prince]_{9365-not prince} , was stamped on [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} yellow forehead , [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} starved and sallow countenance , and [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} drooping shoulders . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} was of unusually small stature , though not [a dwarf]_{9366-a dwarf} ; and the meagreness of [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} general appearance denoted either scant opportunities of eating , or a severe control over the grosser appetites . But it was the pear - shaped head , with its flaming coal - black eyes , and long , curling , coal - black hair , that had drawn [Glanville]_242-rupert 's admiration . The vitality in that dried - up organism must have been immense ; it seemed to pour out at the eyes and to overspread the parchment - like features ; it was suggested in the snaky curls which would doubtless , if one touched them , give out electric sparks like the back of a tiger . [The man]_{5814-the man} , though [no patrician]_{9368-no patrician} , was full of intellect and energy ; there could not have been a drop of Western blood in [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} veins , nor a fold of Teutonic dulness in [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} brain . [Glanville]_242-rupert beheld [him]_{5814-the man} with the same mingling of wonder , curiosity , and dislike which [he]_242-rupert had felt in reading the grimmest pages of the Old Testament . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} was a leaf torn out of the Book of Judges . When [he]_242-rupert had taken a seat where [he]_242-rupert could observe [Glanville]_242-rupert closely , and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} was reflecting how [he]_242-rupert could give sufficient information for the purpose of recovering [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , yet keep [himself]_242-rupert in the background of [his]_242-rupert narrative , [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , who , with [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} head slightly bent on the right side , appeared to be looking [him]_242-rupert through and through , lifted [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} yellow hand impressively , and with forefinger held up as if to bespeak earnest attention , began in a strong penetrating voice , where the German accent made itself harshly felt , '_[300-hamlet] Before [you]_4099-you tell [me]_0-i the story which [I]_0-i see [you]_4099-you are turning over in [your]_4099-you mind , let [me]_0-i sketch the principles on which [I]_0-i conduct [[my]_0-i office]_{4100-my office} . They are simple . On [your]_4099-you side [you]_4099-you purchase , and no doubt [you]_4099-you require , absolute secrecy . [You]_4099-you shall have it . But on [my]_0-i side , acting under [your]_4099-you directions , [I]_0-i can require nothing except what [you]_4099-you wish to grant . Are [you]_4099-you interested in succeeding ; greatly , deeply interested ? If so , [your]_4099-you account of the situation will be absolutely frank and complete . But if [you]_4099-you are not , [you]_4099-you will either keep something back , or overlook some little detail on which all the rest hangs . [I]_0-i have had large experience , and [I]_0-i have always seen , as [[your]_4099-you poet]_{4101-your poet} [Shakespeare]_{518-shakespeare} says , that " riddling confession finds but riddling shrift . " Now , [sir]_5663-sir , [we]_4103-we can proceed when [you]_5663-sir like , and [I]_0-i am at [your]_5663-sir service . ' [He]_0-i unbent [his]_0-i warning attitude and leaned back in [his]_0-i chair . [Glanville]_242-rupert , though in deep trouble of mind , could not refrain from smiling at the quotation , so quaintly borrowed for the purposes of private inquiry from [Romeo and Juliet]_455-juliet , as well as at the straightforward shrewdness of [the old man]_{5911-the old man} , who spoke with official gravity . But the words came [home]_693-home . What should [he]_242-rupert disclose , what keep to [himself]_242-rupert ? [He]_242-rupert took the wa that promised the least difficulty . '_[0-i] The facts , ' [he]_242-rupert said to [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , '_[0-i] on which [I]_0-i should like [you]_5663-sir to exercise [your]_5663-sir skill are as simple as [your]_5663-sir principles . [A lady]_{6422-a lady} — ' '_{[6422-a lady]} Of course , ' said [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , taking out [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} pocket - book ; '_{[6422-a lady]} what is [her]_{6422-a lady} name ? ' '_{[6422-a lady]} [Her]_{6422-a lady} name is [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , but [she]_{6422-a lady} has been known for the last nine months as [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} . [She]_{6422-a lady} has suddenly disappeared from [home]_693-home , and [I]_0-i am commissioned to discover and if possible bring [her]_{6422-a lady} back . ' '_[0-i] Commissioned by [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} ? ' inquired [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , scrutinising [his]_{9372-the jew} every feature . [Glanville]_242-rupert was at a standstill . '_{[452-mr. malcolm]} [I]_0-i see , ' said [the other]_{618-the other} , '_[0-i] [you]_5663-sir do not know whether to tell [me]_0-i . Perhaps [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} is of no consequence ; perhaps it all depends on who [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} is . Let [me]_0-i know the rest , and [we]_4106-we will come back to this point . ' '_{[452-mr. malcolm]} No , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , forcing the words through [his]_242-rupert teeth , '_{[452-mr. malcolm]} it will not do . [I]_0-i am [Mr. Malcolm]_{452-mr. malcolm} . ' '_{[452-mr. malcolm]} Good , ' was the answer , '_{[452-mr. malcolm]} now [the mountain]_{4107-the mountain} is levelled , and [we]_4106-we shall see [our]_4106-we way . [The lady]_{722-the lady} has left [you]_5663-sir , and [you]_5663-sir wish [her]_{722-the lady} to return . Very well ; can [you]_5663-sir say who is [the gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} ? Have [you]_5663-sir any suspicions ? ' '_{[7395-the gentleman]} There is [no gentleman]_{5985-no gentleman} , ' returned [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , blushing all over ; '_{[7395-the gentleman]} that is what makes the case extraordinary . ' [The Israelite]_{519-the israelite} shook [his]_{519-the israelite} head in sign of doubt . '_{[7395-the gentleman]} Such a case would be extraordinary indeed , ' [he]_{519-the israelite} replied with a philosophic smile , and then shrugging [his]_{519-the israelite} shoulders as [he]_{519-the israelite} spoke ; '_{[7395-the gentleman]} but it does not happen . [You]_5663-sir will find there is [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} . It may well be that [you]_5663-sir have never seen [him]_{6096-a gentleman} , but that is nothing . Now tell [me]_0-i where [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} lived , and what society was within [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} reach during those nine months . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert , omitting the scene in [the studio]_{1155-the studio} , which [he]_242-rupert despaired of making credible to [this hard - headed cynic]_{9376-this hard - headed cynic} , as [he]_242-rupert appeared to be , told all the rest faithfully so far as knew it . There was so little , however , to tell . [The Jew]_{9372-the jew} , as if [he]_242-rupert had been [[a Queen]_{1664-a queen} 's Counsel]_{9379-a queen 's counsel} examining [a hostile witness]_{9380-a hostile witness} , obliged [him]_242-rupert to discriminate between the facts about which there could be no doubt , and the inferences which [Glanville]_242-rupert was inclined to draw from them . But [he]_242-rupert did so with a gentleness that encouraged and did not confuse the mind ; [he]_242-rupert was astonishingly observant of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} all through , and seemed to take down [his]_242-rupert notes with a flash of lightning . When the flight of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie was mentioned , followed at three days '_[4112-he] interval by that of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [he]_4112-he lifted [his]_4112-he pencil and said , ' Have [you]_{5691-the artist} searched out the antecedents of [that young woman]_{9382-that young woman} ? The case grows clearer . [I]_4112-he daresay when [we]_9383-we come upon the trace of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie [we]_9383-we shall discover [the second gentleman not far off]_{9384-the second gentleman not far off} . '_[4112-he] [Rupert]_242-rupert again denied vehemently that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's motives for quitting [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} were of the nature alleged . But it was true that [he]_242-rupert had not much information about [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . However , it could be obtained from [[her]_465-annie people]_{4113-her people} . And [he]_242-rupert went on to speak of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's frequent visits to the [East End]_{65-the east end} , culminating in [her]_465-annie appearance , after [Annie]_465-annie 's flight , at the door of [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . This led [him]_242-rupert , under impressive silence on [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} 's part , to introduce the subject of Nihilism . [He]_242-rupert had no sooner done so than [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} rose from [his]_{9372-the jew} chair , saying hurriedly , ' Why did [you]_242-rupert not begin at the beginning ? There may be two leading motives here . Was [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} [a Nihilist]_{9385-a nihilist} before [you]_242-rupert made [her]_{367-hippolyta} acquaintance ? '_{[9372-the jew]} ' [She]_{367-hippolyta} has been educated in revolution , '_[242-rupert] replied [Glanville]_242-rupert ; ' it is [her]_{367-hippolyta} own and [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} 's creed . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} has taken a decided share in all the movements of the last thirty years against the social order . '_[242-rupert] [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , looking very grave , sat down again . ' Let [me]_{516-mr. bernstein} hear all [you]_242-rupert know about [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} said , ' especially [his]_{274-colonel valence} aliases . '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} ' [His]_{274-colonel valence} what ? '_[242-rupert] inquired [Glanville]_242-rupert , not catching the word . ' The names under which [he]_{274-colonel valence} has travelled . [You]_242-rupert do not suppose [a conspirator]_{9387-a conspirator} has only one set of visiting - cards in [his]_{9387-a conspirator} pocket , '_{[9372-the jew]} returned [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} placidly . ' [I]_242-rupert know nothing of all that , '_[242-rupert] replied [Glanville]_242-rupert . ' [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} never talked to [you]_242-rupert of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} or of [secret societies]_{9389-secret societies} then ? '_[242-rupert] ' Never in that way . [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} did not wish for confidences about [them]_9390-them . It was the same with [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . If [he]_277-ivor had an alias [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} never learnt it . '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} ' No , that is evident , '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} said [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} ; ' and [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , [you]_242-rupert say , took no money with [her]_{367-hippolyta} when [she]_{367-hippolyta} left [you]_242-rupert ? '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} ' Not a shilling , [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} believe ; not even what was in [her]_{367-hippolyta} purse , which [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} picked up next morning on the floor by [her]_{367-hippolyta} writing - table . '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} The affair looked darker than at first . When nearly two hours had been spent in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's examination , and [he]_242-rupert had , or seemed to have , nothing to add , [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , running [his]_{9372-the jew} eye down the pages of [his]_{9372-the jew} pocket - book , said in a judicial tone , ' There are several alternatives , of which the least probable is that [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , acting alone , has sent for [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} . That will be seen into , but for the present may be omitted . [The others]_{746-the others} reduce [themselves]_{746-the others} to these : [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , acting in collusion with [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , which [we]_9393-we may take for granted , has put [herself]_{367-hippolyta} under the protection either of [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} or [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , whichever of [them]_{746-the others} [she]_{367-hippolyta} has fallen in love with . [Your]_{9372-the jew} mistake , [[my]_{9372-the jew} dear sir]_{4082-my dear sir} , lay in [your]_{9372-the jew} supposing that [a lady , brought up in the principles of the Revolution and among revolutionists]_{9395-a lady , brought up in the principles of the revolution and among revolutionists} , would or could remain faithful to [a man who did not satisfy that side of]_{9396-a man who did not satisfy that side of} [her]_{367-hippolyta} temperament . No doubt [her]_{367-hippolyta} inclination for [yourself]_{9372-the jew} was very powerful , but it was not rooted in the deepest passion of all , to which it has now yielded . [You]_{9372-the jew} may be right in supposing that [she]_{367-hippolyta} has been engaged , or will be later on , in carrying out the Nihilist designs ; [I]_{9372-the jew} should think it very likely . But it will always be under the orders of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} lover]_{5933-her lover} . [We]_9398-we have found [the gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} , [you]_{9372-the jew} see . What makes it slightly embarrassing is that there are [two of [them]_{9400-two of them}]_{9400-two of them} . '_{[9372-the jew]} ' [I]_242-rupert can not believe it , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , groaning aloud at the picture of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's degradation conjured up before [him]_242-rupert . ' [I]_{9372-the jew} had rather see [her]_{367-hippolyta} dead than so shamefully dishonoured . It is impossible . '_{[9372-the jew]} ' Yes , yes , '_{[9372-the jew]} replied [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} ; ' [you]_242-rupert naturally feel so . And yet these impossible things are mostly true . À propos , '_{[9372-the jew]} [he]_{9372-the jew} went on , in a tone of calm inquiry , ' there has been no search made in [the dead - houses]_{9401-the dead - houses} ? '_{[9372-the jew]} ' Where ? '_[242-rupert] cried [Rupert]_242-rupert , shuddering from head to foot . ' [You]_{9372-the jew} — [you]_{9372-the jew} must not say such things to [me]_242-rupert , or [I]_242-rupert shall do [you]_{9372-the jew} or [myself]_242-rupert a mischief . '_[242-rupert] The horrible suggestion completed [his]_242-rupert dismay . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} dead ! Dead perhaps while [he]_{9372-the jew} had been lingering at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} and over the files of newspapers ! [He]_242-rupert almost fainted at the thought . ' Why do [you]_{516-mr. bernstein} not go at once ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried to [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , who sat waiting impassively till [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} should recover . ' Inquire everywhere . Put out a reward . Tell [the police]_{8679-the police} to have the canals , the Serpentine dragged . '_[242-rupert] ' Patience , patience , [[my]_{9372-the jew} dear sir]_{4082-my dear sir} , '_{[9372-the jew]} replied [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} in soothing accents ; ' everything shall be done as it ought . Is it not a proverb with [you]_{4082-my dear sir} , the more haste the worse speed ? [We]_9404-we can not inform [the police]_{8679-the police} like that . If [they]_{8679-the police} meddle , [they]_{8679-the police} will do as [they]_{8679-the police} have always done , and throw out [the child]_{3287-the child} with the bathwater . '_{[9372-the jew]} ' What do [you]_242-rupert mean ? '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert mind still confused with horror . ' [I]_242-rupert mean that [the Nihilists]_{9407-the nihilists} , or [Socialists]_{9408-socialists} , call [them]_{9407-the nihilists} what [you]_{4082-my dear sir} will , have [friends among the police]_{9409-friends among the police} , or among [their]_{9407-the nihilists} acquaintance , and therefore can know when [they]_{9407-the nihilists} are coming . It is not [my]_242-rupert way to employ [the police]_{8679-the police} . And see [you]_{4082-my dear sir} , [sir]_5663-sir , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert continued , with a ring of decision in [his]_242-rupert voice , ' [I]_242-rupert will show [you]_{4082-my dear sir} [my]_242-rupert mind as if [you]_{4082-my dear sir} were reading it on paper . [I]_242-rupert do not feel sure that [we]_9412-we shall recover [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} . If it was only an affair of the heart , [I]_242-rupert could promise something . For love is very indiscreet and given to talk ; and [he]_9413-he does not mind being found out , [he]_9413-he is so proud of [himself]_9413-he . But there is another passion here , nearly as strong , which desires concealment and knows many hiding - places all over [Europe]_75-europe . More than that , [I]_242-rupert have not any business with [secret societies]_{9389-secret societies} . [I]_242-rupert am [a stranger to politics and revolutions]_{9415-a stranger to politics and revolutions} ; and [the province [I]_242-rupert have assigned [myself]_242-rupert]_{9416-the province i have assigned myself} is entirely confined to private life . If [I]_242-rupert was to put [my]_242-rupert hand into politics [I]_242-rupert should be putting it into the wolf 's throat . [One]_5661-one must not lie between the hammer and the anvil or it will go bad with one . '_[242-rupert] ' But [you]_9418-you will take up this inquiry , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' if [I]_242-rupert ask [you]_9418-you , and pay whatever [you]_9418-you demand . The politics are nothing to [me]_242-rupert — only bring back [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ; it is all [I]_242-rupert want . For what [I]_242-rupert care , [the Nihilists]_{485-the nihilists} may blow up [the Tower of [London]_4-london]_{179-the tower of london} to - morrow . '_[242-rupert] ' That would not be [my]_{4120-the israelite} sentiment if [I]_{4120-the israelite} were [an English citizen]_{9419-an english citizen} like [you]_9418-you , '_{[4120-the israelite]} returned [the Israelite]_{4120-the israelite} . ' But [you]_9418-you do not understand [my]_{4120-the israelite} position . [I]_{4120-the israelite} have to live and move about in [a subterranean region , which is full of mines]_{9420-a subterranean region , which is full of mines} and — how do [you]_9418-you say?—countermines . Look , it is like [a London street]_{9421-a london street} . Under the pavement which [the carriages of [the great people]_{9423-the great people}]_{9422-the carriages of the great people} roll over , there are the water - pipes , and under them the gas is laid , and beneath that again is the main drainage , and deep down , in the bowels of [the earth]_{5764-the earth} where all should be still as a mouse , there is the railway with [the trains]_{9425-the trains} tearing along,—you say tearing ? — and there are [stations]_{9426-stations} with [their]_{9426-stations} lights , and [the boys]_{6804-the boys} selling journals , and [people eating and drinking at buffets]_{9428-people eating and drinking at buffets} , and [I]_{4120-the israelite} know not what . Such is [the world to which [I]_{4120-the israelite} also belong]_{9429-the world to which i also belong} . [The police]_{8679-the police} do not like [me]_{4120-the israelite} , for [I]_{4120-the israelite} take the bread out of [their]_{8679-the police} mouths ; [the International]_{9431-the international} does not like [me]_{4120-the israelite} , for it is impossible that [I]_{4120-the israelite} should not know of [their]_{8679-the police} doings one day or another ; and so [[my]_{4120-the israelite} people]_{9432-my people} encounter great risks . [I]_{4120-the israelite} tell [you]_9433-you , then , that if [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} has thrown [herself]_{451-mrs. malcolm} under the ægis of the revolution , [I]_{4120-the israelite} may hunt out where [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} is , but to bring [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} back [I]_{4120-the israelite} can not give a pledge . Is it understood ? '_{[4120-the israelite]} When [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} spoke hastily , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} fell into the German idioms to which [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} youth was accustomed , diluting them in a menstruum of French , as is the way with nearly all who have travelled much in [their]_4121-their time . [Rupert]_242-rupert answered with the utmost impatience , ' For God 's sake , let [me]_242-rupert have tidings of [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , and [we]_9434-we will decide the rest then . Only lose no more time . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert laid on the table a purse of sovereigns , which [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} said [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} preferred to a cheque as being safer ; and , when arrangements for corresponding had been made on both sides , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} saw [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} off with a sense of alleviation , for [the interview]_{4123-the interview} had tried [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} exceedingly . As soon as the door was shut on [that venerable figure]_{4124-that venerable figure} , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} returned to [[his]_{516-mr. bernstein} study]_{6331-his study} , and , throwing [himself]_{516-mr. bernstein} on the sofa , fell into a troubled sleep . [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , meanwhile , bearing an epistle from [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , drove at [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} top - speed to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , to inspect , as [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} said , ' the basis of operations . '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} had a strong belief that [the localities]_{4127-the localities} tell half the story when [they]_{4127-the localities} are examined by a careful eye . It was late in the evening when [Rupert]_242-rupert awoke , not so much refreshed as shaken and unnerved by the nightmare slumbers into which [he]_242-rupert had fallen . One dread predominated — the horrible fear evoked so calmly by [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} might have done [herself]_{367-hippolyta} a fatal injury or have met with foul play . To know that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was living , though degraded and estranged from [him]_242-rupert for ever , would have been consolation , in spite of what [he]_242-rupert had exclaimed a few hours ago . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's death was an evil without a remedy ; [he]_242-rupert would bear anything , however disgraceful , rather than that . Search [the dead - houses]_{9401-the dead - houses} , had [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} said ? What were [the dead - houses of [London]_4-london]_{4129-the dead - houses of london} ? [Whither]_520-whither did [they]_{4129-the dead - houses of london} take [the drowned]_{4130-the drowned} , and [the murdered]_{4131-the murdered} , and the bodies of suicides in [the great Babylon]_{4132-the great babylon} ? There was [no Morgue]_{4133-no morgue} as at [Paris]_19-paris . [He]_242-rupert began to think over what [he]_242-rupert had seen from time to time in the newspapers on this frightful subject . It seemed to [him]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert ought to go from [one hospital]_{4134-one hospital} to another , from [one workhouse]_{4135-one workhouse} to another , and make inquiries that very night . But [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} would do all that was necessary , and let [him]_242-rupert know if anything came of it . [Rupert]_242-rupert , with many a sigh , had given [him]_242-rupert the only portrait [he]_242-rupert possessed of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . It was the one precious thing [he]_242-rupert carried with [him]_242-rupert wherever [he]_242-rupert went . [You]_4137-you remember it , [reader]_1461-reader ? The sketch made in happier days , soon after [their]_4139-their engagement , which represented [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} in [her]_{367-hippolyta} riding - habit , as [Rupert]_242-rupert beheld [her]_{367-hippolyta} for the first time when , in [the Hermitage]_{99-the hermitage} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} turned round from [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor 's book - shelves , and faced [the intruder]_{4140-the intruder} . Nothing could be more light or graceful . But [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , who had not been shy at expressing [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} admiration for [Rupert]_242-rupert 's portrayal of [himself]_{516-mr. bernstein} in [the Academy]_{3089-the academy} , knew human nature too well to say a word on receiving this of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} was sharp of speech and independent ; but that silence was golden naturally occurred to [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} on observing the look with which [Glanville]_242-rupert abandoned [his]_242-rupert treasure . Yes , [the private - inquiry office]_{4142-the private - inquiry office} would send what intelligence it might have ; and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} had implored [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} not to delay , be the hour day or night , in despatching [[his]_{516-mr. bernstein} messenger]_{4144-his messenger} to [Clarence Gardens]_{509-clarence gardens} . But an unrest drove [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} forth , and once [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} was in [the streets]_{2952-the streets} , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} might as well , it seemed to [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} , do that which lay nearest [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} heart and gain assurance , if possible , that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was yet living . For the second time , then , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} found [himself]_{516-mr. bernstein} wandering about [London]_4-london alone , possessed with the thought of [her]_{367-hippolyta} , as on that night which had seen the commencement of [their]_4146-their guilty happiness . Guilty , did [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} call it ? Yes , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} acknowledged [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} sin . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} would not pretend that [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} was blameless , or had been coerced by a stronger will . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} ought to have resisted . The doom might have fallen upon [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} which had now overtaken [them]_4146-their both ; it was fear of it that had swayed [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} then ; but [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} saw now with fatal clearness that what would have been at the worst [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} misfortune was become [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} unpardonable crime . The night , which was wild and stormy with chequered moonlight , reminded [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} of the flying clouds and cold brilliancy of that former scene , when [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} had spent hour after hour meditating on the temptation instead of resisting it . Again [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} thoughts reverted to the solitude of that night , [the silent ghostly bridge]_{4147-the silent ghostly bridge} , and the flood of waters hurrying between [its]_{4147-the silent ghostly bridge} arches to [the sea]_{642-the sea} . Was [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} floating along [the river]_{6125-the river} now , or hidden in [its]_{4147-the silent ghostly bridge} depths amid the unutterable pollutions that had revealed themselves to [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} vision where [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} stood , gazing into [it]_{4147-the silent ghostly bridge} ? [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} dared not go near [it]_{4147-the silent ghostly bridge} yet . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} would inquire at [a police station]_{4150-a police station} , at [one or two of [the workhouses which [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} supposed must be in [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood}]_{4152-the workhouses which he supposed must be in the neighbourhood}]_{4151-one or two of the workhouses which he supposed must be in the neighbourhood} , whether the dead body of [a woman]_{6460-a woman} had been found that day or the day before . It was late , and suspicions might be aroused ; but [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} could not go [home]_693-home , and , while [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} was abroad , this spirit of unsatisfied longing drove [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} on . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} did inquire , at first with no result . There had been accidents within the last forty - eight , within the last sixty , hours of all kinds — drowning , burning , fatal collisions in [crowded streets]_{4156-crowded streets} , [children]_{1703-children} run over , the bodies of [new - born babes found on the public highway,—casualties in the battle of life which is ever going forward under the cloud of civilisation that hides it and yet heightens its horror]_{4158-new - born babes found on the public highway,—casualties in the battle of life which is ever going forward under the cloud of civilisation that hides it and yet heightens its horror} . But on the list of the dead was [no woman such as [Glanville]_{509-clarence gardens}]_{4159-no woman such as glanville} , who dared not use too particular a description , inquired after . Was [he]_{509-clarence gardens} sure , [they]_4160-them asked , that it was a case of drowning ? Other kinds of accidents were taken to [the hospitals,—indeed]_{4161-the hospitals,—indeed} these were , too , when there seemed hope of restoring animation . [Rupert]_242-rupert said in a low voice , ' Thank [you]_4160-them , '_[242-rupert] and went on [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} way . What was it [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} thanked [them]_4160-them for ? The little courtesies which soften and adorn [our]_4162-our commonplace life have in [them]_4160-them something hideous , grotesque , sardonic , when they are repeated amid the horrors of death . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} turned to [the first great hospital of which the name was ringing with monotonous iteration in [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} brain]_{4163-the first great hospital of which the name was ringing with monotonous iteration in his brain} . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} entered [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , which at that hour , with the lights halfturned down , looked vast and solemn . There was [some one keeping vigil]_{4165-some one keeping vigil} , who rose when [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} appeared on the threshold and came towards [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} . In a whisper [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} asked whether [any one]_{5901-any one} had been brought [there]_913-there lately from [the river]_{6125-the river} or elsewhere , any accident , — [a woman , young , fair - haired,—and [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} described [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta}]_{4169-a woman , young , fair - haired,—and he described hippolyta} . [The night - porter]_{4170-the night - porter} could not say ; [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} would make inquiry , and [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} went in search of [a nurse]_{4171-a nurse} . Soon [they]_4172-they both came back , whispering . [The nurse]_{6229-the nurse} looked at [Glanville]_242-rupert , saw [he]_242-rupert was [a person of distinction]_{4174-a person of distinction} , and replied that [such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} , had been brought in early that morning , not from [the river]_{6125-the river} , but from [a common lodging - house]_{4177-a common lodging - house} . [She]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} had poisoned [herself]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} in a fit of despair , of shame , it appeared . [They]_4172-they had brought [her]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} round a little , but [she]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} could not live . [They]_4172-they did not know [her]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} name or history . Would [the gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} see [her]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} ? [He]_242-rupert followed [the nurse]_{6229-the nurse} at once , stepping noiselessly [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} , and was shown into [a great ward]_{4181-a great ward} , full of beds , in almost every one of which lay [a sleeping patient]_{4182-a sleeping patient} . On [his]_242-rupert right , near a window , [he]_242-rupert was bidden to look close and say whether [he]_242-rupert recognised [the young woman that lay there staring at [him]_242-rupert with eyes wide open]_{4183-the young woman that lay there staring at him with eyes wide open} . [She]_{4175-such a young woman , but poor , in ragged garments} was not asleep , nor yet fully awake , but dazed and speechless . Oh no , it was not [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . How could [they]_4172-they speak of that as fair hair ? [They]_4172-they had never seen the golden locks which had wounded [his]_242-rupert heart . The features were pretty but wasted ; [he]_242-rupert knew what sort of woman it was ; and while [he]_242-rupert said so to [himself]_242-rupert in a low whisper , the staring eyes seemed to gather consciousness and to look at [him]_242-rupert more fixedly . No , no , not [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Again [he]_242-rupert thanked [them]_4172-they and went out . The clouds were drifting still , and the moon high . [He]_242-rupert rambled aimlessly , falling into a slow walk , until , as [he]_242-rupert moved past [some huge building]_{4184-some huge building} , [his]_242-rupert memory tapped [him]_242-rupert on the shoulder , as if to say , ' Ask the question here ; it is [a workhouse which [you]_242-rupert pass when [you]_242-rupert are driving to [the station]_{7457-the station} for [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{9435-a workhouse which you pass when you are driving to the station for trelingham} . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert rang the night - bell , inquired , was told that [others]_5757-others had been [there]_913-there already on a like errand , and that only the corpse of [a boy]_{1041-a boy} , whom [[his]_242-rupert mother]_{1582-his mother} had stabbed the day previously , lay in [the mortuary]_{4189-the mortuary} awaiting an inquest . ' [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , then , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert , ' is taking pains , as [he]_242-rupert promised . Why do [I]_242-rupert not go [home]_693-home ? '_[242-rupert] But [his]_242-rupert limbs were possessed with the spirit [he]_242-rupert had called up . On [he]_242-rupert went , uncertain of the ways , now hither , now thither , sometimes inquiring when [he]_242-rupert found [himself]_242-rupert , [he]_242-rupert knew not how , at the door of [a police - station]_{4190-a police - station} , sometimes when [his]_242-rupert hand was on the bell turning as from a fruitless search and passing by . Still , the instinct that led [him]_242-rupert seemed to unlock these grim repositories ; and [he]_242-rupert remembered years after the vision of the dead and drowned which in that long night was opened to [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert saw more than [one woman]_{2884-one woman} , young or old , lying in [her]_{2884-one woman} shroud prepared for burial , or in the clothes [she]_{2884-one woman} had worn when casting [herself]_{2884-one woman} into [the river]_{6125-the river} ; and the wan features and startled eyes remained with [him]_242-rupert as a memory which [he]_242-rupert could never blot out . What a terror clung to the withered , gray tresses , stained with mud from [the Thames]_{128-the thames} , which [he]_242-rupert noticed , and that instant stereotyped on [his]_242-rupert brain , when casting a hurried glance into [the dead - house]_{4193-the dead - house} , — at [Kensington]_{180-kensington} was it , or in [what other place]_{4194-what other place} ? [He]_242-rupert did not know , but [he]_242-rupert remembered the long gray tresses , which were not [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's , yet moved [him]_242-rupert to compassion as though there could be a likeness between them and [her]_{367-hippolyta} sunny curls . Enough , enough . [He]_242-rupert would not follow the spectre that held [him]_242-rupert so fast by the hand , but return to [his]_242-rupert miserable couch and wait . The morning brings good dreams , [he]_242-rupert said , and [his]_242-rupert eyes filled with womanish , helpless tears . If but in a dream [he]_242-rupert might see [her]_{367-hippolyta} for a moment , only once , only for so long as would let [him]_242-rupert fix again in memory the features whose outline was already growing dim . It was so little to ask . But [his]_242-rupert prayer was vain ; and though [he]_242-rupert slept , not even in [his]_242-rupert dreams would [the lady of [his]_242-rupert heart]_{4195-the lady of his heart} appear to [him]_242-rupert . Ten days and nights passed in bootless wanderings through [the immeasurable forest of [London]_4-london]_{4196-the immeasurable forest of london} , in sighs and tears , and all the sad accompaniments of a downfallen love which seem so bitter to [him]_242-rupert that undergoes them , so trivial and unnecessary to [others that only look on]_{4197-others that only look on} . It is strange how the bleeding of [a man]_{5695-a man} to death , which has happened sometimes on the ruin or loss of [a beloved person]_{4199-a beloved person} , should tend to excite mockery ; and yet it does . [Glanville]_242-rupert , with this arrow in [his]_242-rupert heart , would not have dared to face [[his]_242-rupert friends]_{1847-his friends} ; [he]_242-rupert hid away from [the intimates who would have thronged round [him]_242-rupert had [they]_{4201-the intimates who would have thronged round him had they known he was in town} known [he]_242-rupert was in [town]_1305-town]_{4201-the intimates who would have thronged round him had they known he was in town} ; and [his]_242-rupert feet strayed involuntarily towards the places where [he]_242-rupert thought [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} might be concealed , in [the dens of [East London]_{181-east london}]_{4203-the dens of east london} , which , as [he]_242-rupert had gathered from [William Dauris]_{502-william dauris} , [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been visiting while [he]_242-rupert was at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . On the tenth day [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , who had sent [him]_242-rupert short messages of no very definite import during this time , appeared once more in [[his]_{516-mr. bernstein} studio]_{1691-his studio} . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} looked calm and collected — a contrast to [Rupert]_242-rupert , whose eyes were beginning to show that fatigued expression which follows upon anxiety continued over sleepless nights . [The Jew]_{521-the jew} , however , had not been idle . Warranted by [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's letter to [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} , at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} had searched into [every corner of [the old mansion]_{3389-the old mansion}]_{4206-every corner of the old mansion} , and , though discovering no clue to [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's disappearance , had been rewarded by finding [Annie Dauris]_465-annie 's letter , brought by [the little boy]_{3266-the little boy} on the morning of [her]_465-annie flight , and locked up in one of [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's jewel - boxes . At the same time [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} had appropriated certain scraps of paper which enabled [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} to compare [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's former handwriting with that which [she]_465-annie adopted in corresponding with [Rupert]_242-rupert . All that [the gardener]_{8560-the gardener} or [[his]_{8560-the gardener} wife]_{1017-his wife} had to tell of [[their]_4211-their daughter]_{3336-their daughter} , and of [the lady]_{722-the lady} 's interest in [her]_{3336-their daughter} and attempts to bring [the girl]_{3332-the girl} to a sense of [her]_{722-the lady} duties , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} likewise knew , although [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} did not go near [the cottage in [Church Lane]_{144-church lane}]_{4215-the cottage in church lane} . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} had even come upon the trace of [Annie]_465-annie , who , it now appeared , had gone , as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} surmised , to [Charlotte Fraser]_{474-charlotte fraser} 's , stayed with [her]_465-annie a day and a night , and afterwards plunged into [the obscure regions of [London rascaldom]_4-london]_{4216-the obscure regions of london rascaldom} , either , as [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} supposed , in search of [Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} , or to meet [him]_{471-maurice regan} by a preconcerted arrangement . [Rupert]_242-rupert paid little attention to all this . What did it matter where [Annie Dauris]_465-annie went ? [She]_465-annie was not [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . The details of private inquiry , however interesting to [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , were to [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} ignoble and disgusting . But [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} woke from [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} lethargy when [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} went on , in the same unimpassioned voice , to say , ' [We]_9438-we have likewise examined [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's connection with this strange affair . When [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} heard the story from [you]_9439-you last time [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} could not satisfy [myself]_{516-mr. bernstein} as to which of [the two gentlemen]_{9440-the two gentlemen} , [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor or [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} , was [principal]_{9441-principal} , and which was accessory — to use the terms of the law . [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} am now confident that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor has directed the game all through , while [Mr. Regan]_{471-maurice regan} may have held the cards . [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} do not say otherwise as to that , '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} concluded . ' [I]_242-rupert was sure of it , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert in a low voice ; ' but could [I]_242-rupert think that [Ivor]_277-ivor was [a villain]_{2103-a villain} ? '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{9372-the jew} did not say so , '_{[9372-the jew]} replied [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} ; ' it is not for [me]_{9372-the jew} to make a moral appreciation of [his]_277-ivor acts . But , first of all , did [he]_277-ivor not say that [he]_277-ivor was unacquainted with [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} until [he]_277-ivor saw [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} ? '_{[9372-the jew]} ' Certainly , '_[242-rupert] answered [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' [he]_277-ivor gave [me]_242-rupert [his]_277-ivor word of honour that it was so . '_[242-rupert] ' Very well ; and perhaps it was clever of [him]_277-ivor to persist in a system of complete denial , for [he]_277-ivor may have dreamt to [himself]_277-ivor that [you]_9443-you could not reach the evidence . But one has found in [his]_277-ivor desk a number of papers , written in cypher indeed , to which [we]_9444-we have not the key — that can wait — but in the known characters of [Miss Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [I]_242-rupert will show [you]_9443-you one morsel . See'—and [he]_277-ivor laid on the table a long thin strip of foreign note - paper covered with writing , which [Rupert]_242-rupert instantly recognised as [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's . [He]_242-rupert covered [his]_242-rupert face with [his]_242-rupert hands . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was lost to [him]_242-rupert for ever . Good heavens ! how had [he]_242-rupert been deceived ? '_[242-rupert] Much , ' said [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} continuing , '_[242-rupert] would depend on the date of this correspondence ; but some of the envelopes found with it retain [their]_4219-their postmarks , which are of two and even three years back . It is to be concluded , then , that [[your]_4220-you friend]_{1390-your friend} was not speaking the truth when [he]_{1390-your friend} denied to know [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . And as [the girl [Annie Dauris]_465-annie]_{4222-the girl annie dauris} will account for the intrusion of [Regan]_{471-maurice regan} , [we]_4223-we may assume in [our]_4223-we future investigations that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor is [the person to watch and convict]_{4224-the person to watch and convict} . ' '_[277-ivor] But what has [he]_277-ivor done with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' exclaimed [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_[277-ivor] [you]_4220-you should have watched [him]_277-ivor already . ' '_[4220-you] [We]_4223-we have done that , to be sure , ' said [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} ; '_[4220-you] [he]_277-ivor does not leave [home]_693-home , however , except to go among [the working men whom [he]_277-ivor is in the habit of visiting]_{4226-the working men whom he is in the habit of visiting} , and [they]_{4226-the working men whom he is in the habit of visiting} appear to know nothing . Neither does [he]_277-ivor send letters by post . There was one [he]_277-ivor posted two days since . It was to [you]_4220-you . Did [you]_4220-you receive it ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert was fairly startled on hearing this slight but extraordinary proof of the completeness with which [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} conducted [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} investigations . [He]_242-rupert opened a drawer behind [him]_242-rupert and took out the letter . [The Jew]_{521-the jew} 's eyes glittered for a moment like those of a gamester sweeping the stakes into [his]_277-ivor pocket . '_[4220-you] [You]_4220-you have not answered it yet , ' said [he]_242-rupert , looking attentively at [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; '_[4220-you] what will [you]_4220-you say to [[your]_4220-you friend]_{1390-your friend} ? ' '_[4220-you] Do n't call [him]_{1390-your friend} [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} , or [you]_4220-you will drive [me]_0-i mad , ' cried [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[4220-you] No , [I]_0-i have not answered , though how [you]_4220-you know that is a mystery . Are [you]_4220-you also acquainted with the contents of this letter ? ' holding it out as [he]_0-i spoke . [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} quietly waved it back with a motion of [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} hand . '_[4229-them] [I]_0-i have seen [them]_4229-them , ' [he]_0-i said ; '_[0-i] [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor repeats the asseveration that [he]_277-ivor is innocent of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's disappearance , and offers to help [you]_4220-you in whatever steps [you]_4220-you may undertake for [her]_{367-hippolyta} recovery . Not true ? Is that not it ? ' '_[277-ivor] Yes , ' answered [Rupert]_242-rupert , more astonished than [he]_242-rupert chose to say . [The Jew]_{9372-the jew} waited for [him]_0-i to continue , but as [he]_{9372-the jew} seemed lost in thought , [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} [himself]_{516-mr. bernstein} resumed the thread of the conversation . '_[277-ivor] If [I]_0-i might offer [you]_4220-you an advice , ' [he]_0-i said , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i would accept [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's proposition . ' '_[277-ivor] What ! ' exclaimed [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; '_[277-ivor] take [his]_277-ivor hand again , after all these things ; after breaking with [him]_277-ivor as [I]_0-i have done ? Never ! [Our]_4230-our friendship is at an end . [He]_277-ivor has murdered it . ' '_[277-ivor] Ta , ta , ta , ' said [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} contemptuously ; '_[277-ivor] that is the reason itself of [my]_0-i counsel to [you]_4220-you . [The proverb]_{4231-the proverb} says , " To [a rogue]_{4232-a rogue} , [a rogue and a half]_{4233-a rogue and a half} . " [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor is [a false friend]_{4234-a false friend} , [you]_4220-you say . Good — then [you]_4220-you must be [more false friend]_{4235-more false friend} . ' '_[4220-you] [I]_0-i could not do that , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert slowly . [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} got up and came to within a foot of where [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} was seated . [The artist in surprise]_{9450-the artist in surprise} eyed [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} , not without curiosity . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear sir]_{4082-my dear sir} , ' began [the private detective]_{9451-the private detective} in [his]_{9451-the private detective} hortatory voice , '_[0-i] [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor is , [you]_4220-you say , [a villain]_{2103-a villain} , [a taugenichts]_{4238-a taugenichts} , or what worse ; but when [he]_277-ivor wrote to [you]_4220-you [he]_277-ivor was doing [you]_4220-you one service and [me]_0-i another . [We]_4239-we will succeed by [his]_277-ivor means . But , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [he]_{9451-the private detective} went on sternly , '_[242-rupert] how will [we]_4239-we succeed if [you]_4220-you do not keep [your]_4220-you share of the bargain ? ' '_[0-i] What do [you]_0-i mean ? ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , rising in [his]_242-rupert astonishment . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i mean , ' said [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , '_[0-i] that it was understood between [us]_4239-we that [I]_0-i should conduct this search , not [you]_4220-you . And [you]_4220-you are crossing [our]_4239-we path at every turn , and asking imprudent and unnecessary questions , and raising the dust of suspicion where it is not easy to bring water and lay it . Why should [you]_4220-you go to [the dead - houses]_{9401-the dead - houses} and [the hospitals]_{4241-the hospitals} ? If there was anything [I]_0-i would have informed [you]_4220-you . But it is like two packs of hounds running down the same hare . [They]_4242-they do only run into [one another]_{630-one another} , and the hare escapes to [her]_4244-her form . So is it with hunting in [these fields]_{4245-these fields} . With one word , it can not go on . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert felt the justice of [his]_242-rupert remarks and endeavoured to apologise . But it was a bitter draught , explaining the restlessness of a great sorrow to [this vulgar Jew]_{9453-this vulgar jew} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} Oh , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_242-rupert thought to [himself]_242-rupert , '_{[367-hippolyta]} how are [we]_4239-we fallen ! Must [you]_{367-hippolyta} be dragged in the mire , and [our]_4239-we love be desecrated like this ? ' [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} was not unacquainted with the outward fashion of intense grief . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} listened to the apology and seemed satisfied . '_{[367-hippolyta]} There are attenuating circumstances , [I]_0-i know , ' [he]_0-i said ; '_[0-i] it is not [my]_0-i purpose to forsake this investigation , which promises to be curious . But now [Mr. Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor comes to [our]_4239-we aid . [You]_{367-hippolyta} desire something to watch . Watch [him]_277-ivor . For , [I]_0-i must tell [you]_{367-hippolyta} , ' [he]_0-i went on as if to anticipate [Rupert]_242-rupert 's objections , '_[0-i] [you]_{367-hippolyta} did not right , eleven days since , when [you]_{367-hippolyta} threw away the opportunity of seeing all [he]_277-ivor would do . It was the very time when [you]_{367-hippolyta} should have clung to [him]_277-ivor like a leech . Ah yes , like a leech . But there is no loss , because [he]_277-ivor has laid [his]_277-ivor plans cunningly ; and in what place [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} may be , [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} will stay [there]_913-there until the storm has blown over . It was done at a stroke , cleverly , when [you]_{367-hippolyta} could not be there . Accordingly , it is now required to lay by hurry and passion , to persuade [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor that [you]_{367-hippolyta} take [him]_277-ivor at [his]_277-ivor word , and to constitute [yourself]_{367-hippolyta} [[his]_277-ivor gaoler]_{4247-his gaoler} , which [you]_{367-hippolyta} may do , if [you]_{367-hippolyta} please , from henceforth . And [you]_{367-hippolyta} will do it , if [you]_{367-hippolyta} are truly attached to [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . On the other foot , [you]_{367-hippolyta} will lose [her]_{367-hippolyta} once for all . ' The last words told . It was quite true . Granting that [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor was [the agent who had put all this machinery in motion , there could be no method of gaining control over it so effectual as to be ever by [his]_277-ivor side on terms of close friendship]_{9454-the agent who had put all this machinery in motion , there could be no method of gaining control over it so effectual as to be ever by his side on terms of close friendship} . Treachery was it ? But who had been [traitor first]_{9455-traitor first} ? And if , as [he]_277-ivor pretended , [Ivor]_277-ivor was innocent , there could be no harm in accepting a proposal [he]_277-ivor had made [himself]_277-ivor . When the letter came containing [his]_277-ivor attempted exculpation , [Rupert]_242-rupert had been minded to fling it in the fire without opening it . [He]_242-rupert was now glad [he]_242-rupert had restrained [his]_242-rupert passion . There were signs of relenting in [his]_242-rupert attitude as [he]_242-rupert sat down once more and motioned [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} to [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} seat . '_[4248-you] What do [you]_4248-you advise ? ' [he]_242-rupert asked , without looking up . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall advise , ' answered [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , '_[0-i] something which is full of hazard , especially for [a celebrated man like [yourself]_4250-you]_{4249-a celebrated man like yourself} . If [you]_4250-you wish to pry into all [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's doings , [you]_4250-you must become [a member of [[his]_277-ivor world]_{4252-his world}]_{4251-a member of his world} — in other words , [a Nihilist]_{9385-a nihilist} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i become [a Nihilist]_{9385-a nihilist} ! ' cried [Rupert]_242-rupert , with a mocking laugh . '_{[9385-a nihilist]} The suggestion is piquant . Why do n't [you]_4248-you bid [me]_0-i sell [myself]_0-i to the devil , eh , [Mephistopheles]_{522-mephistopheles} ? ' '_[4248-you] Because [I]_0-i am not [Mephistopheles]_{522-mephistopheles} , ' replied [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , as calmly as before , '_[0-i] and because it would not advance matters , unless [that potentate]_{4255-that potentate} could tell [us]_4256-us where [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} is now . Come , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , think it over , and [you]_242-rupert will confess it is the only way . [I]_0-i can watch [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor so long as [he]_277-ivor keeps on this side of the curtain ; but when [he]_277-ivor goes through it into [the secret chamber of [[his]_277-ivor fellow - [revolutionists]_{8866-revolutionists}]_{4258-his fellow - revolutionists}]_{4257-the secret chamber of his fellow - revolutionists} [I]_0-i can not , or at any rate [I]_0-i do not desire to follow [him]_277-ivor . [I]_0-i have told [you]_242-rupert it is not [[my]_0-i department]_{4260-my department} . But [you]_242-rupert , who do not care if [the anarchists]_{4261-the anarchists} blow up [the Tower of [London]_4-london]_{179-the tower of london} to - morrow , need not be scrupulous in joining [them]_{4261-the anarchists} . [You]_242-rupert can then keep an eye on [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor during every one of the twenty - four hours . [He]_277-ivor did not foreshadow this move when [he]_277-ivor wrote to [you]_242-rupert [his]_277-ivor letter . It will give [him]_277-ivor the checkmate . [He]_277-ivor will be in [your]_242-rupert hands like [a child]_{5891-a child} or a teetotum , to spin round . ' All this appeared plausible enough ; and to [a desperate man]_{9457-a desperate man} , whose prospect in life without [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} seemed like a long unbroken winter , the reasons which [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} urged with force and conviction might well prove decisive . [They]_9458-they did so , in fact , although not until [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} had presented [them]_9458-they in the strongest light , adding that in the alternative of [Glanville]_242-rupert 's refusing , [he]_{9372-the jew} would throw up the game and sweep the pieces from the board . '_[277-ivor] When [you]_242-rupert have become one of [the society]_{8898-the society} , ' [he]_{9372-the jew} continued , '_[277-ivor] the match will be in [your]_242-rupert favour . [I]_0-i suppose [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} cherished a real affection for [you]_242-rupert . In that case [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} may be persuaded to return , since in [you]_242-rupert [she]_{451-mrs. malcolm} will find the realisation of [her]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ideal , who should undoubtedly be [a hero of the new order]_{4264-a hero of the new order} . Besides that , [you]_242-rupert will acquire [friends whose co - operation]_{4265-friends whose co - operation} may be indispensable , but of whom the very existence is not as yet known to [you]_242-rupert . [Acknowledge Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor 's letter , appoint [him]_4266-him a meeting [here]_6115-here , and tell [him]_4266-him frankly that [you]_242-rupert believe [his]_4266-him defence , and only wish now to discover [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . For that purpose [you]_242-rupert entreat [him]_4266-him to make [you]_242-rupert an entrance into [the society]_{8898-the society} . [He]_4266-him will at first refuse on the score of principle . But , tell [me]_0-i , [you]_242-rupert have never posed as [a friend of absolute power]_{4269-a friend of absolute power} ? [You]_242-rupert are known as [a free - thinker]_{4270-a free - thinker} , and have nothing to unsay ? If [I]_0-i had not ascertained that such was [your]_242-rupert reputation [I]_0-i would not have presented [myself]_0-i with this proposition in [my]_0-i hand . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert could not help admiring the combination of frankness and guile in [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} 's proposal . To make [an anarchist of]_{9460-an anarchist of} [a free - thinking artist]_{9461-a free - thinking artist} was by no means difficult ; and were example sufficient to justify that course it might be had for the asking . [More than one well - known poet]_{9462-more than one well - known poet} and [painter]_9463-painter had been enrolled in the Nihilist ranks . Nay , was it not [the consummate littérateur]_{9464-the consummate littérateur} , [Turgenieff]_{523-turgenieff} , who had invented the name ? But it might be too late . Would not [Ivor]_277-ivor suspect this instantaneous conversion ? '_[0-i] No , ' answered [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , '_[0-i] not if [you]_242-rupert are as unreserved as [I]_0-i advise [you]_242-rupert to be . Make the prime motive [your]_242-rupert desire to meet [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . The rest , considering [your]_242-rupert previous history and opinions , will seem perfectly reasonable . [I]_0-i should tell [you]_242-rupert that , while [we]_4271-we know [Mr. Maurice Regan]_{471-maurice regan} left [England]_39-england last Friday on [his]_{471-maurice regan} way to [Brussels]_174-brussels , [we]_4271-we can not discover [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} or any one that has heard [his]_{274-colonel valence} name out of [the neighbourhood of Falside]_{7844-the neighbourhood of falside} , where inquiries were instituted immediately . ' '_{[4273-the women arrested at brussels]} And [the women arrested at [Brussels]_174-brussels]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels} ? ' asked [Rupert]_242-rupert , '_{[4273-the women arrested at brussels]} is anything further known of [them]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels} ? In the English newspapers it is only said that [they]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels} have undergone a fresh examination . ' '_{[4273-the women arrested at brussels]} Here are [their]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels} photographs , with the accompanying description by [the Belgian police]_{9345-the belgian police} , ' replied [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , taking a packet out of the valise [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} had brought with [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} into [the room]_{762-the room} . '_{[4273-the women arrested at brussels]} [I]_0-i do not think [either of [them]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels}]_{8779-either of them} can be [Miss Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . ' Neither did [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , when [he]_{5691-the artist} had seen the portraits and studied the accounts sent with [them]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels} . [One of the faces]_{9468-one of the faces} was too old , [the other]_{618-the other} too young ; and it was impossible that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , however skilful in disguising [herself]_{367-hippolyta} , should have altered the very contour of [her]_{367-hippolyta} features . What was known of [the women]_{9348-the women} 's antecedents , though needing confirmation , made [the non - identity]_{9471-the non - identity} yet more certain . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} gave back the parcel to [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , promised [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} would send for [Ivor]_277-ivor that afternoon , and arranged the plan upon which , in the alternatives of success or failure , [they]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels} were to proceed . When [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} was gone [Rupert]_242-rupert hastily scribbled the words , '_{[367-hippolyta]} Come and see [me]_0-i at once , ' and sent [them]_{4273-the women arrested at brussels} by [a messenger to [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place}]_{9473-a messenger to grafton place} . In a short time the sound of wheels was heard at the door , and [Glanville]_242-rupert , watching from the dining - room window , saw [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor alight and run up the steps . Determined to act [his]_242-rupert part thoroughly now [he]_242-rupert had taken it up , [Rupert]_242-rupert came out into [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , shook [Ivor]_277-ivor by the hand — a pressure which [[his]_242-rupert old friend]_{9475-his old friend} warmly returned — and led [him]_277-ivor into [the study]_{1733-the study} , where [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} 's chair , standing in the middle of [the room]_{762-the room} , testified that [a visitor]_{2317-a visitor} had not long departed . The sudden change in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's behaviour , which [he]_242-rupert had been far from expecting — or was it anything else ? — occasioned such uncontrollable emotion in [Ivor]_277-ivor that for some minutes [he]_277-ivor was unable to speak . [I]_{367-hippolyta} have said that [Rupert]_242-rupert had almost in excess the artistic quality which seizes upon the present with a passion and firmness of grasp , which are utterly beyond the reach of [those in whom reason and memory are stronger than imagination]_{9479-those in whom reason and memory are stronger than imagination} . It is the endowment which makes [a consummate actor]_{9480-a consummate actor} . And another gift [he]_242-rupert had which does not so often accompany it , due rather to the melancholy underlying [his]_242-rupert everyday character,—I mean that of keeping a secret from [friends who , in other respects , were admitted to the fullest confidence]_{9481-friends who , in other respects , were admitted to the fullest confidence} . [He]_242-rupert could be frank enough to win implicit trust for what [he]_242-rupert said , while [he]_242-rupert was giving in return only so much as [he]_242-rupert deemed expedient . These were dangerous power , and [he]_242-rupert knew it ; but the time seemed to have arrived when [he]_242-rupert must stake or lose all , and [he]_242-rupert resolved to play the game boldly . It roused an excitement within [him]_242-rupert which , like one fever driving out another , made [his]_242-rupert grief for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , though not less real , in some degree less poignant . Towards [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , who had lied to [him]_242-rupert deliberately , who had for years been carrying on relations with [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} which must have continued during [her]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} stay at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , [Rupert]_242-rupert 's feeling was that of [the Red Indian who treads noiselessly in every footstep [[his]_{9483-the red indian who treads noiselessly in every footstep his intended victim has made , always seeing his murdered man} intended victim]_{9484-his intended victim} has made , always seeing [[his]_{9483-the red indian who treads noiselessly in every footstep his intended victim has made , always seeing his murdered man} murdered man]_{9485-his murdered man}]_{9483-the red indian who treads noiselessly in every footstep his intended victim has made , always seeing his murdered man} — to quote [Keats]_524-keats 's fine expression — a little ahead of [him]_{9483-the red indian who treads noiselessly in every footstep his intended victim has made , always seeing his murdered man} , and following with uplifted tomahawk until the moment is come to strike [him]_{9483-the red indian who treads noiselessly in every footstep his intended victim has made , always seeing his murdered man} dead . Treachery for treachery ! Be it so . What other way was there of recovering [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} or avenging [her]_{367-hippolyta} loss ? With the caressing eloquence , therefore , which [he]_242-rupert knew so well how to practise , [Rupert]_242-rupert , waving aside [[his]_242-rupert old friend]_{9475-his old friend} 's attempt at exculpation as needless , and excusing the harsh words that had sundered them during these days on the ground of sudden , irresponsible passion , went straight to the point [he]_242-rupert intended . [He]_242-rupert might count on [Ivor]_277-ivor 's devotion , might [he]_242-rupert not ? On [his]_242-rupert help in the calamity which had befallen [him]_242-rupert ? Yes , [he]_242-rupert knew it . That was the reason [he]_242-rupert had sent for [him]_242-rupert . [Rupert]_242-rupert confessed , in terms of affection and self - rebuke , that [he]_242-rupert had been punished for keeping a secret from [[his]_242-rupert dearest friend]_{1172-his dearest friend} . That secret was the love which had sprung up , how , where , and when it mattered not , between [himself]_242-rupert and [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_242-rupert watched for a change in [Ivor]_277-ivor 's countenance , but no , the dissembling was perfect . Well and good . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who had had [her]_{367-hippolyta} own motives for living under the name of [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , had disappeared and could no longer be found . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had not returned to [Falside]_89-falside ; in [London]_4-london , what hope was there of coming upon [her]_{367-hippolyta} traces ? [The speaker]_{1449-the speaker} 's voice faltered as [he]_{1449-the speaker} went on to declare that [he]_{1449-the speaker} did not believe [she]_{367-hippolyta} was dead , or had met with a violent end . In the first outbreak of distress and fear [he]_{1449-the speaker} had charged [Ivor]_277-ivor with abducting [her]_{367-hippolyta} . It was , of course , absurd . [He]_{1449-the speaker} would not dwell upon the painful exhibition [he]_{1449-the speaker} had made of [himself]_{1449-the speaker} that morning . But , surely , [some one]_{933-some one} had induced [her]_{367-hippolyta} to quit [the house in which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been residing]_{9490-the house in which she had been residing} and , without a moment 's notice , to abandon [those to whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} was dearer than life]_{9491-those to whom she was dearer than life} . Who could it be ? After long meditation [he]_{1449-the speaker} had arrived at the belief that it was [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} , [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . What did [Ivor]_277-ivor think ? [Ivor]_277-ivor , who sat listening with [his]_277-ivor eyes fixed on [Rupert]_242-rupert , had not asked , and did not ask now , under what circumstances [a young lady like [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta}]_{9493-a young lady like miss valence} was living away from [home]_693-home . It would have been an unpleasant query , though put by [a friend]_{829-a friend} . [Rupert]_242-rupert supposed that [he]_242-rupert was aware and did not require telling . Nor was [he]_242-rupert surprised when [Ivor]_277-ivor , instead of assenting to [his]_277-ivor theory about [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , replied simply that [he]_277-ivor knew not what to think . [He]_277-ivor was evidently unwilling that [Rupert]_242-rupert should tear down the shelter afforded [him]_277-ivor by [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's father,—a thing which might speedily have happened were [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} sought after and proved innocent . [Rupert]_242-rupert returned to the charge ; and [Ivor]_277-ivor , after making protestation that [he]_277-ivor did not wish to think evil of [a man [he]_277-ivor had never seen]_{9497-a man he had never seen} ( [Rupert]_242-rupert almost ground [his]_242-rupert teeth on hearing [him]_277-ivor repeat the falsehood ) , at last yielded and said , '_{[367-hippolyta]} Suppose it were [he]_4276-he , then ? ' '_[4276-he] Then , ' cried [Rupert]_242-rupert , feigning more passion than [he]_242-rupert felt , '_[4276-he] [I]_0-i must discover [him]_4276-he wherever [he]_4276-he is , ' and [he]_242-rupert straightway proceeded with the second half of the scheme . When [he]_242-rupert spoke of joining [the anarchists]_{4261-the anarchists} [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} smiled ; but , as [he]_242-rupert went on to assert with growing vehemence that [he]_242-rupert should certainly do it , cost what it might , [Ivor]_277-ivor turned pale . Did [he]_277-ivor see [his]_277-ivor plans checkmated ? But [he]_0-i merely said , '_[0-i] If [you]_0-i had resolved on it , [Rupert]_242-rupert , why did [you]_0-i not join [[our]_4277-our society]_{4064-our society} before telling [me]_0-i ? [I]_0-i need not have known ; whereas , hereafter , [you]_0-i will be putting [me]_0-i in a dilemma where [I]_0-i must either denounce [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} or break [my]_0-i pledged word to [[my]_0-i associates]_{4280-my associates} . Are [you]_0-i not aware that it is incompatible with the existence of [a secret society]_{4081-a secret society} to allow [men like [yourself]_0-i]_{4282-men like yourself} to enter it , or not to denounce [them]_{4282-men like yourself} if by any means [they]_{4282-men like yourself} have got in ? ' '_{[4283-men like myself]} [Men like [myself]_0-i]_{4283-men like myself} ! ' repeated [[his]_0-i friend]_{6114-his friend} . '_[0-i] Ah , to be sure , [you]_0-i mean [traitors]_{4284-traitors} and [disbelievers in the principles of revolution]_{4285-disbelievers in the principles of revolution} . But [I]_0-i shall be [no traitor]_{4286-no traitor} . [I]_0-i am as ready as [yourself]_0-i to subscribe and to propagate the creed [you]_0-i maintain . ' '_{[525-readier]} [Readier]_525-readier , perhaps , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , with a melancholy smile ; '_{[525-readier]} but that will hardly save [you]_0-i , should [your]_0-i motives for joining [us]_4287-us be revealed , as they might be . ' [He]_277-ivor spoke with much deliberation . [Rupert]_242-rupert looked at [him]_277-ivor . Was it a veiled threat ? '_[277-ivor] Yes , ' [he]_0-i said to [himself]_0-i , '_[277-ivor] [I]_0-i dare be sworn they would be revealed when it suited [this fellow]_{4288-this fellow} 's convenience ; but that is part of the risk . ' And then aloud , '_[277-ivor] No , [Ivor]_277-ivor ; [they]_4289-they would be quite safe so long as [you]_277-ivor were [the sole confidant of [them]_4289-they]_{4290-the sole confidant of them} , which is what [I]_0-i have in view . [I]_0-i want [you]_277-ivor , in short , to introduce [me]_0-i — to be [[my]_0-i sponsor]_{4291-my sponsor} and the guarantee for [my]_0-i orthodoxy . ' '_[0-i] [Me]_0-i , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{4052-my dear fellow} , ' exclaimed [Ivor]_277-ivor with agitation in [his]_277-ivor bearing and accent . '_[0-i] Could there be anything more unfortunate ? It is impossible . In the first place , knowing [your]_277-ivor motives , [I]_0-i should be acting a disloyal part to [the association]_{4293-the association} ; and , in the second , [I]_0-i am [myself]_0-i under a cloud and what [you]_277-ivor may call excommunicate from [the brethren]_{1791-the brethren} . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert heard [him]_277-ivor with increasing hatred and admiration . [He]_277-ivor was [an abominable liar and scoundrel]_{9501-an abominable liar and scoundrel} , but how ready , how fertile in device ! It had not cost [him]_277-ivor a moment to strike out a double line of fortification between [himself]_277-ivor and [the enemy]_{4049-the enemy} . But it should not avail [him]_277-ivor . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} affected not to take [his]_277-ivor words seriously . '_[0-i] Bah , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' [he]_0-i said , '_[0-i] do [you]_277-ivor mean to tell [me]_0-i there is [a single lodge in [Great Britain]_{183-great britain}]_{4296-a single lodge in great britain} that [you]_277-ivor could not enter this evening , and bring [a friend]_{829-a friend} in [[your]_277-ivor train]_{4298-your train} , if [you]_277-ivor chose ? ' [Ivor]_277-ivor seemed to feel embarrassed . '_[277-ivor] No , ' [he]_277-ivor replied , though with evident reluctance ; '_[277-ivor] [I]_0-i do not say that . The matter is not one [I]_0-i can explain to [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} , since all are [strangers]_{1579-strangers} , ' [he]_0-i added , as if to preclude offence , '_{[1579-strangers]} who have not taken [our]_4301-our engagements . But [I]_0-i may tell [you]_277-ivor that [I]_0-i have been deprived of [the offices [I]_0-i held]_{4302-the offices i held} , and am looked on by [the most influential leaders]_{4303-the most influential leaders} with extreme distrust and dislike . [I]_0-i have attended no meeting for months . [I]_0-i do not know when [I]_0-i shall . ' '_[0-i] Here is an opportunity , ' returned [Glanville]_242-rupert , who did not believe a syllable of what [Ivor]_277-ivor had just trumped up , as [he]_242-rupert scornfully whispered to [himself]_242-rupert . '_[277-ivor] [You]_277-ivor could not have a better . [You]_277-ivor are a strayed sheep returning to the fold of [your]_277-ivor own accord , and bringing another to prove [your]_277-ivor sincerity . It is the very thing . ' [Mardol]_277-ivor shook [his]_277-ivor head . '_{[7704-any man]} No , it is not , ' [he]_0-i said . '_{[7704-any man]} [I]_0-i mind [my]_0-i own risk as lightly as [any man]_{7704-any man} . But [I]_0-i will not encourage [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} to thrust [himself]_{5878-my friend} , unarmed , into the lion 's den . Do be persuaded , [Rupert]_242-rupert . Leave it to [me]_0-i to find [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} and [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , since [you]_242-rupert are sure [they]_4307-they belong to [us]_4308-us . [I]_0-i will make search in all directions . ' '_[0-i] Leave it to [him]_{5878-my friend} , ay , that is what [he]_{5878-my friend} would like , ' was the mental commentary with which [Glanville]_242-rupert heard these words . [He]_{5878-my friend} must strike the decisive blow . [He]_242-rupert stood up , walked across [the study]_{1733-the study} , and put [his]_242-rupert hand on [Ivor]_277-ivor 's shoulder . [Ivor]_277-ivor turned [his]_277-ivor head towards the face which was bent down over [him]_277-ivor . '_{[5878-my friend]} Look here , [Mardol]_277-ivor , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert in clear metallic tones . It was so seldom that [he]_242-rupert called [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} anything but [Ivor]_277-ivor that [the young man]_{5843-the young man} put [his]_{5843-the young man} hand to [his]_{5843-the young man} heart with a sudden pang on hearing the colder designation . [Rupert]_242-rupert , who knew how sensitive [his]_242-rupert affection was , or had been , noticed the gesture with satisfaction . Was [he]_242-rupert still capable of being wounded ? So much the better . [Glanville]_242-rupert , hardly pausing , continued what [he]_242-rupert had intended to say . '_[277-ivor] Things between [you]_277-ivor and [me]_0-i ' — such were [his]_242-rupert words—'have come to a pass where friendship must show itself heroic or must cease altogether to exist . There is no method by which [I]_0-i can hope to recover [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , or even to learn whether [she]_{367-hippolyta} still breathes , but this of entering [your]_277-ivor association . [You]_277-ivor , and [you]_277-ivor alone , can open the door to [me]_0-i . Do so , and [you]_277-ivor shall have [your]_277-ivor fitting reward , if [you]_277-ivor require any beyond that of helping [a friend]_{829-a friend} . Refuse , and [we]_9508-we part , not now in passion as [we]_9508-we did ten days ago , but with [our]_9508-we eyes open , and for ever . '_[0-i] [He]_0-i went back to [his]_0-i chair and sat down . [Ivor]_277-ivor 's paleness became ghastly and [his]_277-ivor breath was like that of [a man labouring under the greatest agitation]_{4309-a man labouring under the greatest agitation} . At last [he]_277-ivor said , ' [Rupert]_242-rupert , it is a hard battle . Will [you]_242-rupert give [me]_277-ivor [your]_242-rupert solemn promise not to betray the secrets , whether political or nonpolitical , of [the society]_{8898-the society} ? '_[277-ivor] ' With pleasure , '_[242-rupert] answered [Glanville]_242-rupert , who perceived that [he]_242-rupert was relenting . ' [I]_242-rupert will keep all the ordinances with the same fidelity which [you]_242-rupert would exact from [the meanest member]_{9510-the meanest member} . '_[242-rupert] ' There are [no mean members]_{9511-no mean members} , '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor ; ' [we]_9508-we are all equal once [we]_9508-we have taken the oath . '_[277-ivor] ' Very well ; then count [me]_242-rupert as [[your]_242-rupert equal]_{9512-your equal} in this respect . [I]_242-rupert want to see [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , and [I]_242-rupert am prepared to pay the price . Can [I]_242-rupert say fairer ? Come , decide . '_[242-rupert] ' It shall be as [you]_242-rupert wish , '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor , [his]_277-ivor voice sinking . ' What would life be without [your]_242-rupert friendship ? '_[277-ivor] ' What , indeed ? '_{[5691-the artist]} returned [the artist]_{5691-the artist} in the bantering tone with which [he]_{5691-the artist} was accustomed to receive [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor 's idolatries when [they]_4311-they were at school together . The light mockery seemed to exhilarate the heart to which it was addressed . [Ivor]_277-ivor , too , rose from [his]_277-ivor seat , and stretching out [his]_277-ivor arms and shaking [himself]_277-ivor , as though to get quit of a burden , [he]_277-ivor said in a lighter tone to [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' And to which party among [us]_4311-they do [you]_242-rupert suppose [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} to belong ? Is [he]_{274-colonel valence} [a Spartan]_{9513-a spartan} or [an Athenian]_{9514-an athenian} ? '_[277-ivor] ' [I]_242-rupert am sure [I]_242-rupert can not tell , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' explain [your]_{6114-his friend} meaning , [[my]_242-rupert philosopher]_{9515-my philosopher} . '_[242-rupert] ' Not now , '_{[6114-his friend]} answered [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} ; ' this conversation has fatigued [me]_{6114-his friend} horribly . By and by . [I]_{6114-his friend} will take [you]_242-rupert first , however , to see [the Athenians]_{9516-the athenians} . Hold [yourself]_242-rupert free from engagements till [you]_242-rupert hear from [me]_{6114-his friend} . '_{[6114-his friend]} [Rupert]_242-rupert sent a faithful account of the conversation between [himself]_242-rupert and [Ivor]_277-ivor that same night to [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} . It was like acting [the spy]_{4313-the spy} and [the traitor]_{4314-the traitor} , but [he]_242-rupert said , while engaged upon it , ' The curtain has drawn up , [I]_242-rupert have come before the footlights , and , so long as the play lasts , [I]_242-rupert must be true to the character [I]_242-rupert have assumed , not to [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , who lies in a magic sleep . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert could not unravel the threads of [Mardol]_277-ivor 's discourse when reflecting on it , nor had [he]_242-rupert dreamt that so calm and metaphysical a mind could thus develop the gifts of [an arch - intriguer]_{4315-an arch - intriguer} . When would the imposture burst ? And how long should [he]_242-rupert be compelled to wait until the reappearance of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? However , [he]_242-rupert gave up rambling through the ways of [the metropolis]_{4316-the metropolis} , dizzied [himself]_242-rupert with occupation , and , as in the days when [he]_242-rupert was longing for [the one who had now abandoned [him]_242-rupert]_{4317-the one who had now abandoned him} , rode from morn till dusk , and came in half - dead with fatigue . It was an inexpressible relief to [him]_242-rupert when [Ivor]_277-ivor ran hastily in on a mild and spring - like evening , soon after [he]_277-ivor had taken off [his]_277-ivor riding - things — for [he]_277-ivor had only just come in from a long expedition out of [town]_1305-town — and said to [him]_242-rupert , ' [You]_242-rupert are to meet [the Athenians]_{9516-the athenians} this evening ; how long will it take [you]_242-rupert to get ready ? '_[277-ivor] ' Must [I]_242-rupert dress ? '_[242-rupert] inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' what do [the Athenians]_{9516-the athenians} wear — a chlamys or a chiton ? [I]_242-rupert have n't got either in [the house]_{1304-the house} ; [we]_9520-we shall have to adjourn to [[my]_242-rupert studio]_{691-my studio} . '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_277-ivor am sorry to say there is no need , '_[277-ivor] returned [Ivor]_277-ivor ; ' [they]_{9516-the athenians} wear the ordinary evening dress of [European gentlemen]_{9522-european gentlemen} . But the distance is considerable . Do [you]_242-rupert know [the Duke of [[Adullam]_526-adullam 's house]_{9524-adullam 's house} at —]_{9523-the duke of adullam 's house at —} ? '_[277-ivor] [He]_277-ivor mentioned [an outskirt of [London]_4-london]_{4319-an outskirt of london} . On hearing [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} 's name [Rupert]_242-rupert turned round and laughed . ' Are [you]_242-rupert acquainted with [him]_{4320-the duke} ? '_{[5691-the artist]} inquired [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . ' [I]_{5691-the artist} thought [you]_242-rupert never entered [the society of Dukes]_{9525-the society of dukes} . '_{[5691-the artist]} ' [I]_242-rupert have entered [his]_{4320-the duke} , '_[242-rupert] was the reply , ' and must do so again . [He]_{4320-the duke} invites [you]_242-rupert to dinner ; but [I]_242-rupert may as well warn [you]_242-rupert that after dinner , when [the uninitiated]_{9526-the uninitiated} have taken [their]_{9526-the uninitiated} leave , [we]_9527-we shall hold open lodge for [your]_242-rupert benefit . [I]_242-rupert am keeping [my]_242-rupert ill - given promise to introduce [you]_242-rupert as [a candidate]_{9528-a candidate} . The rest [you]_242-rupert will look to [yourself]_242-rupert . A wrong answer , a slightly too conservative opinion , may ruin [you]_242-rupert . '_[242-rupert] ' Then [you]_{6114-his friend} must coach [me]_242-rupert before [we]_9527-we start , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert . ' [I]_242-rupert am quick at catching the sense , or nonsense , of a brief . Tell [me]_242-rupert what is expected , and [I]_242-rupert will mouth faithfully what madness would gambol from,—how do the verses run ? '_[242-rupert] ' Be serious , '_{[6114-his friend]} [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} said . [He]_{6114-his friend} was afraid of these high spirits , which prompted [Rupert]_242-rupert sometimes to dangerous frivolity . ' What is expected of [you]_242-rupert is to show that [you]_242-rupert understand and sympathise with the Revolution . If [you]_242-rupert have the principles sound within [you]_242-rupert , the words will come of [themselves]_{9529-themselves} . But let [me]_{6114-his friend} tell [you]_242-rupert that [you]_242-rupert will meet [men of quick discernment]_{9530-men of quick discernment} . '_{[6114-his friend]} ' And is [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} [a Socialist]_{9532-a socialist} ? '_[242-rupert] laughed [Rupert]_242-rupert , going off to dress . ' [You]_242-rupert shall know when [you]_242-rupert have passed [your]_242-rupert examination , '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor . [Rupert]_242-rupert quickly finished [his]_242-rupert transformation , and when [he]_242-rupert came down , [the two apparently devoted friends , in whose hearts such different feelings were ascendant]_{4323-the two apparently devoted friends , in whose hearts such different feelings were ascendant} , drove at a rapid pace along [the western road]_{4324-the western road} , and found [themselves]_{4323-the two apparently devoted friends , in whose hearts such different feelings were ascendant} , towards eight o'clock , traversing [the country lanes]_{4325-the country lanes} under the dim radiance of the stars . [Glanville]_242-rupert , though like [the rest of civilised men [he]_242-rupert knew by repute [the house to which [they]_{4323-the two apparently devoted friends , in whose hearts such different feelings were ascendant} were going]_{4327-the house to which they were going}]_{4326-the rest of civilised men he knew by repute the house to which they were going} , had never seen the outside of [the park in which [it]_{4327-the house to which they were going} stood]_{4328-the park in which it stood} ; nor had [he]_242-rupert met [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} . This Scriptural name , which conceals an illustrious and very ancient title , had been given to [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} by [[his]_{4320-the duke} intimate friends]_{4331-his intimate friends} , as well as by [[his]_{4320-the duke} inveterate enemies]_{4332-his inveterate enemies} , for much the same reasons which made it a political weapon of offence on a memorable occasion . Before [[his]_{4320-the duke} father]_{838-his father} 's decease [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} had figured in [the House of Commons]_{185-the house of commons} as [a leader of opposition]_{4335-a leader of opposition} , whose reckless and daring eloquence , combined with a personal charm which few could resist , had threatened to sweep away [a Ministry]_{4336-a ministry} and to break up [a party]_{4337-a party} . That [the party]_{777-the party} happened to be [his]_{4320-the duke} own , and the Ministry that of [[their]_{4323-the two apparently devoted friends , in whose hearts such different feelings were ascendant} opponents]_{4339-their opponents} , seemed not to trouble [him]_{4320-the duke} at all , and added a bizarre interest to [the man whose pleasure evidently lay in making mischief and leaving [others]_5757-others to pay for it]_{4340-the man whose pleasure evidently lay in making mischief and leaving others to pay for it} . But at the opportune moment , when both sides of [the House]_{1304-the house} were trembling with dismay , [a god]_{4343-a god} appeared out of the machine and [the country]_{625-the country} was saved . It was no other than [Hermes]_373-hermes , who conducts the shades to [Charon 's ferry]_{4345-charon 's ferry} . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} , [the old Duke]_{4347-the old duke} , [[our]_4348-our present [Duke]_526-adullam 's father]_{4349-our present duke 's father} , was struck with apoplexy , whether on seeing [[his]_{4347-the old duke} son]_{4350-his son} 's disregard of the sacred obligations of party , or in the natural course , was not apparent . But [he]_{4347-the old duke} did the one thing asked of [him]_{4347-the old duke} — [he]_{4347-the old duke} died,—and [[his]_{4347-the old duke} son]_{4350-his son} was rapt in a golden cloud to [the House of Lords]_{1019-the house of lords} . [The party]_{777-the party} was not dissolved , and [the Ministry]_{4354-the ministry} did not resign . [These latter gentlemen]_{4355-these latter gentlemen} , in the fulness of [their]_{4355-these latter gentlemen} hearts , would have offered [the dead Duke]_{4356-the dead duke} a public vote of thanks and [his]_{4356-the dead duke} remains a resting - place in [Westminster Abbey]_{186-westminster abbey} , could [they]_{4355-these latter gentlemen} have discovered any other service [he]_{4356-the dead duke} had done [the nation]_{4357-the nation} save that of dying at the right conjuncture . As it was , [they]_{4355-these latter gentlemen} found some relief to [their]_{4355-these latter gentlemen} joyous feelings in condoling with [the House of Commons]_{4358-the house of commons} on the loss [it]_{4358-the house of commons} had sustained by [the Marquis of —]_{4359-the marquis of —} 's translation to another place . [The new Duke]_526-adullam was not vindictive , but [he]_526-adullam felt the wound . Henceforth , although [he]_526-adullam did not openly proclaim war against the social order , [he]_526-adullam patronised [all those that did]_{4360-all those that did} . In becoming [a Duke]_{4361-a duke} [he]_526-adullam felt that [he]_526-adullam had ceased to be [a leader of [men]_5873-men]_{4362-a leader of men} . [He]_526-adullam set about showing [his]_526-adullam resentment , however , in a way of [his]_526-adullam own . [The late member of the House of Commons]_{4364-the late member of the house of commons} and [leader of [a democratic section therein]_{4366-a democratic section therein}]_{4365-leader of a democratic section therein} , became at one stroke [its severest critic]_{4367-its severest critic} and , as [the unthinking public]_{4368-the unthinking public} supposed , [a High Tory]_{4369-a high tory} . [He]_526-adullam had sometimes affected the magnificent style of [Edmund Burke,—he]_{527-edmund burke,—he} was clever at adopting any style for [the nonce,—and]_{4370-the nonce,—and} had termed [[the Commons]_{4371-the commons} ' House the august depositary of the rights and liberties of [Englishmen]_{1150-englishmen}]_{9533-the commons ' house the august depositary of the rights and liberties of englishmen} . [He]_526-adullam now turned completely round . In many a winged speech , barbed with truth and polished like the edge of a razor , [he]_526-adullam showed that if Parliament was the acme of respectabilities , it was , for that very reason , a bundle of vested interests bound round the axe or [the tax - gatherer]_{9535-the tax - gatherer} , as the rods were tied about the Roman lictor 's . [His]_526-adullam picturesque words and bold delivery drew cheers and laughter from [the crowd]_{1323-the crowd} , whom [he]_526-adullam was careful not to identify with [a vulgar House of Commons]_{9537-a vulgar house of commons} . [His]_526-adullam epigrams , witty as they were cynical , made a stir in the languid air of society , and were relished by [those who despised not only [the degenerate Parliament of [England]_39-england]_{187-the degenerate parliament of england} , but all Parliaments and [all peoples]_{9539-all peoples}]_{9538-those who despised not only the degenerate parliament of england , but all parliaments and all peoples} . [His]_526-adullam reputation rose higher than ever , and [prophets]_{9540-prophets} were not wanting who spoke of the coming Tory Prime Minister as one that would bring back the days of [Pitt]_528-pitt and [Chatham]_529-chatham . [They]_{9540-prophets} were in the wrong . After making a brilliant début in [the House of [Lords,—which]_{530-lords,—which}]_{9541-the house of lords,—which} , however , though [he]_526-adullam charmed never so wisely , could not be persuaded to sit over the dinner - hour — and when [he]_526-adullam might have spent [his]_526-adullam days in receiving informal deputations from all the interests at which [he]_526-adullam gibed , [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} suddenly abandoned politics , and was seen no more on platforms . [He]_526-adullam had found , or was endeavouring , like [Tiberius]_531-tiberius , to invent , a new excitement . When [he]_526-adullam was tired of attacking respectability [he]_526-adullam outraged it . Hitherto [a man of average , if not of irreproachable conduct]_{9543-a man of average , if not of irreproachable conduct} , [he]_526-adullam shocked [every one]_{5791-every one} by publicly professing , in modern [London]_4-london , the principles of [the Regent Orléans]_{9545-the regent orléans} . That [he]_526-adullam chose to practise them was , in comparison with this parade of belief in them , venial and trifling . Society has never thought it right to interfere with [a man]_{5695-a man} 's private pleasures , least of all with those of [a great Duke]_{9547-a great duke} . But it does insist , on this side of the English Channel , that vice shall pay due homage to virtue , whether in the shape of hypocrisy , or in that of reserve and a decent reticence . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} was not married ; and it would have contributed to the happiness of others in [his]_{4320-the duke} own rank with whom [he]_{4320-the duke} was on intimate terms , had [they]_9549-they not been married either . It had been said , with some truth , that [no woman]_{2459-no woman} could resist [him]_{4320-the duke} . [They]_9549-they did not always make the attempt . [He]_{4320-the duke} was perfectly unscrupulous , foolhardy , and unblushing . [His]_{4320-the duke} reputation among [decent people]_{9551-decent people} was that of [a man who had shamed [his]_{4320-the duke} pedigree , [his]_{4320-the duke} order , [his]_{4320-the duke} relations , [his]_{4320-the duke} acquaintance]_{9552-a man who had shamed his pedigree , his order , his relations , his acquaintance} . [He]_{4320-the duke} would have sought admittance in vain at doors which would be gladly thrown open , à deux battants , as [the French]_{7013-the french} say , to [visitors that brought with [them]_{9554-visitors that brought with them only the shadow of his strawberry leaves} only the shadow of [his]_{4320-the duke} strawberry leaves]_{9554-visitors that brought with them only the shadow of his strawberry leaves} . But [he]_{4320-the duke} did not seek admittance at such . [He]_{4320-the duke} went into circles which gave [him]_{4320-the duke} an affectionate welcome , and [he]_{4320-the duke} sounded the almost unfathomable depths of refined and cultured vice . [He]_{4320-the duke} was still in the prime of manhood . At twenty - five [he]_{4320-the duke} had achieved fame in [the House of Commons]_{4358-the house of commons} ; [he]_{4320-the duke} was not seven and twenty when a malignant fate decreed that [he]_{4320-the duke} should sink into inglorious ease among [the peers of the realm]_{9556-the peers of the realm} . And [he]_{4320-the duke} was now enjoying an evil reputation of some ten years '_{[526-adullam]} standing . All this was matter of extreme notoriety ; it might be known to the dogs in [the street]_{6256-the street} , and it could not escape the ears of [Glanville]_242-rupert , who , though not mixing in the society haunted by [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , had often heard [his]_242-rupert character discussed , and was aware that [he]_242-rupert sheltered under [his]_242-rupert roof [every kind of doubtful person , foreign and domestic]_{4374-every kind of doubtful person , foreign and domestic} , making [himself]_242-rupert still [a leader in those private coteries which influence the rise and fall of [Governments]_{4376-governments}]_{4375-a leader in those private coteries which influence the rise and fall of governments} , the success of [opera - singers]_{4377-opera - singers} , and the fortunes of a play . It was from the universal access which [distressed persons]_{4378-distressed persons} had to [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , especially if [their]_{4378-distressed persons} character was at a discount , or [the police]_{8679-the police} took an interest in [them]_{4378-distressed persons} , that [he]_242-rupert had acquired the title of [Adullam]_526-adullam , and [[his]_242-rupert villa]_{4381-his villa} , to which [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Ivor]_277-ivor were now drawing near , that of the ' Cave . '_[242-rupert] In spite of the disenchantment which [Glanville]_242-rupert had experienced during the last few days in regard to [Ivor]_277-ivor , [he]_242-rupert could not refrain from feeling , and expressing , [his]_242-rupert surprise that [so austere a personage]_{4382-so austere a personage} should endure the acquaintance of [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} . [Ivor]_277-ivor answered very little . [He]_277-ivor warned [Rupert]_242-rupert that until [his]_242-rupert initiation should be complete , and [his]_242-rupert loyalty to [the brethren]_{1791-the brethren} tested , there were matters of consequence which [he]_242-rupert must take as [he]_242-rupert found [them]_4385-them , for no explanation would be forthcoming . If [he]_242-rupert dreamt of purchasing secrets to - morrow by taking an oath this evening , [he]_242-rupert would be grievously disappointed . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} bit [his]_{5691-the artist} lips and kept silent . Evidently there was a struggle impending in the future that would call out all [his]_242-rupert energies . [He]_242-rupert must be wary and not impulsive , or [his]_242-rupert defeat was certain . Buried in these reflections , which did not tend to raise [his]_242-rupert spirits , [Glanville]_242-rupert hardly noticed that [they]_4387-they were passing through the gates of [a lodge]_{4388-a lodge} and entering a long avenue which was formed by great trees , the outline of whose stems and foliage , dimly visible under the stars , was no less grand than sombre . It might be some half - mile to [the house]_{1304-the house} ; and , as [they]_4387-they approached [it]_{1304-the house} , [they]_4387-they saw the front door open , [several other carriages]_{4390-several other carriages} standing before [it]_{1304-the house} as if just drawn up , and the windows right and left blazing with lights . [They]_4387-they got out , and , passing up the wide steps to [a terrace bordered with flowers]_{4391-a terrace bordered with flowers} , which were all dark and asleep in the night - time , entered [a splendid hall hung round with paintings]_{4392-a splendid hall hung round with paintings} . [Ivor]_277-ivor , [the shy and philosophic Ivor]_{4393-the shy and philosophic ivor} , appeared to be at [home]_693-home in the midst of these grandeurs ; [the servants]_{1546-the servants} likewise seemed to know [him]_277-ivor well , and for the first time in [his]_242-rupert life [Rupert]_242-rupert felt that [he]_242-rupert was under the protection of [a man from whom , however great [his]_242-rupert affection might have been for [him]_242-rupert]_{4396-a man from whom , however great his affection might have been for him} , [he]_242-rupert had never anticipated that particular kind of service . [They]_4387-they were shown into [a smaller room]_{4397-a smaller room} , fitted up as [a salon in the style of [Louis XV]_{532-louis xv} .]_{4398-a salon in the style of louis xv .} , where [they]_4387-they found [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} awaiting [[his]_{4320-the duke} guests]_{5750-his guests} . It was , [Ivor]_277-ivor said in [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} , to be a [bachelors]_{4402-bachelors} ' party . [Rupert]_242-rupert was introduced by [[his]_242-rupert engraver friend , whom [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} lightly rallied for having deserted [the Cave]_{533-the cave} so many months together]_{9557-his engraver friend , whom the duke lightly rallied for having deserted the cave so many months together} . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor replied that business had taken [him]_277-ivor abroad for one thing , and that principle had kept [him]_277-ivor at [home]_693-home for another . [His]_277-ivor Grace of [Adullam]_526-adullam smiled . [He]_277-ivor was [a singularly prepossessing man]_{9560-a singularly prepossessing man} , though not exactly handsome . But [Rupert]_242-rupert liked [a human being to show some individual traits of character]_{9561-a human being to show some individual traits of character} , even at the cost of a little beauty , and not to be eternally reminding [one of that sad , unsatisfying Antinous]_{9562-one of that sad , unsatisfying antinous} . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} 's figure was well proportioned and [he]_{4320-the duke} seemed neither tall nor short , though [he]_{4320-the duke} stood six feet in actual measurement . [His]_{4320-the duke} motions were graceful as a panther 's , [his]_{4320-the duke} voice lingered in the memory ; and the large dark eyes , flaming like a basilisk 's , told , no less than the melancholy passionate mouth , of [a spirit that suffered the reverse of the pain of Tantalus]_{9564-a spirit that suffered the reverse of the pain of tantalus} , — not the longing before satiety , but the despair which comes after it . [Ivor]_277-ivor , when [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} moved away , turned to [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} and said , '_[277-ivor] What do [you]_4403-you think of [him]_4404-him ? [I]_0-i have invented a Shakespearian compound name for the kind ; [I]_0-i call it " restless - drooping . " ' [The artist]_{5691-the artist} assented , but thought [he]_{5691-the artist} should like to hear more of the voice that corresponded to the countenance and figure . [He]_{5691-the artist} was not to be baulked . When the number of [guests]_7203-guests was full [they]_7203-guests went rather silently into [the dining - room]_{5799-the dining - room} , which was long and narrow , not unlike [the picture - gallery at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{9570-the picture - gallery at trelingham} , fitted up with a panelling of dark polished wood against which shone marble statues of exquisite loveliness . The lights were low and soft , except where they threw a blaze from above on the dinner - table ; and somewhere in the distance might be heard the sound of running water , a subdued ripple which seemed unconsciously to tone the conversation that ensued and fill up its pauses . [Rupert]_242-rupert was charmed and , [he]_242-rupert could not but allow , surprised . Not that [he]_242-rupert had imagined [he]_242-rupert was invited to a noisy rout ; [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} was well known for [his]_{4320-the duke} extreme refinement , and had never mixed with the rabble which stands on the outskirts of the highest society as on those of the lowest . But [he]_{4320-the duke} had looked for something different . Were the guests around [him]_{4320-the duke} anarchists ? [He]_242-rupert examined [them]_7203-guests one by one . There were sixteen at table counting [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , who , as [Rupert]_242-rupert was again astonished to observe , had seated [Ivor]_277-ivor in the place of distinction at [his]_277-ivor right hand , where [he]_277-ivor talked to [him]_277-ivor earnestly . [The young man]_{5843-the young man} took [his]_{5843-the young man} honours with unruffled mien and seemed entirely at [his]_{5843-the young man} ease . There was now no shade of anxiety on [his]_{5843-the young man} brow . [Again Glanville]_242-rupert marvelled that [he]_{5843-the young man} should be so thorough an adept in dissimulation . [Ivor]_277-ivor , [he]_277-ivor said to [himself]_277-ivor , knew that [he]_277-ivor had taken [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} from [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} , and that [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} knew it . And [he]_277-ivor was sitting with [that friend]_{9576-that friend} at the same table as completely unmoved , as entirely master of [himself]_277-ivor , as though [his]_277-ivor loyalty had been unimpeached and unimpeachable . What a vile masquerade was life and friendship ! [His]_277-ivor thoughts reverted to [the others]_{746-the others} . Were [they]_{746-the others} indeed [patrons]_9578-patrons or [partisans of anarchy]_{9579-partisans of anarchy} ? The table at which [they]_{746-the others} were met was [a Duke]_{4361-a duke} 's ; the wines , the viands , the flowers that bloomed around [them]_{746-the others} , were each in [their]_{746-the others} kind rare and exquisite . Life in [these climates]_{9581-these climates} had nothing more perfect to show on its material side ; the senses were gratified to [their]_{4407-the guests} highest , and every crumpled rose - leaf that could trouble [their]_{746-the others} enjoyment was swept away . [He]_277-ivor noted the conversation . It was clever and ingenious , but at times something too searched - out,—he found [himself]_277-ivor saying with [Holofernes]_{534-holofernes} , '_[0-i] too peregrinate,'—to bear the stamp of unpremeditated gaiety . Nor was it exactly gay . It was high - pitched and then languorous , abounding in prose which apparently exhausted the resources of impassioned verse , yet could not express its meaning to [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} 's satisfaction . [Some of [the guests]_{4407-the guests}]_{4406-some of the guests} were gentle almost to effeminacy , and [their]_{4406-some of the guests} out - of - the - way learning contrasted singularly with the mincing , tender tones in which [they]_{4406-some of the guests} gave utterance to it . Two or three past the first years of old age were , on the other hand , grave , sententious , and majestic . Wearing the Florentine lucco instead of the black dress - coat and waistcoat , [they]_{4407-the guests} might have come straight from the Purgatorio of [Dante]_363-dante , with [their]_{4407-the guests} earnest gestures and slow sonorous voices . These were not all English , like the young , wild - haired — and perhaps , in spite of [their]_{4407-the guests} seriousness , hare - brained — dilettanti whom [Rupert]_242-rupert recognised as of the class which is perpetually discoursing of poems and pictures , though incapable of creating either . What struck [him]_242-rupert in all the talk was its chaotic nature . Not only did [every man]_{1452-every man} appear to have different patterns of heaven , [earth]_6447-earth , and hell from those which [[his]_{1452-every man} neighbour]_{4410-his neighbour} carried , but the number of discordant patterns in each sample - book was without end . [These strange guests , who did not mention or call each other]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} by [their]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} names , had read everything , seen everything , and travelled everywhere . [They]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} had opened [Pandora]_535-pandora 's box and rifled it of its contents , but not one of [them]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} had found [Hope]_536-hope at the bottom . [He]_242-rupert could not but allow that [they]_{4407-the guests} were erudite , refined , polished to excess ; but the refinement seemed to have undone the work of travel and experience ; it had taken the life out of [these men]_{5968-these men} and extinguished in [them]_{5968-these men} the last spark of spontaneity . Art had overcome Nature ; the fine - spun inner clothing had completely wrapped up and overlaid that fine - spun inner flesh that [we]_4413-we call temperament and genius . There could be no passion where there was no fire ; but the curious fact remained that in every sentence enough passion was breathed forth to outdo [Cleopatra]_{537-cleopatra} and [Sappho]_538-sappho . [Rupert]_242-rupert laughed inwardly when [he]_242-rupert perceived that [he]_242-rupert could remember only the names of [women]_7138-women to match these simulacra of [men]_5873-men . Yes , [they]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} were [anarchists]_{4416-anarchists} surely . [They]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} denied , doubted , disparaged ; [they]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} had nothing but refined scorn for all that makes life worth living . [They]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} called nothing into existence ; [they]_{4411-these strange guests , who did not mention or call each other} satirised everything that was not sensuous feeling , that did not feed delightful moments . [Glanville]_242-rupert had long detested morbidezza in painting ; [he]_242-rupert saw it [here]_6115-here and hated it in literature and life . [The deity worshipped by this company]_{4418-the deity worshipped by this company} was ρωςπτερος , — the wingless , earthly love which turns life into a frenzied lyrical chant , and steeps the senses in [earth - born parfumes]_{4419-earth - born parfumes} . In like manner the high thoughts which for [him]_242-rupert made the literature of [the world]_{5697-the world} an inspired , heroic Bible , sank down here to the wine - crowned parables of [Hafiz]_539-hafiz . Had [he]_242-rupert come by mistake into [a Paradise of sensuous delights]_{4421-a paradise of sensuous delights} instead of the ambrosial supper for which [Ivor]_277-ivor had prepared [him]_242-rupert ? Was [the Duke of Adullam]_526-adullam no better than this ? [He]_242-rupert had supposed that transcendent disdain of conventionalities lay at the root of [his]_242-rupert daring conduct . If [he]_242-rupert was only [a treble - distilled Sybarite , a nature all softness and attar of roses]_{4422-a treble - distilled sybarite , a nature all softness and attar of roses} , how came [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor to be intimate with [him]_242-rupert ? [Rupert]_242-rupert , who had said very little hitherto , looked at [them]_4423-our both and wondered . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} caught [his]_242-rupert eye . ' [I]_242-rupert can not thank [you]_242-rupert enough , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said to [Glanville]_242-rupert in a most winning voice , ' for bringing [our]_4423-our [John the Baptist]_{540-john the baptist} back again . '_[242-rupert] ' Do [you]_242-rupert mean [[my]_{5691-the artist} friend]_{5878-my friend} ? '_{[5691-the artist]} said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . ' [I]_{5691-the artist} was not aware that [he]_{540-john the baptist} had been preaching in [the wilderness]_{6775-the wilderness} . [I]_{5691-the artist} thought [he]_{540-john the baptist} was always sure of a good audience among — '_{[5691-the artist]} ' Hush , '_{[4320-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , with a well - feigned expression of dismay , ' it matters not among whom . But look at the glasses standing by [him]_{540-john the baptist} ; [you]_242-rupert will see that [he]_{540-john the baptist} deserves [his]_{540-john the baptist} name . '_{[4320-the duke]} [Rupert]_242-rupert glanced across the table , and perceived that [Ivor]_277-ivor had taken no wine . The array of glasses stood empty and dishonoured . ' [You]_242-rupert see , '_{[4320-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , ' such is the defiance held out by [[our]_4423-our friend]_{6722-our friend} on the first night of [our]_4423-our restored amity . [He]_{540-john the baptist} will not touch wine or strong drink . Like [another Baptist]_{9585-another baptist} — though [I]_{4320-the duke} may have [my]_{4320-the duke} doubts whether [he]_{540-john the baptist} is heralding a fresh Gospel — [he]_{540-john the baptist} symbolically rebukes the New Paganism , of which wine is the emblem and [Dionysus]_541-dionysus [the father]_{6386-the father} . [You]_242-rupert , [I]_{4320-the duke} know , will be on [our]_4423-our side . [Your]_242-rupert paintings have nothing of [John the Baptist]_{540-john the baptist} in them . '_{[4320-the duke]} ' Truly not much , '_{[5691-the artist]} returned [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , smiling ; ' but [I]_{5691-the artist} have long since given up the thought of persuading [[my]_{5691-the artist} friend]_{5878-my friend} to enjoy life . Lately , '_{[5691-the artist]} [he]_{5691-the artist} went on , with a bitter meaning in the words , ' [he]_{540-john the baptist} may have come to view things in a more joyous mood , and to find nectar in the rosebud . '_{[5691-the artist]} ' Indeed ? '_{[4320-the duke]} cried [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} eagerly . ' What , [the Spartan turned Epicurean]_{9588-the spartan turned epicurean} ! Pray take off [his]_{540-john the baptist} pallium and show [us]_4423-our [the man of pleasure beneath it]_{9589-the man of pleasure beneath it} . '_{[5691-the artist]} ' [I]_242-rupert may some day , '_[242-rupert] was [Rupert]_242-rupert 's grave answer . ' At present [I]_277-ivor am not sure that [he]_{540-john the baptist} has not kept a second pallium in reserve . '_[277-ivor] [Ivor]_277-ivor looked at [him]_242-rupert uneasily . Was [Rupert]_242-rupert jesting or in earnest ? It would serve no good purpose to let [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} misunderstand . ' [[His]_{540-john the baptist} [Grace]_542-grace]_{9590-his grace} knows , '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' that [I]_277-ivor was brought up [a water - drinker]_{9591-a water - drinker} and vegetarian . [I]_277-ivor admit that [I]_277-ivor have not kept [my]_277-ivor creed entire . [I]_277-ivor eat the flesh of bird and beast , as [you]_9592-you see ; but [I]_277-ivor can not become [a complete renegade]_{9593-a complete renegade} , so [I]_277-ivor abstain from wine . '_[277-ivor] ' And [you]_277-ivor still condemn luxury ? '_{[4320-the duke]} asked [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} . ' Not among [Athenians]_{543-athenians} , '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor , smiling . ' [I]_277-ivor wait till [I]_277-ivor get to [Sparta]_188-sparta . '_[277-ivor] ' [You]_{5691-the artist} catch the allusion ? '_{[4320-the duke]} [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} inquired , addressing [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , who replied that [he]_{5691-the artist} did in a measure . ' Let [me]_{4320-the duke} endeavour to fill up the measure , '_{[4320-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} pleasantly , at the same time keeping [his]_{4320-the duke} fingers twined about the stem of [his]_{4320-the duke} champagne glass , which [an attendant]_{4435-an attendant} was replenishing . ' What [we]_9594-we have to consider — [we]_9594-we , [I]_242-rupert mean , to whom the future outweighs the present — is what sort of republic shall succeed [the monarchies]_{9595-the monarchies} now going to pieces all over [Europe]_75-europe before [our]_9594-we eyes . Shall it be [a republic of all the virtues]_{9596-a republic of all the virtues} , or a republic of all the pleasures — ? '_[242-rupert] ' Why not combine both ? '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert . ' There spoke [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , '_[242-rupert] exclaimed [his]_242-rupert Grace of [Adullam,—'the artist to whom pleasure is only a form of virtue]_{4436-adullam,—'the artist to whom pleasure is only a form of virtue} , or virtue a form of pleasure . But it can not be , [I]_0-i fear . [You]_4437-you know there are bourgeois virtues which it is not fit for [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} , and much less [a lady]_{6422-a lady} , to practise . And there are gentlemanly vices the absence of which in [our]_4440-we republic would make it , what [I]_0-i sometimes dread it is going to be , excessively dull . ' '_[0-i] That was for a long while [my]_0-i objection to Socialism , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_[0-i] it might be justice personified , if [you]_4437-you please ; but how distressingly ugly [the ancient dame]_{4441-the ancient dame} appeared ! ' '_{[4441-the ancient dame]} Oh quite , quite , ' said [one of [the guests]_{4407-the guests}]_{9598-one of the guests} with gentle horror ; '_{[4441-the ancient dame]} a state of things in which one would be forbidden to scent one 's self with sandal - wood because it was of no service to [draymen]_4442-draymen ! ' '_{[4441-the ancient dame]} And where , as there were [no poor]_{4443-no poor} , there could be no rich , ' said [another]_1881-another . '_{[4441-the ancient dame]} Think what would become of [you]_4437-you and [me]_0-i if [we]_4440-we happened not to be rich . [We]_4440-we should expire in agony within twenty - four hours . ' '_[4440-we] It is just as well , then , ' interposed [Ivor]_277-ivor , with a doubtful smile on [his]_277-ivor features , '_{[544-lycurgus]} that [you]_4437-you decided not to be born at [Sparta]_188-sparta . [You]_4437-you remember the law of [Lycurgus]_544-lycurgus about those who were deformed from [their]_4444-their birth , and [Taygetus]_545-taygetus ? ' '_{[545-taygetus]} What , then , are [the rich]_{4445-the rich} , and [the artists]_{1714-the artists} , and [the cultivated minority in general]_{4447-the cultivated minority in general} , to do when the good time comes ? ' demanded [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_{[545-taygetus]} [Taygetus]_545-taygetus will not be large enough to hold [them]_4448-them , any more than [the valley of]_{4449-the valley of} [Jehoshaphat]_{546-jehoshaphat} will hold [everybody]_{7611-everybody} at the Last Day . ' '_[4437-you] [You]_4437-you have stated the problem , ' said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , '_[4437-you] and it behoves [those whom it chiefly]_{4451-those whom it chiefly} concerns , that [minority of which the existence would be imperilled]_{4452-minority of which the existence would be imperilled} , — and all [we]_4453-we at this table belong to it,—to discover the solution . [Sparta]_188-sparta will clearly be fatal to [us]_4453-we . [I]_0-i have been saying , therefore , to such as [I]_0-i could influence — [they]_4454-they are not many — why not try [Athens]_82-athens ? One or the other [we]_4453-we shall surely come to . ' '_[4455-them] But neither of [them]_4455-them , ' said one of [the grave old men]_{9602-the grave old men} that had not yet spoken , '_[4455-them] was [a republic]_{4456-a republic} . [You]_4437-you do n't suppose [all that dwelt in [Athens]_82-athens]_{4457-all that dwelt in athens} were [free citizens]_{4458-free citizens} . And at [Sparta]_188-sparta , besides [the ordinary slaves]_{4459-the ordinary slaves} , there were [the Helots]_{547-the helots} . ' '_{[547-the helots]} [I]_0-i grant [you]_4437-you , ' said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , '_[0-i] as much ancient history as [you]_4437-you can require . But [I]_0-i am still anxious to know what will become of [us]_4453-we , who are not dead and illustrious , when there is a universal Republic and no guillotine for [aristocrats]_{4460-aristocrats} . ' '_[0-i] These are mere questions of the day , ' replied [the old man]_{5911-the old man} . '_[0-i] Why trouble [ourselves]_4453-we with what is in all the newspapers ? Art and literature — surely these are a realm of serene tranquillity in which [we]_4453-we may live . The rest is like a far - off storm at [sea]_742-sea . ' '_[0-i] Yes , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_[0-i] [we]_4453-we may escape into [the Ideal]_{190-the ideal} until the floods invade [it]_{190-the ideal} and swallow [artist]_6959-artist and [poet]_4463-poet alike . The waves are mounting , and who will build [us]_4453-we an ark ? ' '_[0-i] Just so ; [I]_0-i like [your]_4437-you way of putting it , ' said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} . '_[4437-you] There will be hardly terra firma left on which to build an ark , even as small as [Noah]_548-noah 's , if [we]_4453-we do not begin at once . But suppose [we]_4453-we could teach the many - headed monster that [he]_4464-he need not be afraid of [us]_4453-we , that [our]_4453-we existence enlarges the possibilities of [his]_4464-he , that even luxury will provide bread for [his]_4464-he table ? ' '_[4464-he] [He]_4464-he will want [your]_4437-you luxury , too , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[4464-he] as soon as [he]_4464-he can lay hands on it . ' '_[4464-he] Well , let [him]_4464-he , ' answered [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , '_[4464-he] and then [he]_4464-he may come to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i will show [him]_4464-he that luxury , though indispensable to [dukes]_4465-dukes and [the like unhappy creatures]_{4466-the like unhappy creatures} , would only take away [his]_4464-he chance of happiness if [he]_4464-he gave [himself]_4464-he to it . However , what [we]_4453-we want is [Athens]_82-athens . The barbarous interlude , the sort of medieval mystery which [we]_4453-we know as the Christian religion , has come and is nearly gone . [We]_4453-we shall see it out . What remains but the only genuine civilisation which has made [man]_6250-man human,—made [him]_6250-man free , scientific , artistic , passionately poetical ? That is all summed up in the name of [Athens]_82-athens . There is no other . [Sparta]_188-sparta , [Corinth]_191-corinth , [Rome]_18-rome , are [provincial towns in [the republic of the Ideal]_{4469-the republic of the ideal}]_{4468-provincial towns in the republic of the ideal} . And , therefore , [[we]_4453-we citizens of the future]_{4470-we citizens of the future} must call [ourselves]_4453-we [Athenians]_{4471-athenians} and resuscitate that humanising polity . ' '_[4472-you] Do [you]_4472-you propose to make [an [Athens]_82-athens of [London]_4-london]_{4473-an athens of london} ? ' inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert , whose mind went back to the days and nights [he]_242-rupert had been spending among [[its]_82-athens hospitals , [workhouses]_{9608-workhouses} , [back lanes]_{9609-back lanes} , and [mortuaries]_{9610-mortuaries}]_{9607-its hospitals , workhouses , back lanes , and mortuaries} . '_[4472-you] [I]_0-i fancy [you]_4472-you had better burn [it]_82-athens down first , by way of a beginning . ' '_[4472-you] Will [[your]_4472-you friend]_{1390-your friend} [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , ' inquired [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} in [his]_{4320-the duke} turn , '_[277-ivor] transform it to [a [Sparta]_188-sparta where there shall be neither [slaves]_5852-slaves , Helots , nor black soup]_{4475-a sparta where there shall be neither slaves , helots , nor black soup} ? ' and [he]_0-i addressed [himself]_0-i to the morsel of woodcock on [his]_0-i plate while waiting for an answer . But [Ivor]_277-ivor interposed . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i never said [I]_0-i was [a Spartan]_{9513-a spartan} , ' [he]_0-i replied calmly , '_[0-i] but that is no reason why [I]_0-i should allow that [Athens]_82-athens and luxury are synonymous . [I]_0-i think a time may come — it will come , as [I]_0-i hope — when nothing will be deemed worthy of [men]_5873-men except what gives [them]_5873-men clearer brains and more generous feelings . The art of living stands in as urgent need of revision , nay of revolution , as the art of governing . Who is there that knows much of either ? ' '_{[4483-your nihilist conclave]} Ay , ' said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , laughing , '_{[4483-your nihilist conclave]} [I]_0-i told [you]_4479-you so . [We]_4480-we have come round to [the Baptist]_{4481-the baptist} , with [his]_{4481-the baptist} locusts and wild honey . ' Coffee was served , and [they]_4480-we adjourned to [the salon in which [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} had received [[his]_{4320-the duke} guests]_{5750-his guests} on arriving]_{9613-the salon in which the duke had received his guests on arriving} . In no long while about [half of [those present]_{9617-those present}]_{9616-half of those present} took [their]_{9616-half of those present} leave . [Rupert]_242-rupert , who could not tell whether [his]_242-rupert '_{[4481-the baptist]} examination , ' as [Ivor]_277-ivor called it , had begun or was already over , kept [his]_242-rupert eye on [that suspicious friend , whose reserve had hitherto concealed from [him]_242-rupert this extraordinary acquaintance with [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam}]_{9618-that suspicious friend , whose reserve had hitherto concealed from him this extraordinary acquaintance with the duke of adullam} . All reticence between [intimates]_{9620-intimates} — though some must be unavoidable — has this inconvenience : when one secret has come to light a hundred may be suspected , and , like a casket in which a false bottom has been discovered , the friendship will seem to be lined with reserves innumerable . If [Mardol]_277-ivor could be on such terms with [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , yet [[his]_277-ivor nearest friend]_{9622-his nearest friend} not know it , why should [he]_277-ivor not have been acting throughout on principles which would make [his]_277-ivor loyalty a pretence and [his]_277-ivor affection a snare ? But while [Glanville]_242-rupert was chewing the cud of this bitter fancy , [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} approached and invited [him]_242-rupert to [the smoking - room]_{9624-the smoking - room} . [Ivor , who was standing at no great distance and saw the motion]_{9625-ivor , who was standing at no great distance and saw the motion} , nodded approval and prepared to follow . The way led up [a flight of marble steps]_{9626-a flight of marble steps} , along [a closed verandah]_{9627-a closed verandah} , and into [a room illuminated from above with a mellow radiance]_{9628-a room illuminated from above with a mellow radiance} . It was the electric light glowing through yellow and crimson roses which seemed to hang from the trellis of an arbour , while mats of gorgeous colours strewed the floor , Indian shawls of dead golden hue fell over the entrance and the windows , and a divan of softest texture , covered with pale yellow satin , ran round the walls . As in [the dining - chamber]_{9629-the dining - chamber} , so here was audible the sound of rippling water mingled with the plash of a fountain . The air was not heavy with perfume , but there hung about it the faint , yet pungent , fragrance of Eastern tobacco , in which a whole world of reminiscences — [Cairo]_192-cairo and the Golden Horn , and far - off [Hindustan]_{193-hindustan} — seemed to dose and dream . '_{[4481-the baptist]} Is this [[your]_4482-your Nihilist conclave]_{4483-your nihilist conclave} ? ' whispered [Rupert]_242-rupert to [[his]_242-rupert companion]_{657-his companion} , as [they]_9631-they passed the enchanted gateway , and the crimson and golden light came streaming over [them]_9631-they . '_{[4483-your nihilist conclave]} Why not ? ' returned [Ivor]_277-ivor ; '_[4482-your] do [you]_4482-your think the Indian shawls will make a difference ? It is [the men]_{6002-the men} , not [the room]_{762-the room} , that constitute a meeting . ' [They]_9631-they flung [themselves]_9631-they on the silken divan . '_{[6002-the men]} Ah , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert under [his]_242-rupert breath , '_{[6002-the men]} this is perfect . ' [He]_242-rupert meant the apparition of [a brown - skinned Nubian boy , of exquisitely regular features]_{9632-a brown - skinned nubian boy , of exquisitely regular features} , and in Oriental costume of crimson , with a yellow turban round [his]_{9632-a brown - skinned nubian boy , of exquisitely regular features} head , who advanced towards [them]_9631-they silently when [they]_9631-they sat down , and offered [them]_9631-they in turn a bowl of meerschaum with twisted tube and tobacco of [their]_9631-they choice . [Ivor]_277-ivor looked at [the boy]_{864-the boy} and laughed , at the same time putting the narghileh away with [his]_277-ivor hand . [The Nubian]_{9634-the nubian} , if such [he]_{9632-a brown - skinned nubian boy , of exquisitely regular features} was , laughed back to [him]_277-ivor , and in doing so displayed a range of pearly teeth between [his]_{9632-a brown - skinned nubian boy , of exquisitely regular features} beautiful lips . [He]_242-rupert , too , must be familiar with [Ivor]_277-ivor 's ways , said [Rupert]_242-rupert to [himself]_242-rupert . At that moment [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , turning round , caught sight of the pantomime , and shook [his]_{4320-the duke} head mournfully . '_[4486-you] [You]_4486-you smoke , [I]_0-i am sure , ' [he]_{4320-the duke} said to [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[4486-you] [I]_0-i can see that [you]_4486-you believe in the sacred fire . [This frost - bound philosopher]_{4487-this frost - bound philosopher} , ' indicating [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_{[4487-this frost - bound philosopher]} is [an infidel]_{8831-an infidel} and deserves to be immolated on a pyre of cigarettes . Yes , ' [he]_{4320-the duke} went on , '_{[4489-the man that has learned to smoke from his youth]} happy is [the man that has learned to smoke from [his]_{4489-the man that has learned to smoke from his youth} youth]_{4489-the man that has learned to smoke from his youth} up . It is the one consolation that can never fail [him]_{4489-the man that has learned to smoke from his youth} . But now , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , nerve [yourself]_242-rupert for the ordeal . [You]_242-rupert are not ignorant of what is before [you]_242-rupert . ' '_[242-rupert] Well , [I]_0-i am rather , ' answered [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i understand that dinner was what [Freemasons]_{549-freemasons} call " open lodge . " But what may be coming next [I]_0-i certainly can not say . ' '_[0-i] Dinner , ' replied [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , '_[0-i] never can be anything but [open lodge]_{4490-open lodge} . It is merely the vestibule of truth . But [the smoking - room]_{9624-the smoking - room} is [[her]_{4487-this frost - bound philosopher} sanctum]_{4492-her sanctum} . Amid these clouds — the only incense left [us]_4493-us — [she]_{4487-this frost - bound philosopher} reveals [her]_{4487-this frost - bound philosopher} lineaments , as [you]_242-rupert will speedily perceive . ' Then changing [his]_{4320-the duke} tone and becoming all at once serious , '_{[4487-this frost - bound philosopher]} [[My]_0-i dear artist]_{4494-my dear artist} , [I]_0-i presume [you]_{4494-my dear artist} are aware that [you]_{4494-my dear artist} have thrust [yourself]_{4494-my dear artist} into considerable danger in coming hither ? ' '_{[4494-my dear artist]} Very likely [I]_0-i have , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert , taking the narghileh from [his]_242-rupert lips . '_[0-i] What then ? ' '_[0-i] Why then , ' answered [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , '_[0-i] everything depends , not on [your]_{4494-my dear artist} courage,—I should be the last to call it in question,—but on the degree of earnestness with which [you]_{4494-my dear artist} have come to [us]_4493-us . ' At this juncture [[Rupert]_242-rupert 's friend]_{9638-rupert 's friend} rose from the divan , and went over to [a group of guests who were smoking at a little distance]_{9639-a group of guests who were smoking at a little distance} . [Glanville]_242-rupert and [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} were in some sense alone , but if either raised [his]_{9638-rupert 's friend} voice the conversation would reach listening ears . At present [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} 's subdued tones were a hint that [he]_{4320-the duke} desired the colloquy to be carried on between [himself]_{4320-the duke} and [Rupert]_242-rupert only . [The latter]_{6092-the latter} , with an inquiring look in [his]_{4320-the duke} eyes , faced [the Duke , who sat sideways on the divan]_{9643-the duke , who sat sideways on the divan} and smoked very placidly . '_{[4494-my dear artist]} Well ? ' said [his]_{4320-the duke} Grace . '_{[4494-my dear artist]} [I]_0-i do not know what the earnestness means of which [you]_{4494-my dear artist} speak , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert , '_{[4494-my dear artist]} or what guarantee will satisfy [you]_{4494-my dear artist} . ' '_{[4494-my dear artist]} There is only one condition , and it is guarantee sufficient , ' replied [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} . '_{[4494-my dear artist]} What have [you]_{4494-my dear artist} lost to put [you]_{4494-my dear artist} at enmity with [the social order]_{4495-the social order} ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert gave a short , bitter laugh . '_{[4494-my dear artist]} Is that all ? ' [he]_242-rupert said . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i might , if [I]_0-i were overbold ; ask [your]_{4494-my dear artist} Grace that question . What have [you]_{4494-my dear artist} lost ? ' '_{[4494-my dear artist]} Everything , ' replied [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} simply . And when [Glanville]_242-rupert stared , '_{[4494-my dear artist]} Come , ' [he]_0-i said , raising [his]_0-i voice , '_{[4496-this gentleman]} [this gentleman]_{4496-this gentleman} will not believe that [a ' duke]_{9646-a ' duke} can be [a Nihilist]_{9385-a nihilist} . How shall [I]_{4497-four or five of the others} convince [him]_{4496-this gentleman} ? '_{[4497-four or five of the others]} [Four or five of [the others]_{746-the others}]_{4497-four or five of the others} , including [Ivor]_277-ivor , came at these words , and , in the language of [the theatre]_{4499-the theatre} , grouped [themselves]_{4497-four or five of the others} , dramatically , round [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . [The rest]_{6022-the rest} seemed to take no notice and went on with [their]_{6022-the rest} smoking . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} waited , as if for [some one]_{933-some one} to counsel [him]_{4320-the duke} . ' Tell [him]_{4496-this gentleman} [your]_{4320-the duke} life and adventures , '_[5661-one] said [one]_5661-one . ' Too long , '_[4506-he] put in another , as [he]_4506-he turned to light a fresh cheroot . ' Tell [him]_{4496-this gentleman} mine , then , '_{[4507-the first]} retorted [the first]_{4507-the first} . ' [Yours]_{4320-the duke} is too singular to have a moral , '_{[4508-the second]} said [the second]_{4508-the second} . ' It is horrible besides , and one must not begin with a nightmare . '_{[4508-the second]} ' [The rest]_{6022-the rest} are little better , '_{[4509-the man whose story , apparently with his consent]} said [the man whose story , apparently with [his]_{4509-the man whose story , apparently with his consent} consent]_{4509-the man whose story , apparently with his consent} , was declared to be a nightmare . And there was a pause . ' But , '_{[4320-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , ' [we]_9649-we can not stay [here]_6115-here all night . What is to be done ? '_{[4320-the duke]} [He]_{4320-the duke} reflected for a moment , amid the perfect silence which followed [his]_{4320-the duke} words . The fragrant ascending clouds veiled with prismatic vapours the yellow and crimson light of the flower - like lamps . Existence , so curtained about with webs of divers colours from the Indian loom , so penetrated with aromatic drugs , so wrapped in dreamy lawns of smoke , and illuminated with the charmed rays that fell softly from above , seemed to [the artist a drowsy , delicious , trance - like state wherein was neither pain nor pleasure , but only luxurious repose]_{4511-the artist a drowsy , delicious , trance - like state wherein was neither pain nor pleasure , but only luxurious repose} . Why not go on dreaming thus for ever ? thought [Rupert]_242-rupert . There would come no visions of an arduous ideal through those silken folds , not even the sound of poetry or music , to suggest the painful sweet reminiscences which might stir [a man]_{5695-a man} to action . The existence which was all love , and passion , and loss , had vanished into the dark night outside . Why should it return and vex [him]_242-rupert any more ? [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} touched [his]_242-rupert hand . ' [You]_242-rupert are falling asleep with [your]_242-rupert eyes open , '_{[4320-the duke]} [he]_{4320-the duke} said ; ' look up and listen . '_{[4320-the duke]} [Rupert]_242-rupert turned slowly towards [him]_{4320-the duke} with such an expression as [we]_4514-we may fancy [they]_4515-they had who dwelt in [the Lotos - land]_{194-the lotos - land} , where it was always afternoon . ' All right , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' [I]_242-rupert am listening . '_[242-rupert] ' Look round [you]_242-rupert also , '_{[4320-the duke]} [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} insisted sharply , and [his]_{4320-the duke} voice became very stern . ' [You]_242-rupert wish to be one of [us]_4514-we . Here , then , are [seven men who have joined the party of despair]_{9651-seven men who have joined the party of despair} . Can [you]_242-rupert tell why ? '_{[4320-the duke]} [He]_{4320-the duke} paused , and [Rupert]_242-rupert , gathering [his]_242-rupert faculties together , replied : ' How should [I]_242-rupert know ? [I]_242-rupert never saw one of [them]_{9651-seven men who have joined the party of despair} before except [Ivor]_277-ivor . '_[242-rupert] ' And [he]_277-ivor , '_{[4320-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} slowly , ' like [the rest of [this company]_{9653-this company}]_{9652-the rest of this company} , has a shattered existence . '_{[4320-the duke]} ' It is a lie , '_[242-rupert] exclaimed [Rupert]_242-rupert , springing up ; ' [he]_277-ivor has shattered [mine]_242-rupert ; [he]_277-ivor has broken [my]_242-rupert heart . '_[242-rupert] [Ivor]_277-ivor looked at [him]_242-rupert , long and sorrowfully , but said nothing . ' Right , right , '_{[4320-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} with amazing tranquillity ; ' at last [I]_{4320-the duke} hear the cry of a wounded spirit . Why , [man]_6250-man , '_{[4320-the duke]} [he]_{4320-the duke} went on , addressing [Rupert]_242-rupert , whose dreams had fled like a troop of frightened deer , ' do [you]_242-rupert suppose [we]_9655-we are playing for amusement ? If [[your]_242-rupert friend]_{1390-your friend} had not assured [me]_{4320-the duke} that a great grief had smitten [you]_242-rupert through , these doors had never opened to [you]_242-rupert . '_{[4320-the duke]} [Rupert]_242-rupert , dumfounded at so novel an experience , knew not how to answer . It was clear that , be the game jest or earnest , [he]_242-rupert was playing with men vastly superior to [himself]_242-rupert in resource and cunning . [The Duke]_526-adullam seemed to perceive what was passing through [his]_242-rupert mind . With a gentle but decisive grasp [he]_526-adullam drew [Rupert]_242-rupert to [his]_242-rupert seat again , and while [the others]_{746-the others} stood about in [their]_{746-the others} careless attitudes , [he]_526-adullam went on : ' [You]_242-rupert have perhaps , [[my]_526-adullam dear friend]_{9657-my dear friend} , confounded [us]_9655-we with the ornamental mysteries of the last century . [I]_526-adullam do not mind being taken for a Rosicrucian , or Mesmerist , or what not , by [the crowd standing and staring about the doors]_{9658-the crowd standing and staring about the doors} . It is as well [they]_{746-the others} should think [we]_9655-we are not much in earnest . But with [you]_242-rupert it is different . If [you]_242-rupert enter , [you]_242-rupert belong to [us]_9655-we . And [you]_242-rupert ought to know what binds [us]_9655-we together . It is not the flimsy threads of sentiments , or philosophy learned by rote , or political clap - trap . [Every man here]_{9659-every man here} brings a ruined life in [his]_{9659-every man here} hand . The rank and file of [[our]_9655-we societies]_{9660-our societies} , which number hundreds of thousands , are made up of [those who by hunger , want , misery — and by reflection on all that]_{9661-those who by hunger , want , misery — and by reflection on all that} — have been driven to join [us]_9655-we . [We]_9655-we , [I]_526-adullam do not say the élite , but [the few]_{8050-the few} , have suffered neither hunger , nor thirst , nor nakedness . But [we]_9655-we have suffered worse . [We]_9655-we have lost , one in this way , another in that , the good of life . [We]_9655-we , too , are stricken so deeply that only in the destruction of society , if at all , can [we]_9655-we hope for a glimpse of happiness . '_{[526-adullam]} Was [he]_4520-he listening to [a madman]_{4521-a madman} ? [Rupert]_242-rupert gazed right and left in search of the answer to this enigma . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} , watching [him]_242-rupert , smiled . ' [I]_{4320-the duke} see that [you]_242-rupert can not believe [me]_{4320-the duke} , '_{[4320-the duke]} [he]_{4320-the duke} said . ' [You]_242-rupert want ocular demonstration . [You]_242-rupert shall have it in good time . Now [I]_{4320-the duke} will only say this . [I]_{4320-the duke} am acquainted with the story of [every one here]_{9663-every one here} , though [not every one here]_{9664-not every one here} knows [his]_{9663-every one here} own . '_{[4320-the duke]} ' Do [you]_{4320-the duke} know [Ivor]_277-ivor 's parentage , then ? '_[242-rupert] inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert eagerly . ' [I]_{4320-the duke} knew it long ago , '_{[4320-the duke]} replied [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , ' before [I]_{4320-the duke} had set eyes on [him]_277-ivor . But [I]_{4320-the duke} have not informed [him]_277-ivor , nor shall , until it is likely to do [him]_277-ivor good . [Ivor]_277-ivor has other things now to trouble about besides [his]_277-ivor parentage . '_{[4320-the duke]} [The artist]_{5691-the artist} could not believe that [[his]_{5691-the artist} friend]_{6114-his friend} , who appeared so subdued and patient , would be standing by in silence had [he]_{6114-his friend} given credit to these words . Yet [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} spoke with authority , and the rest seemed to take it as a matter of course . ' [You]_242-rupert perhaps thought , '_{[4527-this tamer of men]} resumed [this tamer of men]_{4527-this tamer of men} , who saw the deep impression [his]_{6114-his friend} words were making on [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' that by taking a few oaths and professing general principles [you]_242-rupert might be free of [the brotherhood]_{2540-the brotherhood} . [You]_242-rupert must now realise that [our]_9666-our bond is not so easily put on , and that it never can be taken off . There is , or has been , in the life of [each one here]_{9667-each one here} — and of [those outside who belong to [us]_9666-our]_{9668-those outside who belong to us} — a personal reason why [he]_277-ivor should despair of [the society that has made [him]_277-ivor what [he]_277-ivor is]_{9669-the society that has made him what he is} . [Those only give up the past who have nothing more to hope from it]_{9670-those only give up the past who have nothing more to hope from it} . Tell [me]_{4527-this tamer of men} , then , what injury has society inflicted on [you]_242-rupert ? [The artist]_{5691-the artist} thought of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , and was beside [himself]_{5691-the artist} with rage . What but [the stupid , immoral , mercenary , polluting conventions of [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{9672-the stupid , immoral , mercenary , polluting conventions of the world} had first made [their]_9666-our marriage impossible , and now flung [her]_{367-hippolyta} out into danger and loneliness , far from [his]_0-i love and care ? That pure and lofty spirit had been immolated to the crying social sin which makes of wedlock the worst prostitution . From first to last [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been a victim whose innocence did but make [her]_{367-hippolyta} [the easier prey]_{9674-the easier prey} . What had [he]_0-i lost ? '_{[4527-this tamer of men]} [You]_4528-you need not ask [me]_0-i whether [I]_0-i am [a wrecked and miserable man]_{4529-a wrecked and miserable man} , ' [he]_0-i replied , with a firmness equal to [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} 's . '_{[4529-a wrecked and miserable man]} Society has done [me]_0-i a harm it can never repair ; and [I]_0-i am [yours]_4528-you , soul and body , heart , hands , and brain , if [you]_4528-you will undertake to restore that which has been reft from [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i will not publish the history in [this room]_{4530-this room} , to [men who are doubtless worthy of all confidence]_{4531-men who are doubtless worthy of all confidence} , but whose names [I]_0-i do not even know . If [you]_4528-you care to receive it as a secret , [I]_0-i am willing to inform [you]_4528-you whenever and wherever [you]_4528-you choose . Provided only , ' [he]_0-i concluded with a glance towards [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[0-i] that [[my]_0-i friend]_{5878-my friend} is spared the trouble of being present . ' '_{[1390-your friend]} [[Your]_0-i friend]_{1390-your friend} , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor quietly , '_{[1390-your friend]} has never asked to know [any man]_{7704-any man} 's secrets . [He]_{1390-your friend} will respect [yours]_0-i so far as to decline knowing them . ' '_[277-ivor] Be more considerate , [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , laying a hand on [his]_277-ivor shoulder . '_[277-ivor] Can [you]_277-ivor not see that it is passion , not [[your]_277-ivor friend]_{1390-your friend} [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , that speaks ? Were [he]_{1390-your friend} not thrown off [his]_{1390-your friend} balance by that loss , which must yet be recent , [I]_0-i might be slow to credit [his]_{1390-your friend} sincerity . Whereas [I]_0-i believe and honour it . ' [Ivor]_277-ivor hung down [his]_277-ivor head . [He]_277-ivor was ashamed of [his]_277-ivor resentment . After a few moments [he]_0-i came forward to where [Rupert]_242-rupert was seated and took [his]_242-rupert hand , which [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , overcome by conflicting emotions , did not refuse . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} smiled , '_[0-i] [You]_277-ivor have not lost everything , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [he]_{4320-the duke} said , '_[277-ivor] while [you]_277-ivor can count on the friendship of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . ' '_[277-ivor] But come , ' [he]_{4320-the duke} exclaimed after a pause , in the lighter tone which [he]_{4320-the duke} had affected during dinner ; '_[277-ivor] [you]_277-ivor want to hear what has made [me]_0-i , [the Duke of — of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4536-the duke of — of adullam} , ' [he]_{4320-the duke} said , smiling maliciously , '_{[9385-a nihilist]} [a Nihilist]_{9385-a nihilist} . Can [you]_277-ivor not see for [yourself]_277-ivor ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert shook [his]_242-rupert head . [He]_242-rupert wanted [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} to go on . Then said [his]_242-rupert Grace , '_[277-ivor] Look at [me]_0-i . The one sufficient reason why [I]_0-i should detest the present order of things is that [I]_0-i not only was born great , but have had greatness thrust upon [me]_0-i . [You]_277-ivor ask what society has taken from [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i answer , a motive for exertion , an interest in life . ' '_[0-i] But [you]_277-ivor have enormous interests , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[277-ivor] True ; but no interest . [I]_0-i can not go to seek [my]_0-i fortune as [young heroes]_{4538-young heroes} do in the story - books . [I]_0-i have more already than [I]_0-i know how to manage . If [I]_0-i were capable of earning a name in science or literature [I]_0-i must not attempt it . [A Duke that writes verses or volumes on chemistry]_{4539-a duke that writes verses or volumes on chemistry} is always slightly ridiculous . Besides , [I]_0-i could do neither . One thing lay within [my]_0-i reach . As [Leader]_4540-leader . of [the House of Commons]_{185-the house of commons} , as [a democratic Prime Minister]_{4541-a democratic prime minister} , [I]_0-i might have governed [the nation]_{4357-the nation} and put into effect the true principles of social order . But , ' [he]_0-i concluded , laughing , '_{[4540-leader]} when [I]_0-i was on the point of beginning , and had nearly broken up the party lines which have made injustice and oppression secure for the last two centuries , fate stepped in and insisted on [my]_0-i becoming [a Duke and a nonentity]_{4543-a duke and a nonentity} . ' '_{[4540-leader]} That was hard , ' observed [Glanville]_242-rupert , smiling gravely . '_{[4540-leader]} No wonder [you]_0-i wish to pull down [the House of Lords]_{1019-the house of lords} . ' '_[0-i] Yes , ' replied [[his]_0-i host]_{5789-his host} ; '_[0-i] a state of things in which [a man]_{5695-a man} must become [a Duke]_{4361-a duke} , whether [he]_{5695-a man} likes it or no , is simply unreasonable . In [the world of the future]_{4547-the world of the future} [those only shall have prizes that are capable of enjoying them]_{4548-those only shall have prizes that are capable of enjoying them} . ' When [he]_0-i had reached this point in [his]_0-i half - serious , half - satirical remarks , [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} rose and , taking [one of [the guests]_{4407-the guests}]_{9598-one of the guests} with [him]_{4320-the duke} , went away . [Another who had been standing near in silence]_{9684-another who had been standing near in silence} addressed [Rupert]_242-rupert , as [he]_242-rupert seemed hesitating whether to follow [them]_{4407-the guests} or remain . '_{[4320-the duke]} [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} will come back presently , ' [he]_242-rupert said . And then , after a while , '_{[4320-the duke]} [[Our]_4550-our host]_{4551-our host} finds pleasure in making [his]_{4320-the duke} earnest appear like jest . But [you]_4552-you may take for granted that [no man living has had a more melancholy experience]_{4553-no man living has had a more melancholy experience} . ' '_[4552-you] How so , if it is not a secret ? ' inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[4552-you] Oh , there are secrets and secrets . The history of [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} would be frightfully strange in [your]_4552-you ears were [you]_4552-you told merely what [I]_0-i know , and [some others in [this room]_{4530-this room}]_{4555-some others in this room} . But , as [he]_{4329-the duke of adullam} remarked , [you]_4552-you have only to look at [him]_{4329-the duke of adullam} and [you]_4552-you can imagine what kind of secrets have made up [his]_{4329-the duke of adullam} life and taken the glamour from it . [He]_{4329-the duke of adullam} is [the victim of nature as of society]_{4557-the victim of nature as of society} . The trial has been too much for [a mere man]_{4558-a mere man} . Consider [his]_{4329-the duke of adullam} fascination , grace , and accomplishments . [They]_4559-they would make [him]_{4329-the duke of adullam} miserable in [any station]_{4560-any station} , high or low . [They]_4559-they have given [him]_{4329-the duke of adullam} every pleasure without stint ; [they]_4559-they have filled [his]_{4329-the duke of adullam} cup to overflowing with the enjoyment of which [others]_5757-others crave a single drop to intoxicate [them]_5757-others . [He]_{4329-the duke of adullam} has drained the goblet , and for [him]_{4329-the duke of adullam} the intoxication is past . [He]_{4329-the duke of adullam} can not be deluded any more . Were [he]_{4329-the duke of adullam} a great genius [he]_{4329-the duke of adullam} might go on forging delusions for [himself]_{4329-the duke of adullam} and living upon them , as [we]_4562-we [lesser mortals]_{4563-lesser mortals} accept delusions ready made , with docility and gratitude , never asking how they came to be . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} , for [his]_{4320-the duke} misfortune , is neither [a fool]_{2602-a fool} nor [a poet]_{4566-a poet} . [He]_{4320-the duke} is clear - headed , self - controlled , accustomed to the childlike devices of [men who come to [him]_{4320-the duke} enamoured of [his]_{4320-the duke} influence]_{4567-men who come to him enamoured of his influence} , and of [[women]_7138-women that have fallen under the spell of [his]_{4320-the duke} enchantments]_{4569-women that have fallen under the spell of his enchantments} . [He]_{4320-the duke} understands [the human animal whose governing motive is self - interest]_{4570-the human animal whose governing motive is self - interest} . [I]_0-i do not say [he]_{4320-the duke} can not love , but [he]_{4320-the duke} can not believe in love , and hardly in friendship . [He]_{4320-the duke} is , therefore , very exquisite,—and very corrupt . And [he]_{4320-the duke} knows it , and wonders whether in [the boundless universe]_{4571-the boundless universe} there may not be something which would cure [him]_{4320-the duke} of [his]_{4320-the duke} disease of realism,—an ideal the possession of which should not be fatuity , disappointment , and sickness of spirit . ' '_[4572-you] [You]_4572-you describe an old complaint , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_[4572-you] [I]_0-i suppose that [his]_{4320-the duke} private ennui has been endeavouring to transform itself into the pain of [the world]_{5697-the world} . It is a pity [he]_{4320-the duke} has not something to cry for . ' '_[4572-you] A great pity , ' replied [the other]_{618-the other} ; '_[4572-you] but [I]_0-i do not see how [he]_{4320-the duke} can be wounded . [His]_{4320-the duke} most dreadful quality is to be invulnerable . Who was [the man at the stake that shrieked out to [the bystanders]_{4575-the bystanders}]_{4574-the man at the stake that shrieked out to the bystanders} , " [I]_0-i can not burn ; for [God]_276-god 's sake , help [me]_0-i to burn " ? ' '_[550-ridley] [Ridley]_550-ridley or [Latimer]_551-latimer , [I]_0-i forget which , ' answered [the artist]_{5691-the artist} ; adding , '_[0-i] now [I]_0-i understand [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} a little better . Ennui is , [I]_0-i daresay , the torment of the damned ; and in [those who have never felt it not likely to excite compassion]_{4577-those who have never felt it not likely to excite compassion} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not believe , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , who had been sitting by all this while without a word , '_[0-i] that [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} was ever in love , though [he]_{4320-the duke} may have fancied [he]_{4320-the duke} was . [He]_{4320-the duke} has been too much adored — [a god enshrined above the multitude for [their]_4580-their worship]_{4579-a god enshrined above the multitude for their worship} . ' '_{[4320-the duke]} And now , ' said [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , taking [him]_277-ivor up , '_{[4320-the duke]} [he]_{4320-the duke} has got tired of [them]_4580-their and [their]_4580-their worship , and has leaped down from the altar and begun demolishing [the temple]_{4581-the temple} . ' '_{[4320-the duke]} It is the story of [the French noblesse]_{4582-the french noblesse} repeating itself , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; '_{[4582-the french noblesse]} first , [Louis Quinze]_{552-louis quinze} and [Voltaire]_553-voltaire , then [the Fourth of August]_{4583-the fourth of august} . ' While [they]_4580-their were talking , the subject of [their]_4580-their conversation returned . [He]_242-rupert took [Ivor]_277-ivor affectionately by the arm and , whispering some words in [his]_277-ivor ear , seemed to be sending [him]_277-ivor away . [Ivor]_277-ivor left [the room]_{762-the room} ; and [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , approaching [Rupert]_242-rupert , said graciously , '_{[4583-the fourth of august]} Will [you]_4584-you come to [[my]_0-i study]_{6044-my study} for a moment ? ' [The artist]_{5691-the artist} bowed and followed [him]_0-i as [he]_0-i led the way through [the verandah]_{6285-the verandah} . [They]_4580-their traversed [several rooms]_{9692-several rooms} , which were brilliantly lighted , and only looked the more solitary for the air of expectation that seemed to hang over [them]_4580-their . [Glanville]_242-rupert as [he]_242-rupert passed could not forbear the tribute of an admiring glance at the paintings , statuary , and curious furniture with which they were adorned . [[The Duke]_{4320-the duke} 's study]_{9694-the duke 's study} , in comparison , was plain and simple , containing all the requisites , daintily mounted , of that extensive correspondence , much of it in cypher , which [his]_0-i Grace of [Adullam]_526-adullam carried on . At no time had [he]_0-i been indolent ; perhaps the secret of [his]_0-i unhappiness lay , as [he]_0-i said , in the excess of energy for which [he]_0-i could find neither scope nor occasion . [He]_0-i motioned [the artist]_{5691-the artist} to a chair , took one [himself]_0-i , and while the fire sparkled in front of [them]_4586-them , turned down the lamp till only a ruddy twilight reigned in [the room]_{762-the room} . '_[4584-you] Now , ' [he]_0-i said , '_[4584-you] [we]_4586-them are alone , as [you]_4587-you desired . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor is not hidden behind [the arras]_{4588-the arras} ; and what [you]_4587-you tell [me]_0-i shall sink into silence on the instant . [I]_0-i have received many a confession [here]_6115-here , but none has gone over the threshold . ' While [he]_0-i had been following [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , [Rupert]_242-rupert 's mind had not ceased to busy itself with the question whether [he]_242-rupert should still try to fence , or surrender , and throw [himself]_242-rupert on [[his]_242-rupert opponent]_{9698-his opponent} 's generosity . The figure of [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , seemed to rise and mock [his]_242-rupert hesitation . Confide in [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} ? But that would be the same thing as confessing to [Ivor]_277-ivor . How could [he]_242-rupert possibly tell that [they]_9701-they were not in collusion ? Nay , the horrible thought crossed [his]_242-rupert mind that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} might be in [that very house]_{9702-that very house} , hidden where [he]_242-rupert was least likely to seek [her]_{367-hippolyta} out . [His]_242-rupert blood turned cold as [he]_242-rupert dwelt on it . However , [he]_242-rupert was sick of dissembling . [He]_242-rupert did not doubt that if [he]_242-rupert chose [he]_242-rupert could go on playing [his]_242-rupert part as hitherto , but the recoil when the play was at an end would be terrible . Why should [he]_242-rupert not speak and have done with it ? Were [these men]_{5968-these men} guilty of the abduction ? Had [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} consented to be taken away ? In that case [they]_{5968-these men} would know already as much as [he]_242-rupert could tell [them]_{5968-these men} . [He]_242-rupert resolved to fling [his]_242-rupert cards on the table , and let [them]_{5968-these men} decide the contest as [they]_{5968-these men} fell . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} waited , without a sign of impatience . [He]_{4320-the duke} was mild and calm , and imperturbable . '_[4587-you] If [I]_0-i am to say anything , ' [Rupert]_242-rupert at last began , '_[0-i] it must be everything . And the history is strange — incredible , in fact . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall not find it incredible if [you]_0-i tell it [me]_0-i , ' replied [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} . '_[0-i] Well , then , ' said [Glanville]_242-rupert , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i must go back to [the Hermitage at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{4590-the hermitage at trelingham} . ' A picturesque locale , '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} said [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} , ' as [I]_{4329-the duke of adullam} remember it when [I]_{4329-the duke of adullam} stayed with [the Earl]_{663-the earl} some years ago , in [my]_{4329-the duke of adullam} Tory days . Something quaintly conceived , with [the water]_{6302-the water} and [the hills]_{9708-the hills} round [it]_{4590-the hermitage at trelingham} . '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} ' And do [you]_0-i know [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} as well as [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} ? '_[242-rupert] inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert . ' [He]_{274-colonel valence} was not at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , '_{[4320-the duke]} [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} answered quietly ; ' however , yes , [I]_{4320-the duke} know [him]_{274-colonel valence} . '_{[4320-the duke]} ' Good , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert to [himself]_242-rupert ; ' now [we]_9710-we are coming on the track . [I]_242-rupert will give [him]_{274-colonel valence} every bit of the chronicle , from the Madonna of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} onward . '_[242-rupert] And [he]_242-rupert did so , condensing the narrative where [he]_242-rupert could , but leaving out nothing that [he]_242-rupert deemed of consequence , except the affection that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had indulged for [him]_242-rupert , and the immediate motives connected with it which had induced [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} to quit [Falside]_89-falside and seek [him]_242-rupert in [London]_4-london . [He]_242-rupert found [an admirable listener]_{4593-an admirable listener} . When [Rupert]_242-rupert grew excited [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} said not a word , but allowed [him]_242-rupert to recover [himself]_242-rupert at leisure ; and when the sudden remembrance of [his]_242-rupert great loss choked [his]_242-rupert utterance and would not suffer [him]_242-rupert to proceed , a gentle whisper , the expression of profound and delicate sympathy , restored [his]_242-rupert spirits and animated [him]_242-rupert to complete the recital . Experienced as [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} was in all possible combinations of passion , at certain points [he]_{4320-the duke} displayed a keen interest , and even amazement . Once or twice [he]_{4320-the duke} seemed about to interrupt the narrative ; but , checking [himself]_{4320-the duke} , bade [Rupert]_242-rupert , by a gesture , continue . When at length , after describing [his]_242-rupert return to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , the indications of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's flight which [he]_242-rupert there came upon , and , in general terms , [his]_242-rupert fruitless efforts to find [her]_{367-hippolyta} , [he]_242-rupert paused and looked down , [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} only said , ' Have [you]_242-rupert [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} 's portrait ? '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} [The artist]_{5691-the artist} gave a half smile , which was not pleasant to see , as [he]_{5691-the artist} thought of [the person to whom [he]_{5691-the artist} had confided that portrait and [the man who now asked [him]_{5691-the artist} about it]_{4599-the man who now asked him about it}]_{4598-the person to whom he had confided that portrait and the man who now asked him about it} . [He]_{5691-the artist} preferred [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} to have it before [any Duke]_{4600-any duke} . But that it should be in the hands of either — ! ' No , '_{[5691-the artist]} [he]_{5691-the artist} replied shortly ; ' [[your]_242-rupert Grace]_{9711-your grace} will have to draw on [your]_242-rupert memory if [you]_242-rupert desire to know what [she]_{9711-your grace} is like . '_{[5691-the artist]} ' [I]_{4320-the duke} have hardly any memory , '_{[4320-the duke]} answered [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , who was as quick at discovering [other people]_{4602-other people} 's thoughts about [him]_{4320-the duke} as [they]_{4602-other people} were in thinking [them]_{4602-other people} . ' [I]_{4320-the duke} never saw [her]_{9711-your grace} but once , '_{[4320-the duke]} [he]_{4320-the duke} continued , ' and that was some years ago , when [she]_{9711-your grace} was [a mere child]_{9712-a mere child} . But [she]_{9711-your grace} knows [I]_{4320-the duke} am [[[her]_{9711-your grace} father]_{671-her father} 's sincere friend]_{9714-her father 's sincere friend} . '_{[4320-the duke]} For some time [he]_{4320-the duke} sat lost in reflection , after which , turning up the lamp and looking full at [Glanville]_242-rupert , [he]_{4320-the duke} said : ' [Your]_242-rupert suspicions of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor are absurd and unjust . [I]_{4320-the duke} am sure that [he]_277-ivor knows nothing of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . To conjecture , as [you]_242-rupert did in the first instance , that [she]_{9711-your grace} had gone under [his]_277-ivor directions on a revolutionary errand was ingenious ; but [you]_242-rupert should have accepted [his]_277-ivor denial . [You]_242-rupert have been very near losing [your]_242-rupert other self , who will be true when [all the women [you]_242-rupert have ever cared for]_{9715-all the women you have ever cared for} have turned out false . '_{[4320-the duke]} ' But , except [Ivor]_277-ivor , [she]_{9711-your grace} saw [nobody]_1128-nobody , '_{[5691-the artist]} returned [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . ' What reason , unconnected with the movement , as [he]_277-ivor calls it , can [she]_{9711-your grace} have had for flying in a moment from [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} ? '_{[4320-the duke]} ' It is idle to talk of reasons , '_{[4320-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , ' where [a woman]_{6460-a woman} is concerned . Find [me]_{4320-the duke} a passion , and [I]_{4320-the duke} will unravel the knot , which at present , [I]_{4320-the duke} confess , is insoluble . Enthusiasm — [we]_9718-we want some infusion of enthusiasm to account for the madness . '_{[4320-the duke]} ' Ah , good heavens ! '_[242-rupert] groaned [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' there was no lack of enthusiasm . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was capable of going the length of [England]_39-england to discover [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , or of joining [[her]_465-annie father]_{671-her father} in [Siberia]_195-siberia . Do [you]_242-rupert think , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , with a sudden gesture , ' that [she]_{367-hippolyta} has done it ? Where is [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ? '_[242-rupert] ' Not in [Siberia]_195-siberia yet , '_{[4320-the duke]} returned [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , with a peculiar smile . ' [I]_{4320-the duke} believe [I]_{4320-the duke} can find [him]_{274-colonel valence} for [you]_242-rupert . But oh , [young man]_{2115-young man} , '_{[4320-the duke]} [he]_{4320-the duke} continued , between jest and earnest , ' how happy are [you]_242-rupert to feel such a human , such a natural grief and excitement ! Do not be in a hurry to extinguish them . [You]_242-rupert are living through the most delectable chapters of [your]_242-rupert romance . [You]_242-rupert have come to the thrilling part where one - third is love , and another third anguish , and the last third uncertain hope and longing mixed in about equal proportions . Believe [me]_{4320-the duke} , [you]_242-rupert will never live it through a second time . What would [I]_{4320-the duke} not give for the despair , the active , poignant despair , no mere dull and chronic feeling , which [I]_{4320-the duke} underwent in the days of [my]_{4320-the duke} first abandonment,—not where [I]_{4320-the duke} forsook , that would have been tame — but where [I]_{4320-the duke} was forsaken ? The throbbing of exquisite pain , the life in all its fiery ebullition , the changing dread and sudden palpitations of joy as the heavens above [me]_{4320-the duke} closed or opened ! That was a divine anguish . And will [you]_242-rupert hasten to bring in [the heavy father]_{9721-the heavy father} from a side - scene , where [the old man]_{5911-the old man} is waiting in hat and cloak , leaning on [his]_{5911-the old man} absurd staff , merely that [you]_242-rupert and [Miss Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} may go down on [your]_242-rupert knees before [him]_{5911-the old man} for [his]_{5911-the old man} blessing , and live happy — that is to say , bored to death — ever after ? [Foolish , foolish young man]_{9723-foolish , foolish young man} . ! '_{[4320-the duke]} [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} in [his]_{4320-the duke} fervour rose and paced [the room]_{762-the room} , while [Glanville]_242-rupert , provoked and miserable , did not know whether to laugh , to storm , or to take [himself]_242-rupert out of [the house]_{1304-the house} . It was not long , however , before [the eccentric peer]_{4609-the eccentric peer} sat down again , and resumed a little more seriously , ' But [I]_{4609-the eccentric peer} perceive what [I]_{4609-the eccentric peer} suspected to be true ; [you]_242-rupert are not miserable enough to join [us]_9724-us at this stage of [your]_242-rupert experience . The evil done to [you]_242-rupert may be repaired , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} may come back , and [your]_242-rupert discontent with social institutions will give place to an ardent desire for the delights of a fashionable wedding . [St. George]_{554-st. george} 's , [Hanover Square]_{196-hanover square} , will quite satisfy [your]_242-rupert aspirations towards the Ideal , and serve as [[your]_242-rupert Rome and Mecca]_{9725-your rome and mecca} . " Journeys end in [lovers]_6948-lovers '_{[4609-the eccentric peer]} meetings , [[every wise man]_{4610-every wise man} 's son]_{4611-every wise man 's son} doth know . " Is it not so ? But [he]_4612-he that would join [us]_4613-us must have seen through the veil , and become convinced that the most solid - looking and utterly venerable institutions , from matrimony to [the House of [Lords]_4615-lords]_{1019-the house of lords} , are cobwebs to hide the nakedness of existence . When [you]_4616-you have got so far — five years , say , after [your]_4616-you union with [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} — [you]_4616-you may knock at the door of [[our]_4613-us smoking - room]_{4617-our smoking - room} again . Meanwhile , [we]_4613-us will allow [you]_4616-you to be [an honorary member]_{4618-an honorary member} , and to see anything in which [you]_4616-you feel an interest . As regards pains and penalties , why , [you]_4616-you are [a gentleman]_{6096-a gentleman} , and will keep [your]_4616-you word to be secret about these mysteries of the nineteenth century . [I]_0-i will not even say , Vous en serez quitte pour la peur . [You]_4616-you are not [the sort of man to be frightened]_{4620-the sort of man to be frightened} . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert heard , but [he]_242-rupert was scarcely attending . When [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} stopped in [his]_{4320-the duke} talk [he]_{4320-the duke} seemed to wake from a reverie in which [he]_{4320-the duke} had been plunged during the last few moments , and [he]_0-i said with decision , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i must mention that [I]_0-i have seen [your]_4616-you Grace , and [I]_0-i will not promise anything as regards [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Not [all the fathers in [the world]_{5697-the world}]_{4621-all the fathers in the world} , nor [all the societies]_{4623-all the societies} , shall come between [me]_0-i and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} Beautiful enthusiasm ! ' sighed [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} ; '_[0-i] would that [I]_0-i could share in it . Were [I]_0-i in [your]_4616-you place , knowing the disenchantments that must come by and by , [I]_0-i should try to believe that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was divided between love for [me]_0-i and some other love equally strong , which made [her]_{367-hippolyta} existence a flame of fire like [my]_0-i own . Oh , [you]_4616-you need have no scruple in mentioning [your]_4616-you visit [here]_6115-here . And it may be some time before [you]_4616-you meet [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} resembles [[your]_4616-you friend]_{1390-your friend} [Ivor]_277-ivor in being as much at [home]_693-home with [the Spartans]_{4627-the spartans} as with [the Athenians]_{9516-the athenians} . However , [I]_0-i will send [you]_4616-you word should [he]_{274-colonel valence} come this way . ' The conference was at an end . Returning to [the salon which [he]_0-i had first entered]_{9729-the salon which he had first entered} , [Rupert]_242-rupert , after bidding farewell to [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , who accompanied [him]_0-i so far , was joined by [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . [The other guests]_{9731-the other guests} had vanished . It was brilliant starlight as [they]_9732-they drove to [[the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's abode]_{9734-the artist 's abode} , where [Ivor]_277-ivor was to take up [[his]_277-ivor quarters]_{9735-his quarters} that night . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} 's conversation , sarcastic and odd though it had been , did not fail to do [Rupert]_242-rupert one good service . It almost persuaded [him]_242-rupert that , in suspecting [Ivor]_277-ivor , [he]_242-rupert had committed an injustice . [His]_242-rupert heart was not so heavy . On the other hand , [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} made no inquiries , did not appear to feel resentment , and spoke at intervals in [his]_{6114-his friend} usual affectionate tone , remarking , with some degree of malice , on the unexpected nature of the initiation which [Rupert]_242-rupert had gone through . '_[0-i] [You]_4629-you were wondering when the daggers and [death's - head]_{4630-death's - head} would be brought in , [I]_0-i could see , ' observed [Mardol]_277-ivor , '_[0-i] and were much disappointed when [the dusky page]_{4631-the dusky page} offered [you]_4629-you mere pipes and tobacco . ' '_{[4631-the dusky page]} [I]_0-i am still inclined to think it was mostly make - believe , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] Nihilism is the fashion , and [[your]_4629-you Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4632-your duke of adullam} likes playing at it . ' '_{[4632-your duke of adullam]} Hush ! ' exclaimed [Ivor]_277-ivor . [They]_9738-they were driving along [the Knightsbridge Road]_{9739-the knightsbridge road} , and sound of [belated newsboys]_{9740-belated newsboys} crying out an extraordinary edition of the evening journals came through the open carriage - window . '_{[8962-the coachman]} Tell [the coachman]_{8962-the coachman} to stop ; there is news . ' [The coachman]_{8962-the coachman} stopped . [They]_9738-they heard the word '_{[8962-the coachman]} assassination ' repeated many times . [Ivor]_277-ivor got out , caught hold of [a newsboy]_{9742-a newsboy} , and held up the paper under the street lamp . [He]_277-ivor came running back . '_{[8962-the coachman]} What is it ? ' inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert languidly . [[His]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} sprang in , pulled up the window , and said in a low voice , '_[4634-they] [They]_4634-they have done it at last . ' '_[4634-they] Done what ? ' said [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . At that moment [he]_4635-he caught the announcement distinctly which was filling the air , and [he]_4635-he heard the words , again and again,'Assassination of [the Emperor of [Russia]_25-russia]_{9745-the emperor of russia} . '_[4635-he] [He]_4635-he started in [his]_4635-he seat , and tried in the gloom to make out [[his]_4635-he companion]_{657-his companion} 's face , but could not . ' [Ivor]_277-ivor , [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[4635-he] [he]_4635-he cried , ' did [you]_277-ivor know this was going to happen ? Tell [me]_4635-he , for [God]_276-god 's sake . '_[4635-he] ' Do n't ask [me]_277-ivor what [I]_277-ivor knew , '_[277-ivor] returned [Ivor]_277-ivor ; ' it is unspeakable , appalling . '_[277-ivor] There was silence in [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} till [they]_4638-they came within sight of [Rupert]_242-rupert 's door . A ray of light penetrated the gloom and showed [Ivor]_277-ivor , with [his]_277-ivor face buried in [his]_277-ivor hands . [He]_277-ivor looked up , and said after some deliberation , ' [Rupert]_242-rupert , [I]_277-ivor am not in any way acquainted with [[your]_242-rupert Colonel [Valence]_{274-colonel valence}]_{9746-your colonel valence} . But [I]_277-ivor heard to - night that [he]_{274-colonel valence} was in [Russia]_25-russia . If [he]_{274-colonel valence} is mixed up in this , there will shortly be news of [him]_{274-colonel valence} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} may escape , and [he]_{274-colonel valence} will come , as [they]_9747-they all do , to [London]_4-london . If , on the contrary , [he]_{274-colonel valence} is captured , [we]_9748-we shall have the photographs of [the prisoners]_{9749-the prisoners} sent over to [us]_9748-we , and [you]_242-rupert will be allowed to see [them]_{9749-the prisoners} and discover [his]_{274-colonel valence} features , should [he]_{274-colonel valence} be among [them]_{9749-the prisoners} . '_[277-ivor] ' Do [you]_242-rupert think , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , [his]_242-rupert voice sinking to a hoarse whisper , ' that [he]_{274-colonel valence} would have exposed [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [[his]_{274-colonel valence} own child]_{9750-his own child} , to a danger like this ? '_[242-rupert] ' [A Nihilist]_{9385-a nihilist} has [no children where the society]_{9752-no children where the society} is concerned , '_[277-ivor] replied [Ivor]_277-ivor . ' [I]_277-ivor fear from [your]_242-rupert description of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} that [her]_{367-hippolyta} daring and enthusiasm would have pointed [her]_{367-hippolyta} out as [the very one to be selected for the post of danger]_{9753-the very one to be selected for the post of danger} . Anyhow , if [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} is not dead or in the hands of [the Russian police]_{9755-the russian police} , [you]_242-rupert will soon be in the way of meeting [him]_{671-her father} . [I]_277-ivor must say good - night here , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor went on , as [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} stopped at the door , and [they]_4640-they alighted on [the pavement]_{4641-the pavement} . ' Why , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [you]_277-ivor promised to sleep here . '_[242-rupert] ' Yes , [but'—he]_277-ivor paused and looked round—'I may be wanted at [home]_693-home . There will be letters , — visitors,—early in the morning . Oh , [you]_242-rupert need not take alarm , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor continued , seeing [Rupert]_242-rupert 's countenance growing troubled . ' This was none of [my]_277-ivor doing . [I]_277-ivor am only [an ambulance officer]_{9757-an ambulance officer} , [one of [the Geneva Red Cross]_{9759-the geneva red cross}]_{9758-one of the geneva red cross} , on the battlefield . But [I]_277-ivor ought to be at [[my]_277-ivor post]_{9760-my post} . Good - night , [Rupert]_242-rupert . Do not distrust [me]_277-ivor again . [I]_277-ivor could not bear it . '_[277-ivor] And [he]_277-ivor hurried away . [[His]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} took the journal which [he]_277-ivor had left , went into [[his]_277-ivor study]_{6331-his study} , and sat down to read it . The account was brief , as might be supposed , and [he]_277-ivor saw only that [women]_7138-women , as well as [men]_5873-men , were implicated . [He]_277-ivor watched and thought into the small hours of the morning ; [his]_277-ivor mind was busy reckoning the times , possibilities , probabilities , which would throw light on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's connection with the plot . [He]_277-ivor could make nothing of it all . [She]_{367-hippolyta} might have been [there]_913-there , such was [his]_277-ivor conclusion . When the murky light of day came into [the room]_{762-the room} [he]_277-ivor was watching still . The torment of the next few days in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's soul no words can express . [He]_277-ivor seemed to be lying on the rack , waiting , palpitating , suffering new anguish every moment , while the hours drew on and on , and would not finish . There was excitement all over [Europe]_75-europe , of which the daily papers gave a vivid reflection,—excitement among [the adherents of [governments]_{4376-governments} and aristocracies , which had received a deadly shock in the assassination of [the Tsar]_{4650-the tsar}]_{4648-the adherents of governments and aristocracies , which had received a deadly shock in the assassination of the tsar} ; excitement as great , but felt like a subterranean earthquake , among [the revolutionists that had dealt it]_{4651-the revolutionists that had dealt it} . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's one anxiety was to catch in the welter of confused voices the name of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_277-ivor scanned the journals eagerly , and went every morning and evening to [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} , in the hope of hearing through [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor that [some one]_{933-some one} had brought information from [St. Petersburg]_{161-st. petersburg} . And as refugee after [refugee]_4653-refugee appeared in [London]_4-london , but [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} did not return , and nothing was said of [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's despair became uncontrollable . [His]_277-ivor suspicions of [Mardol]_277-ivor woke from the slumber into which [they]_4656-they had been cast by that evening at [the Duke of [Adullam 's]_526-adullam]_{4657-the duke of adullam 's} . [He]_277-ivor began to devise wild schemes of penetrating into [the Russian prisons]_{4658-the russian prisons} and seeing with [his]_277-ivor own eyes whether [they]_{4658-the russian prisons} held [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Wandering restless and uncertain , [he]_277-ivor forgot to eat or drink , [he]_277-ivor could not sleep , [[his]_277-ivor studio]_{1691-his studio} was abandoned , [his]_277-ivor whole existence seemed to be falling into confusion . [Ivor]_277-ivor was all kindness and brotherly love ; but [he]_277-ivor could not enlighten [Rupert]_242-rupert , for [he]_277-ivor was still in the dark [himself]_277-ivor . [He]_277-ivor did not dare to hint what [he]_277-ivor surmised . Things were in this condition , and [Rupert]_242-rupert was looking the picture of fatigue and disappointment , when [Bernstein the Jew]_{521-the jew} presented [himself]_{521-the jew} one afternoon to complain that for several days [Glanville]_242-rupert had sent [him]_{521-the jew} no report , not even that of [his]_{521-the jew} first meeting with [the anarchists]_{4261-the anarchists} , which , [he]_{521-the jew} said , must have taken place . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} looked at [him]_{521-the jew} wearily . ' What is the use of [my]_{521-the jew} telling [you]_{521-the jew} ? '_{[521-the jew]} [he]_{521-the jew} said ; ' [you]_{521-the jew} will not find out anything . [You]_{521-the jew} have failed utterly up to this . '_{[521-the jew]} ' Yes , '_{[521-the jew]} answered [Bernstein]_{521-the jew} composedly , ' [I]_{521-the jew} have failed . Did [I]_{521-the jew} not warn [you]_{521-the jew} that so it might be , when [I]_{521-the jew} heard of the twofold motive ? [I]_{521-the jew} said , " To find [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} [I]_{521-the jew} can not promise . " But , [we]_9761-we say in German , no thread so fine is spun that it comes not to the sun . And thus it will prove . [I]_{521-the jew} have caused to be inserted [your]_{521-the jew} advertisements in the Times . There is no answer yet . Perhaps the true answer was the news from [Russia]_25-russia . [We]_9761-we must wait But , '_{[521-the jew]} continued [he]_{521-the jew} , ' two things [I]_{521-the jew} have found . One is that there is search going on for [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} by the side of [ours]_9761-we . [[My]_{521-the jew} people]_{9432-my people} have met [other people below , in the under - world of which [I]_{521-the jew} did speak to [you]_{521-the jew} when first [I]_{521-the jew} came]_{9763-other people below , in the under - world of which i did speak to you when first i came} . And the second , [I]_{521-the jew} can tell [you]_{521-the jew} what has happened to [the young woman]_{9764-the young woman} , [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . '_{[521-the jew]} ' What ? '_[242-rupert] inquired [Rupert]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert did not care much . [Annie Dauris]_465-annie was nothing to [him]_242-rupert . ' [She]_465-annie is dead , '_{[9372-the jew]} said [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} calmly . ' Dead ? '_{[5691-the artist]} echoed [the artist]_{5691-the artist} in [his]_{5691-the artist} absent voice ; ' it was soon over then . How do [you]_242-rupert know ? '_{[5691-the artist]} ' Because [I]_{9372-the jew} saw [her]_465-annie lying dead in [— Hospital]_{9765-— hospital} , '_{[9372-the jew]} was the answer . [Rupert]_242-rupert became interested . ' Ah , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' it was [the first hospital]_{9766-the first hospital} [I]_242-rupert went into that night . Stay , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert continued , turning to [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} , ' was [Annie Dauris]_465-annie fair , light - haired , rather pretty , but with a careworn expression ? Can it have been the patient [I]_242-rupert saw that could not speak and looked at [me]_242-rupert attentively ? '_[242-rupert] ' Yes , '_{[521-the jew]} said [Bernstein]_{521-the jew} , ' yes , it is the same . [She]_465-annie was brought from [the lodging - house]_{9767-the lodging - house} poisoned , and was , in a manner , restored to life . But [she]_465-annie was never able to speak . While [she]_465-annie had the fever [[her]_465-annie child]_{3893-her child} was born . [The mother]_{3333-the mother} and [the child]_{3287-the child} are dead . [The inquest]_{9771-the inquest} was yesterday . [[Her]_465-annie father]_{671-her father} and [[her]_465-annie companion]_{9773-her companion} , [Charlotte Fraser]_{474-charlotte fraser} , identified the body . [It]_465-annie was [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , and [I]_{521-the jew} think [she]_465-annie knew too much and was murdered . '_{[521-the jew]} ' By whom ? '_[242-rupert] asked [Rupert]_242-rupert . [The Jew]_{9372-the jew} shrugged [his]_{9372-the jew} shoulders . ' [You]_242-rupert would not believe [me]_{9372-the jew} , '_{[9372-the jew]} [he]_{9372-the jew} said , ' therefore [I]_{9372-the jew} hold [my]_{9372-the jew} tongue . [You]_242-rupert are not [a strong character]_{9774-a strong character} , [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert . [[Your]_242-rupert friend]_{1390-your friend} [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor is [the strong character]_{9776-the strong character} . [He]_277-ivor can and will turn [you]_242-rupert round [his]_277-ivor finger , and lead [you]_242-rupert about by the nose . Pardon [me]_{9372-the jew} , but is it not so ? [You]_242-rupert go to [him]_277-ivor twice daily ; [you]_242-rupert sit long with [him]_277-ivor . [You]_242-rupert do not send [me]_{9372-the jew} a memorandum . It is clear that [you]_242-rupert believe [him]_277-ivor [[your]_242-rupert friend]_{1390-your friend} again . '_{[9372-the jew]} ' What if [I]_242-rupert do ? '_[242-rupert] exclaimed [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' [you]_{521-the jew} can go on searching , all the same . Who else , [I]_242-rupert wonder , is looking for [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert thoughtfully ; ' it must be [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} . '_[242-rupert] [Bernstein]_{521-the jew} caught the words and frowned till [his]_{521-the jew} black eyebrows met . An expression of alarm passed over [his]_{521-the jew} countenance . ' [I]_{521-the jew} know that name , '_{[521-the jew]} [he]_{521-the jew} said ; ' it is a mock - name of [a great noble who does much in [[my]_{521-the jew} world]_{9780-my world}]_{9779-a great noble who does much in my world} . [You]_{521-the jew} and [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor went to [[his]_277-ivor house]_{9781-his house} and stayed [there]_913-there many hours such a night . Why went [you]_{521-the jew} ? '_{[521-the jew]} ' That is [my]_242-rupert business , '_[242-rupert] answered [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' and now , [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , understand that [I]_242-rupert give [you]_{516-mr. bernstein} full permission to go on with [your]_{516-mr. bernstein} search , but [I]_242-rupert have no longer the assurance that [[my]_242-rupert friend]_{5878-my friend} [Mardol]_277-ivor has done [me]_242-rupert an injury . '_[242-rupert] ' [[Your]_{521-the jew} friend]_{1390-your friend} [Mardol]_277-ivor , [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} say , is [the clever man]_{9785-the clever man} , '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} repeated [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} . ' [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} will search , for it is a strange case . But if [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} make clear to [myself]_{516-mr. bernstein} that [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} was in [Petersburg]_{198-petersburg} , and is taken , or — , '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} stopped ; then after a pause went on , ' shall [I]_{516-mr. bernstein} bring [you]_242-rupert the news , whatever it may happen to be ? '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} ' Yes , '_[242-rupert] answered [Rupert]_242-rupert in a low but steady tone ; ' let [me]_242-rupert know the worst . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert perceived that [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} 's conjectures were taking the same direction as [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} own . It shook [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} violently . When [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} left and [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} was sitting alone , with [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} head bowed , thinking , always thinking , as the day went on , the most terrible imaginations came flocking round [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} ; and one , which recurred like a monomania , drove [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} from [the house]_{1304-the house} . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} saw [himself]_{516-mr. bernstein} lying on the floor of [[his]_{516-mr. bernstein} dressing - room]_{4668-his dressing - room} , shot through the heart , a pistol lying at [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} right hand . There was a gloomy fascination in imagining the look of deadly calm on [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} face , the attitude of [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} limbs as [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} lay where [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} had fallen , the disorder in [the room]_{762-the room} , and the silence brooding over it . A little more and [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} would have begun to mount the stairs which led to [[his]_{516-mr. bernstein} bedchamber]_{4670-his bedchamber} . It must not be . ' Not yet , not yet , '_{[516-mr. bernstein]} [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} murmured , as though soothing [a child]_{5891-a child} . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} would go to [Ivor]_277-ivor . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} would stay under [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} roof tonight and to - morrow , in [the neighbourhood of [[his]_{516-mr. bernstein} schoolboy friend]_{4673-his schoolboy friend}]_{4672-the neighbourhood of his schoolboy friend} . [He]_{516-mr. bernstein} felt chill and heartsick beyond all [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} had experienced . But [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} did not venture to sleep in [[his]_{516-mr. bernstein} own house]_{8277-his own house} . [Ivor]_277-ivor was waiting , not to give [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} news,—there was none,—but to say that [an old friend]_{4675-an old friend} had requested [him]_{516-mr. bernstein} to be that evening at [the Spartans ']_{9786-the spartans '} , in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} . [He]_{4675-an old friend} proposed to take [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_{[4675-an old friend]} It will be a stormy meeting , ' [Ivor]_277-ivor continued , '_{[4675-an old friend]} for [I]_0-i have not attended [a lodge]_{4388-a lodge} , except one , since [you]_277-ivor called [me]_0-i to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and that ended in [my]_0-i banishment . But there is always some comfort . [The friend [I]_0-i am going to meet]_{4677-the friend i am going to meet} has more acquaintance with [the inner circles of [our]_4679-our society]_{4678-the inner circles of our society} than [any man living]_{4680-any man living} . [He]_{4677-the friend i am going to meet} is sure to know [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} under some name or other . [I]_0-i wish [you]_277-ivor could tell [me]_0-i all that [you]_277-ivor have learnt about [that mysterious personage]_{4681-that mysterious personage} . But [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} has warned [me]_0-i not to ask . ' The low fever that had taken possession of [Rupert]_242-rupert grew upon [him]_277-ivor every hour . [He]_277-ivor did not talk ; and when dinner came , eating was impossible . [[His]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} began to think [he]_277-ivor had better go to [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} by [himself]_277-ivor and bring back what news there might be . But [he]_277-ivor no sooner proposed it than [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , rising up , said in a melancholy tone , '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} For God 's sake , [Ivor]_277-ivor , do not leave [me]_0-i to - night . [I]_0-i have lost all control of [my]_0-i imagination . [My]_0-i thoughts , [my]_0-i fancies are suicidal . Find Hippolyta [I]_0-i must , or go mad . ' [They]_9789-they left [the house]_{1304-the house} late , in silence , walking along [the crowded streets]_{9791-the crowded streets} without exchanging an observation . [Ivor]_277-ivor had [his]_277-ivor own sad thoughts , apart from the anguish of [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} . [He]_277-ivor did not know whose fate trembled in the balance that evening , [his]_9793-his or [Rupert]_242-rupert 's . The strange acquaintance between [himself]_277-ivor and [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} had made it comparatively easy to face [the so - called Athenians]_{9795-the so - called athenians} , with whom [he]_277-ivor had never entirely broken . [The Spartans]_{555-the spartans} , as [their]_{555-the spartans} name denoted , were much less tolerant of private opinion , and ready to inflict the severest penalties on [dissentients]_{9796-dissentients} or [renegades]_{9797-renegades} . [Ivor]_277-ivor was walking up to the cannon 's mouth . [He]_277-ivor knew [[his]_277-ivor men]_{9798-his men} , and did not promise [himself]_277-ivor a speedy reconciliation with [them]_{9798-his men} or an untroubled lease of life . And the reception [he]_277-ivor met on entering would have discouraged [a bolder man]_{9799-a bolder man} . It was [the large , bare committee - room]_{9800-the large , bare committee - room} , which [we]_9801-we remember , in [the decayed house at [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} , where [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and [Ivor]_277-ivor held [their]_9803-their first conversation]_{9802-the decayed house at denzil lane , where hippolyta and ivor held their first conversation} . [The passage]_{8979-the passage} was not lighted , and [Ivor]_277-ivor , leading [Rupert]_242-rupert in the dark , had to knock twice ere [he]_277-ivor gained admission . [A species of warder , wearing a red sash across [his]_{9805-a species of warder , wearing a red sash across his breast} breast]_{9805-a species of warder , wearing a red sash across his breast} , stood inside , jealously guarding the entrance . On opening [he]_242-rupert recognised [the engraver]_{6884-the engraver} , drew back , and seemed uncertain whether [he]_242-rupert should be allowed to pass . But at the sight of [Rupert]_242-rupert closely following on the heels of [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} [the warder]_{9808-the warder} put out [his]_{9808-the warder} hand , laying it rather heavily on [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's shoulder , and said in a quick , rough undertone , '_[0-i] What do [you]_4683-you want here ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert stood perfectly still . [Ivor]_277-ivor , just looking at [the doorkeeper]_{9810-the doorkeeper} , said two or three words and held out a scrap of paper . The effect was instantaneous . [The grim warder]_{9811-the grim warder} drew aside ; [Rupert]_242-rupert passed in ; and [the two friends]_{6310-the two friends} , making [their]_{6310-the two friends} way up [the room]_{762-the room} , seated [themselves]_{6310-the two friends} , by [Ivor]_277-ivor 's choice , where [they]_{6310-the two friends} could see all that was going forward and keep an eye on the door . [Rupert]_242-rupert , somewhat roused from [his]_242-rupert lethargy , looked round and thought [he]_242-rupert had never been in such a place before . The scene resembled a night - school rather than a Socialist meeting . The great windows at either end were closed with wooden shutters and iron bars ; three jets of gas hanging from the plastered ceiling threw a crude light on the benches occupied by [some thirty or forty men , who seemed , by [their]_{9814-some thirty or forty men , who seemed , by their dress and general appearance , to belong to the steadier sort of mechanics} dress and general appearance , to belong to [the steadier sort of mechanics]_{9815-the steadier sort of mechanics}]_{9814-some thirty or forty men , who seemed , by their dress and general appearance , to belong to the steadier sort of mechanics} . There was a tribune , or [[master]_3096-master 's pulpit]_{9817-master 's pulpit} , at the upper end away from the door , which was at present empty . Near it was the table , covered with green baize , at which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had seated [herself]_{367-hippolyta} while [Ivor]_277-ivor uttered [his]_277-ivor thoughts to [her]_{367-hippolyta} the first morning [they]_{6310-the two friends} met . But [Rupert]_242-rupert did not know that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had ever been in [the room]_{762-the room} . [He]_242-rupert felt almost as much surprise here as at [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam 's]_526-adullam . [He]_242-rupert had expected a larger meeting , and not [this kind of people]_{9819-this kind of people} . In [his]_242-rupert mind there went with [Socialism]_{508-socialism} something squalid , frowsy , unkempt , and forlorn . But [these men]_{5968-these men} seemed to be in receipt of wages enabling [them]_{5968-these men} to dress decently ; [they]_{5968-these men} had an educated look ; and many of [them]_{5968-these men} were turning over the journals or reading written documents . Among [them]_{5968-these men} were evidently [a certain number of foreigners]_{9821-a certain number of foreigners} . [They]_{5968-these men} all looked up on the entrance of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . Seeing [Rupert]_242-rupert , [they]_{5968-these men} looked inquiringly at [one another]_{630-one another} ; and [a second officer]_{9823-a second officer} , in red sash like [the doorkeeper]_{9810-the doorkeeper} , came up and asked [him]_242-rupert who [he]_242-rupert was . [Rupert]_242-rupert pointed to [Ivor]_277-ivor ; again the scrap of paper was shown , again the magic working followed . [The men]_{6002-the men} bent over [their]_{6002-the men} journals and documents . There was apparently no business going on , or it had not begun . In the midst of the silence [a slight young man]_{9826-a slight young man} went from [his]_{9826-a slight young man} place at the side of [the hall]_{1074-the hall} into the pulpit , carrying with [him]_{9826-a slight young man} a bundle of papers . [The rest]_{6022-the rest} laid down what [they]_{6022-the rest} were reading , and threw [themselves]_{6022-the rest} into listening attitudes . [The secretary]_{9829-the secretary} , if such [he]_{9829-the secretary} was , began to run over what seemed an interminable list of meetings , resolutions , and subscriptions — a recital which , tedious though it proved to [Rupert]_242-rupert , had clearly a deep interest for the assembly , [Ivor]_277-ivor [himself]_277-ivor appearing to follow it point by point . More than once [the reader]_{5689-the reader} was interrupted , now by low earnest murmurs of approbation , and now by marks of the reverse . [A bystander]_{9831-a bystander} would have said that in [this committee of [anarchists the old sections of the Revolution]_{9833-anarchists the old sections of the revolution}]_{9832-this committee of anarchists the old sections of the revolution} had renewed [themselves]_{9833-anarchists the old sections of the revolution} . But [the artist , weary of these monotonous proceedings , and attending but little to the hum of conversation]_{9834-the artist , weary of these monotonous proceedings , and attending but little to the hum of conversation} , which by degrees grew louder , could hardly have told when [the secretary]_{9829-the secretary} ended , or what shape of [man]_6250-man took [his]_{9829-the secretary} place in the pulpit . [He]_{9829-the secretary} did not suppose [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} would haunt [assemblies of this species]_{9837-assemblies of this species} ; and [[Ivor]_277-ivor 's friend]_{9838-ivor 's friend} apparently was yet to arrive . From such stupor , consequent partly on the illness [he]_242-rupert was feeling , [Rupert]_242-rupert awakened at the sound of [Ivor]_277-ivor 's voice . [He]_242-rupert opened [his]_242-rupert eyes and looked about . [[His]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} had arisen in [his]_242-rupert place , and [the speaker in the pulpit]_{9840-the speaker in the pulpit} had come to a pause . [The rest]_{6022-the rest} were dead silent . '_[4683-you] Ay , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , with a fine ring of scorn in [his]_0-i accents , '_[4683-you] things are going the way [I]_0-i foretold . But they shall not without one more protest from [me]_0-i . After that , [you]_4684-you may do with [me]_0-i as [you]_4684-you like . [I]_0-i suppose there must be martyrs of the new Gospel as there were of the old . [You]_4684-you , ' [he]_0-i continued , facing [the man in the pulpit]_{9842-the man in the pulpit} , '_[4684-you] are preaching assassination . [You]_4684-you tell [us]_4685-us it is an article in the creed of anarchy . And [I]_0-i tell [you]_4684-you , here , not for the first time , that it is no article in the creed of humanity . ' '_[0-i] Sit down , ca n't [you]_4684-you ? ' shouted [one of [the men across [the room]_{762-the room}]_{9844-the men across the room}]_{9843-one of the men across the room} ; '_[4684-you] [your]_4684-you turn 'll come by and by . Why ca n't [you]_4684-you let [the man]_{5814-the man} speak ? ' '_{[5814-the man]} By all means , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor . '_{[5814-the man]} It is out of order , [I]_0-i suppose , to protest that [[our]_4685-us society]_{4064-our society} is not [a company of assassins]_{4688-a company of assassins} . ' And [he]_{5814-the man} sat down , flushed and excited . [Rupert]_242-rupert pressed [his]_242-rupert hand . [The other]_{618-the other} took up [his]_{5814-the man} interrupted speech ; and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} for the first time heard a sermon , in well - chosen language and with apposite illustrations , on the text of dynamite . A stern gospel , which [the fanatic]_{9848-the fanatic} standing before [them]_4685-us clearly believed in . [He]_{5814-the man} was [a thoughtful , mild - looking man , young , well educated , and fluent in address]_{9849-a thoughtful , mild - looking man , young , well educated , and fluent in address} , [a foreigner , or of foreign descent]_{9850-a foreigner , or of foreign descent} . [He]_{5814-the man} was much applauded , though not by all ; and [he]_{5814-the man} knew when to leave off . The impression made was deep and solemn , like that which [a High Calvinist]_{9851-a high calvinist} might have produced in [his]_{5814-the man} epoch by proclaiming that [hardly any one present]_{9852-hardly any one present} would be saved , and by adding that the more of [them]_{9852-hardly any one present} were lost the greater would be [God]_276-god 's glory . As soon as [he]_{5814-the man} turned to come down from the pulpit , [Ivor]_277-ivor stood up again . [Voices]_9853-voices cried , '_{[4688-a company of assassins]} To the front , to the front ; ' but [he]_277-ivor did not stir . The noise died away . Looking very steadily at [the brethren who crowded nearer to [him]_277-ivor]_{9854-the brethren who crowded nearer to him} , [he]_277-ivor said , '_{[4688-a company of assassins]} [I]_0-i doubt that [I]_0-i belong to [you]_4689-you , and [I]_0-i will not go into [[your]_4689-you tribune]_{4690-your tribune} . ' There was a strong murmur of disapproval , which seemed to loosen [his]_277-ivor tongue . '_[4689-you] How should [I]_0-i belong to [you]_4689-you , ' [he]_277-ivor cried , '_[4689-you] when [you]_4689-you will take warning neither by the Revolution nor by [the Governments]_{4691-the governments} , when [you]_4689-you are mad enough to dream of creating [a new world]_{6770-a new world} by the methods which have ruined the old ? [You]_4689-you disown [[your]_4689-you greatest teachers]_{4693-your greatest teachers} . [You]_4689-you — [I]_0-i say [you]_4689-you — are restoring absolute government , [the Council of Ten]_{4694-the council of ten} , [the Inquisition]_{896-the inquisition} , and [the Committee of Public Safety]_{4696-the committee of public safety} . [You]_4689-you , as much as [any king]_{4697-any king} , or [priest]_2931-priest , or [aristocrat]_{4699-aristocrat} , stand in the way of progress . ' There was a great outcry . '_[4689-you] Proof , proof , ' exclaimed [some]_1378-some ; '_{[4700-renegade]} [renegade]_{4700-renegade} , ' '_[4689-you] reactionary , ' '_{[4700-renegade]} traitor , ' came hurled from the lips of [others]_5757-others , while [Ivor]_277-ivor stood unmoved amid the commotion [he]_277-ivor had excited . [He]_277-ivor smiled disdainfully , and lifted [his]_277-ivor hand to command silence , but for a time it seemed as if the meeting would break up in confusion . There were two or three , however , bent on restoring order and hearing what [he]_277-ivor had to say . The tumult grew less , and [Ivor]_277-ivor , as soon as [he]_277-ivor could make [himself]_277-ivor audible , exclaimed , '_[4701-you] Do [you]_4701-you want proof ? It is waiting for [you]_4701-you . [I]_0-i will prove [myself]_0-i [no renegade]_{4702-no renegade} by showing who is . [I]_0-i say that [this lodge]_{4703-this lodge} was founded on [our]_4704-we faith in [humanity]_{4705-humanity} . [Its]_{4703-this lodge} creed , when [I]_0-i joined it , condemned regicide , assassination , and private war . It would have condemned dynamite , had that hellish weapon been invented . [I]_0-i say again that [I]_0-i am [a son of the Revolution]_{4706-a son of the revolution} , which has made freedom possible and will make it a universal fact , if [we]_4704-we and [the like of [us]_4704-we]_{4707-the like of us} do not throw it back a thousand years . What are [my]_0-i proofs ? [you]_4708-you ask . They are illustrious and decisive parallels ; they are the principles on which alone a scientific and progressive reconstruction of society can be attempted . Do [you]_4708-you believe that [Voltaire]_553-voltaire or [Goethe]_317-goethe would have countenanced regicide while [the printing - press]_{4709-the printing - press} remained ? Would [Rousseau]_410-rousseau have taught [Émile]_556-émile the Gospel of dynamite ? Is [Victor Hugo]_{557-victor hugo} [a mere and sheer anarchist]_{4710-a mere and sheer anarchist} ? ' '_{[557-victor hugo]} Bah , ' said [a thickset , deep - toned German]_{9857-a thickset , deep - toned german} , interrupting [him]_4708-you . '_{[557-victor hugo]} Why quote [men of letters]_{4711-men of letters} ? ' '_{[4711-men of letters]} Because [they]_{4711-men of letters} are [the priests]_{895-the priests} and [prophets without whom no revolution could have existed]_{4713-prophets without whom no revolution could have existed} , ' returned [Ivor]_277-ivor ; '_{[4711-men of letters]} because [they]_{4711-men of letters} see the scope , and measure the path , of [our]_4704-we endeavouring ; because it is by [their]_{4711-men of letters} methods , and not by [yours]_4708-you , that [we]_4704-we shall win . ' '_{[4711-men of letters]} Slow methods , ' retorted [another]_1881-another , '_{[4711-men of letters]} while [the people]_{2533-the people} are starving . ' '_{[4711-men of letters]} Dynamite will not help [them]_{2533-the people} to live , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor . '_[4708-you] [You]_4708-you may blow up [Winter Palaces]_{200-winter palaces} and kill [Emperors]_558-emperors with it . [You]_4708-you will not gain the intelligent , or [the men of science]_{4715-the men of science} , or the good anywhere , by the sound of its explosion . ' '_[4704-we] [We]_4704-we want a mental and spiritual democracy as well as the rest , ' interrupted [a third]_{9859-a third} ; '_[4704-we] [we]_4704-we care not a jot for [aristocracies of intelligence]_{4716-aristocracies of intelligence} or benevolence . That is why [we]_4704-we call [ourselves]_4704-we [Sparta]_188-sparta . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , [his]_277-ivor face kindling ; '_[0-i] but [[your]_4708-you new [Sparta]_188-sparta]_{4717-your new sparta} is worse than the old . [You]_4708-you aim at a democracy ! Yes , at one which seen from behind is despotism . [You]_4708-you will not tolerate differences of opinion ; [they]_4718-they must be abolished with the dagger . That is [[your]_4708-you Inquisition]_{4719-your inquisition} . [You]_4708-you make [a slave of [every man that joins [you]_4708-you , and punish [his]_4722-his so - called infractions of the rule with death]_{4721-every man that joins you , and punish his so - called infractions of the rule with death} . That is [[your]_4708-you Council of Ten]_{4723-your council of ten}]_{4720-a slave of every man that joins you , and punish his so - called infractions of the rule with death . that is your council of ten} . [You]_4708-you decree the destruction of [the innocent]_{4724-the innocent} , the blowing - up of [cities]_4725-cities , the plunder of [the poor]_{6637-the poor} by [your]_4708-you howling rabble . That is [Saint Bartholomew]_{559-saint bartholomew} and [the Committee of Public Safety]_{4696-the committee of public safety} . Oh , [[my]_0-i friends]_{8153-my friends} , [you]_{8153-my friends} need not lose patience , ' [he]_0-i went on , as the interruptions began again . '_{[8153-my friends]} When [I]_0-i have spoken to the end there will be time enough to kill [me]_0-i . But this , in the face of [your]_{8153-my friends} threatenings , [I]_0-i repeat , that [you]_{8153-my friends} have forgotten the very purpose of the Revolution . ' '_[4729-we] Have [we]_4729-we ? ' was the cry . '_[4729-we] Let [us]_4729-we hear it , then . ' '_[4729-we] Read it in [Victor Hugo]_{557-victor hugo} , ' [he]_0-i replied , '_{[557-victor hugo]} if nowhere else . The Revolution means liberty and light . It means equality in the best things , the only things worth having — love and justice and truth . It means reason , not dynamite . Ah , [[my]_0-i brothers]_{4730-my brothers} , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , [his]_0-i voice softening , '_{[4730-my brothers]} how comes it that [we]_4729-we have lost faith in the heart , the mind , the brain of [Humanity]_560-humanity ? Why must [we]_4729-we turn , like wild beasts , to [our]_4729-we fangs and [our]_4729-we claws , to the poison of the rattle - snake and the teeth of the tiger ? ' '_{[4731-the governing classes]} Why ? ' exclaimed [one who had not yet spoken]_{9860-one who had not yet spoken} ; '_{[4731-the governing classes]} because [we]_4729-we are fighting with tigers and rattle - snakes . How else are [we]_4729-we to conquer ? ' '_{[8153-my friends]} [Your]_{8153-my friends} conception of humanity , then , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_{[8153-my friends]} does not include [the governing classes]_{4731-the governing classes} . Have [all revolutionists]_{8865-all revolutionists} been ignorant ? have all sprung from [the people]_{2533-the people} ? [You]_{8153-my friends} invert the pyramid ; but [your]_{8153-my friends} anarchy is only aristocracy turned upside down . [You]_{8153-my friends} want the guillotine , the infernal machine , the flask of nitro - glycerine , as [the Governments]_{4691-the governments} want [[their]_{4691-the governments} hangman]_{4735-their hangman} and [[their]_{4691-the governments} headsman]_{4736-their headsman} . Oh , [worthy successor of [Robespierre]_{513-robespierre}]_{4737-worthy successor of robespierre} , [I]_0-i congratulate [you]_{8153-my friends} . ' '_{[513-robespierre]} [Robespierre]_{513-robespierre} was the greatest and holiest of [revolutionists]_{8866-revolutionists} , always excepting [Marat]_561-marat , ' answered [the other]_{618-the other} sullenly . [Ivor]_277-ivor was not to be daunted . [He]_277-ivor went on with [his]_277-ivor theme . '_[561-marat] How did [Robespierre]_{513-robespierre} differ from [Torquemada]_{562-torquemada} ? ' [he]_277-ivor inquired . '_{[562-torquemada]} [Their]_{8866-revolutionists} views of [the next world]_{4739-the next world} might not be the same , but [they]_{8866-revolutionists} were pretty much of a mind in dealing with this . If [the Jesuits]_{4740-the jesuits} were regicides on principle , were [the Jacobins]_{563-the jacobins} any better ? A fine revolution , ' [he]_0-i exclaimed , '_{[8153-my friends]} when [you]_{8153-my friends} change [the men]_{6002-the men} , but carry out the measures more obstinately than before ; when [you]_{8153-my friends} snatch [the people]_{2533-the people} from the lion 's mouth to fling [them]_{2533-the people} to jackals and hyenas ! [You]_{8153-my friends} tell [me]_0-i that force alone will conquer force . It was not by force that [Christianity]_{564-christianity} won its way to [Empire]_201-empire . When it took up the sword it struck , indeed , a deadly blow , but into its own heart . Are [we]_4743-we going to repeat the mistake , and abolish the principles of ' 89 by the guillotine of '_{[8153-my friends]} 93 ? Conquer force by force ? Not in this battle , be [you]_{8153-my friends} sure of that . It is a battle against darkness , and only light will scatter it . Therefore [I]_0-i conclude , ' [he]_0-i said , raising [his]_0-i voice and speaking with impassioned earnestness , '_[0-i] that the resolution which would commit [[our]_4743-we lodge]_{4744-our lodge} to a policy of dynamite is nothing short of apostasy from the principles on which it was founded ; and [I]_0-i , for one , will dare or endure the utmost rather than assent to it . ' '_[0-i] What will [you]_0-i put in its stead ? ' The question rang out clear through [the room]_{762-the room} , drawing every eye towards [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} , who had come in while [Ivor]_277-ivor was replying to the interruptions of [[his]_277-ivor opponents]_{9864-his opponents} . [He]_277-ivor was [a tall man]_{9865-a tall man} , wrapped in a cloak with which until now [he]_277-ivor had covered [his]_277-ivor face where [he]_277-ivor sat by the door . At the sound of [his]_277-ivor voice [Ivor]_277-ivor gave a start . [Rupert]_242-rupert , looking that way , saw [the man]_{5814-the man} rise from [his]_{5814-the man} seat and press towards [the tribune]_{9867-the tribune} . [He]_{5814-the man} let [his]_{5814-the man} cloak fall , and from that moment [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's eyes were rivetted on [his]_{5814-the man} pale and haughty countenance . Again , as at the beginning of [Ivor]_277-ivor 's speech , there was complete silence , and [the men present]_{9869-the men present} looked at [one another]_{630-one another} in expectation of something unusual . [Ivor]_277-ivor , standing up while [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} passed , made no attempt to resume . The stillness became intense . '_[0-i] [You]_4745-you are debating a question to - night , ' said [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , as [he]_{1207-the stranger} looked at [them]_4745-you from the tribune [he]_{1207-the stranger} had mounted , '_[4745-you] on which the future of [the world]_{5697-the world} hangs . Let [me]_0-i help [you]_4745-you to solve it . [All the lodges in [Europe]_75-europe]_{4747-all the lodges in europe} have been debating it too , since a certain afternoon when the telegraph brought news from [Petersburg]_{198-petersburg} . The French Revolution has become cosmopolitan ; [the nations]_{1837-the nations} are on the march , and [they]_{1837-the nations} must have [their]_{1837-the nations} ' 93 . Anarchy first , then order . When [France]_113-france challenged [the kings]_{9873-the kings} to battle , it flung [them]_{9873-the kings} the head of [a king]_{9874-a king} . [We]_9875-we have done more ; [we]_9875-we are going to pull down [the Europe of [the kings]_{9873-the kings}]_{9876-the europe of the kings} , with all its wealth , feudalism , ranks , and classes , till [we]_9875-we have swept [the place]_{987-the place} clean . And , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i paused , ' [our]_9875-we gage of battle is the shattered body of [the Tsar]_{4650-the tsar} . '_[0-i] There could be no mistaking how the applause went now . It was violent and vociferous . [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} hardly seemed to notice it . When silence was restored [he]_0-i went on in a musing voice , low but exceedingly distinct , as if speaking to [himself]_0-i . ' When [I]_0-i was [a boy]_{1041-a boy} [I]_0-i too had [my]_0-i dreams , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i said , and [he]_0-i glanced towards [Ivor]_277-ivor . ' [I]_0-i believed in [Goethe]_317-goethe and [Voltaire]_553-voltaire , in [Victor Hugo]_{557-victor hugo} and [the sentimentalists]_{9881-the sentimentalists} . [I]_0-i thought the struggle was for light . [I]_0-i see it is for bread . Look out in [the streets]_{2952-the streets} to - night and consider the faces that pass . Beyond these walls , '_[0-i] [his]_0-i voice sank lower , but it was wonderfully clear throughout , ' lies the anarchy of [London]_4-london . Rags , hunger , nakedness , tears , filth , incest , squalor , decay , disease , the human lazar - house , the black death eating [its]_4-london victims piecemeal,—that is three - fourths of the [London]_4-london lying at these doors . Whose care is it ? Nay , who cares for it ? The piles of [the royal palace]_{9883-the royal palace} are laid deep in a lake of blood . And [you]_9884-you will leave [it]_{9883-the royal palace} standing ? [You]_9884-you talk of light ; [you]_9884-you prefer sentiment to dynamite and assassination ! What [a meek Christian]_{9885-a meek christian} [you]_9884-you are ! '_[0-i] ' No , '_[277-ivor] returned [Ivor]_277-ivor , with heightened colour in [his]_277-ivor face , ' [I]_277-ivor am neither meek nor [a Christian]_{6052-a christian} . The lake of blood is a terror to [me]_277-ivor as to [you]_9884-you . That is not the question . [You]_9884-you know [me]_277-ivor too well to imagine it , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said almost fiercely . ' The question is whether a second anarchy will cure a first . [I]_277-ivor say no . [I]_277-ivor prefer sentiment to assassination ? Very well , why should [I]_277-ivor not ? But [I]_277-ivor prefer reason and right even to sentiment . [I]_277-ivor appeal to what is deepest in the heart of [man]_6250-man . '_[277-ivor] [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} laughed unpleasantly and resumed , as though dismissing the argument . ' [I]_277-ivor have seen battles , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said , ' in which there were heroism , and madness , and the rush of armies together , and the thunder of cannon , and wild , raging cries in the artillery gloom , enough to intoxicate [a man with the bloody splendours of war]_{9888-a man with the bloody splendours of war} . But [I]_277-ivor never beheld anything more heroic or glorious'—he smiled , [his]_277-ivor voice fell , and [he]_277-ivor gave a long , peculiar glance down the hall—'than the overture to [our]_9889-our great enterprise . It cost many days to think it out ; it was accomplished in a moment . '_[277-ivor] Then , in the strange , musing tone of one that has a vision before [him]_277-ivor , ' [I]_277-ivor saw [him]_277-ivor stagger , lean [his]_277-ivor arm against the parapet , and fall , shattered as with a thunderbolt . It was not the death of [a man]_{5695-a man} ; it was the annihilation of a tyranny . '_[277-ivor] ' And the springing up of a fresh tyranny from [his]_277-ivor blood , '_[277-ivor] cried [Ivor]_277-ivor , unable , amid the cheering of [the others]_{746-the others} , to contain [himself]_277-ivor . ' Ah , it was a fine sight , '_{[1449-the speaker]} continued [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} , as though [he]_{1449-the speaker} had not been interrupted , ' and new in its kind . [The great White Tsar]_{9891-the great white tsar} has often been murdered — by [[his]_{9891-the great white tsar} wife]_{1017-his wife} , [[his]_{9891-the great white tsar} son]_{4350-his son} , [[his]_{9891-the great white tsar} brother]_{8728-his brother} ; [Nicholas]_565-nicholas committed suicide , and so did [Alexander the First]_{566-alexander the first} . But never until now have [the people]_{2533-the people} done justice on [[their]_{2533-the people} executioner]_{9896-their executioner} . '_{[1449-the speaker]} Then in the same quiet voice , where passion was so concentrated that it gave only a dull red intensity of expression , but none of those lyric cries that lift up the soul , [he]_{1449-the speaker} recited , without naming [person]_4753-person or place , the tragedy of which [he]_{1449-the speaker} had been [a witness]_{4754-a witness} and [one of [the prime movers]_{4756-the prime movers}]_{4755-one of the prime movers} . No sound of protest came while [he]_{1449-the speaker} was speaking . [The audience]_{3984-the audience} hung spellbound on [his]_{1449-the speaker} words ; and the sombre , sanguinary picture unrolled itself in all its dreadfulness before [their]_{3984-the audience} vision . Like [a tragic messenger]_{4758-a tragic messenger} , [he]_{1449-the speaker} told the tale graphically , yet as though [he]_{1449-the speaker} had no part in it ; but the conviction , unanimous in that meeting , of the share [he]_{1449-the speaker} had taken added a covert fear , a wonder not unmixed with something almost loathsome , as [the man]_{5814-the man} stood there , [his]_{5814-the man} hands clean , but the scent of blood clinging to [his]_{5814-the man} raiment . [Ivor]_277-ivor listened , [his]_277-ivor head bowed down , motionless . [Rupert]_242-rupert never once turned [his]_242-rupert eyes from [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , who moved along the lines of the story swiftly , quietly , painting with lurid tints , and not pausing till [he]_{5814-the man} had shown the mangled remains of [the victim]_{4761-the victim} wrapped in [his]_{5814-the man} bloody shroud . ' That was not all the blood spilt in the tragedy , '_{[1449-the speaker]} [he]_{1449-the speaker} concluded . ' [We]_9897-our , too , lost [[our]_9897-our soldiers]_{9898-our soldiers} , but [they]_{9898-our soldiers} were willing to die . And now that [you]_242-rupert have seen the deed through [my]_{1449-the speaker} eyes , judge whether it was rightly done . '_{[1449-the speaker]} ' Stay , '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor , rising again , and in [his]_277-ivor agitation leaning heavily upon [Rupert]_242-rupert 's shoulder , ' before [you]_242-rupert judge let [me]_277-ivor ask on what principles [your]_242-rupert verdict is to be founded . Will [you]_242-rupert take [those of the Revolution]_{9899-those of the revolution} , or return to [those of Absolutism]_{9900-those of absolutism} ? '_[277-ivor] ' The Revolution , the Revolution , '_{[1449-the speaker]} cried many voices . ' One of [them]_{9899-those of the revolution} , '_{[5843-the young man]} returned [the young man]_{5843-the young man} , ' is fraternity . Where did [[his]_{5814-the man} murderers]_{9901-his murderers} show pity to [the Tsar]_{4650-the tsar} ? Another is humanity , to employ the arms of reason , to enlighten blindness , not strike it with the sword . Must war be perpetual , or where is retaliation to cease ? [I]_4763-i have always thought that pardon , light , and love were the watchwords of [[our]_9897-our cause]_{9903-our cause} ; and [I]_4763-i looked forward to the day when [men]_5873-men should live in peace with [one another]_{630-one another} . To be [a man]_{5695-a man} , [I]_4763-i understood , was to bear a charmed life , on which [no other man]_{9907-no other man} should lay a daring hand . Murder , [I]_4763-i was told , is sacrilege . Am [I]_4763-i now to unlearn all these truths , and join the crusade of [dynamite - throwers]_{9908-dynamite - throwers} instead of the crusade of reason ? That is the counter - revolution indeed . [I]_4763-i , for one , will have nothing to do with it . Take [my]_4763-i vote , which condemns anarchy , whether in [the heights]_{2409-the heights} or in [the depths]_{2410-the depths} , and let [me]_4763-i go . '_[4763-i] [He]_4763-i moved out of [his]_4763-i seat towards the door , pulling [Rupert]_242-rupert after [him]_4763-i . In an instant the way was barred . [Some few , whose secret thoughts had been expressed in]_{4764-some few , whose secret thoughts had been expressed in} [Ivor]_277-ivor 's indignant language , held aloof ; [the rest]_{6022-the rest} were all speaking excitedly , and reiterating the words ' [traitor]_9911-traitor '_{[6022-the rest]} and ' [informer]_{9912-informer} , '_{[6022-the rest]} which had been previously hurled at the head of [the dissentient]_{4766-the dissentient} . [Ivor]_277-ivor , unable to reach the entrance and surrounded on every side by angry faces and uplifted arms , was in no slight peril . But [he]_277-ivor did not seem to notice ; [he]_277-ivor was collected and silent . Once [he]_277-ivor looked towards [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , and [their]_4768-their eyes met . It is impossible to say what would have happened next , for [more than one foreigner]_{4769-more than one foreigner} had drawn a knife from [his]_{4769-more than one foreigner} pocket and there was a gleam of steel in the air , when , striding down from the tribune and pushing [his]_{4769-more than one foreigner} way through [the crowd]_{1323-the crowd} , [[Ivor]_277-ivor 's antagonist]_{4771-ivor 's antagonist} arrived in front of [him]_277-ivor . [The others]_{746-the others} fell back . To [Rupert]_242-rupert it appeared that [they]_{746-the others} obeyed [this man]_{1809-this man} as [a chief]_{4774-a chief} . ' Where are [you]_277-ivor going , [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor ? '_{[1809-this man]} [he]_{1809-this man} said in [his]_{1809-this man} distinct accents . ' Are [you]_277-ivor proposing to denounce [[your]_277-ivor friends]_{2349-your friends} ? '_{[1809-this man]} ' Denounce ? What do [you]_277-ivor take [me]_277-ivor for ? '_[277-ivor] replied [Ivor]_277-ivor . ' [I]_{1809-this man} shall never enter [this committee - room]_{9914-this committee - room} again . [I]_{1809-this man} give up [the society]_{8898-the society} , and [you]_277-ivor may inflict on [me]_{1809-this man} any punishment [you]_277-ivor please , but [I]_{1809-this man} am neither [a spy]_{9916-a spy} nor [an informer]_{9917-an informer} . [You]_277-ivor know where to find [me]_{1809-this man} . [I]_{1809-this man} have not been hiding for the last six months . In spite of [your]_277-ivor threatenings [I]_{1809-this man} have walked [the streets of [London]_4-london]_{8788-the streets of london} . [These men]_{5968-these men} know , for [some of [them]_{5968-these men}]_{7054-some of them} have seen [me]_{1809-this man} . '_{[1809-this man]} ' And [this friend of yours , who has not spoken a word all the evening]_{9921-this friend of yours , who has not spoken a word all the evening} ? '_{[618-the other]} inquired [the other]_{618-the other} ; ' is [he]_{9921-this friend of yours , who has not spoken a word all the evening} , like [yourself]_{618-the other} , [a partisan of light]_{9922-a partisan of light} or [a spy]_{9916-a spy} ? '_{[618-the other]} ' It matters not what [he]_{9921-this friend of yours , who has not spoken a word all the evening} is , '_[277-ivor] replied [Ivor]_277-ivor ; ' [he]_{9921-this friend of yours , who has not spoken a word all the evening} has authority for coming hither which even [you]_277-ivor will not dispute . '_[277-ivor] And for the third time [he]_277-ivor held out the scrap of paper . [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} looked at it closely , gave it back , and said , turning round to [the brotherhood]_{2540-the brotherhood} , ' [We]_{2540-the brotherhood} must let [them]_{2540-the brotherhood} go . It would be dangerous to have any quarrelling in [this place]_{5945-this place} . Public opinion is roused , and what has been done is compromising enough to [the whole order]_{9925-the whole order} . [I]_{1207-the stranger} will be responsible , and will watch over [their]_{2540-the brotherhood} movements [myself]_{1207-the stranger} . '_{[1207-the stranger]} Amid confusion [a strong character]_{9774-a strong character} maintains its ascendency . [The stranger]_{1207-the stranger} was determined and cool ; [Ivor]_277-ivor had shown no timidity ; and [Rupert]_242-rupert 's silence implied that self - possession of [the Englishman]_{4780-the englishman} which appears so formidable a thing to [the average foreigner]_{4781-the average foreigner} . It would seem as though [the three men]_{4782-the three men} settled the business among [them]_{4782-the three men} , while the meeting looked on . ' Wait till [I]_{1207-the stranger} join [you]_{7002-the friends} , '_{[1207-the stranger]} said [the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} , leading [the friends]_{7002-the friends} through [the lane which was made for [them]_{7002-the friends} to the entrance]_{4785-the lane which was made for them to the entrance} . [Ivor]_277-ivor bowed silently , and refused [his]_{1207-the stranger} proffered hand . The door closed behind [them]_{7002-the friends} , there was still no light in [the passage]_{8979-the passage} ; and not a word was spoken till [the young men]_{8019-the young men} were in [the street]_{6256-the street} . Then [Rupert]_242-rupert , grasping [Ivor]_277-ivor 's arm and pulling [him]_277-ivor towards the gas - lamp which shed a dull , flickering light in front of the great doorway , said with the utmost vehemence , ' Why did [you]_277-ivor tell [me]_277-ivor a falsehood ? [You]_277-ivor said [you]_277-ivor did not know [him]_{6114-his friend} . That , [Ivor]_277-ivor , that is [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . '_[277-ivor] [Ivor]_277-ivor staggered back . ' What , [Rupert]_242-rupert ? '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor exclaimed . ' [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , [I]_277-ivor tell [you]_277-ivor , '_[277-ivor] replied [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} . ' [I]_277-ivor knew [him]_{6114-his friend} the moment [I]_277-ivor set eyes on [him]_{6114-his friend} . '_[277-ivor] [The engraver]_{6884-the engraver} was bewildered still . ' Is it possible ? '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said to [himself]_277-ivor . ' Ah , was that the resemblance [I]_277-ivor fancied , but could not account for , in [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} ? '_[277-ivor] [He]_277-ivor fell into a deep silence . [Rupert]_242-rupert shook [his]_242-rupert arm impatiently . ' When are [you]_277-ivor going to explain ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said . ' [You]_277-ivor knew [them]_9926-them both , and [you]_277-ivor would never have told [me]_242-rupert . Oh , what [a false friend]_{4234-a false friend} [you]_277-ivor have been , [Ivor]_277-ivor ! '_[242-rupert] ' No , '_{[618-the other]} said [the other]_{618-the other} , rousing [himself]_{618-the other} ; ' spare [me]_{618-the other} [your]_277-ivor reproaches . [I]_{618-the other} do not deserve [them]_9926-them . [I]_{618-the other} know [that man]_{9313-that man} , have known [him]_{9313-that man} these sixteen years ; but [he]_{9313-that man} is [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} , not [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . '_{[618-the other]} ' [I]_{618-the other} tell [you]_277-ivor , '_{[618-the other]} returned [the other]_{618-the other} with emphasis , ' it is [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Voice , and manner , and [appearance,—I]_{618-the other} recognise [them]_4793-them all . [I]_{618-the other} met and talked with [him]_{9313-that man} in [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} churchyard the day after [I]_{618-the other} went [there]_913-there . '_{[618-the other]} [Ivor]_277-ivor made [him]_{618-the other} recount the incident , while [they]_4793-them walked up and down in front of [the house]_{1304-the house} , waiting till [the lodge]_{2978-the lodge} broke up . But [the artist]_{5691-the artist} was impatient , and said hardly a word of [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} . [His]_{5691-the artist} thoughts were set on [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [The old man]_{5911-the old man} — [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} looked older than ever — must surely know what had become of [her]_{275-lady alice} . But would [he]_{5911-the old man} tell [Rupert]_242-rupert ? [He]_{5911-the old man} was rigid and unfeeling , capable of leading [[his]_{5911-the old man} child]_{7847-his child} into the thick of battle and with dry eyes beholding [her]_{275-lady alice} perish , so long as the cause triumphed . [Glanville]_242-rupert , when [he]_242-rupert had ended the short recital , turned again to cross - examine [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} . What did [Ivor]_277-ivor know of [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} ? Not much , or more truly nothing , apart from the Socialist designs wherein both of [them]_4800-them had been engaged . [He]_277-ivor still persisted in declaring that [he]_277-ivor had never communicated with [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , nor set eyes on [her]_{367-hippolyta} till [she]_{367-hippolyta} came to the spot where [they]_4800-them were now standing . There was something in [her]_{367-hippolyta} face that vaguely recalled , [he]_277-ivor could not have said whose features , but [he]_277-ivor now saw they were [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} 's . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} thought of the documents which [Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} had seen in [Ivor]_277-ivor 's desk , in the writing of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; but [he]_277-ivor felt ashamed to mention them . How did [he]_277-ivor know [they]_4802-they were there ? It was a bitterly cold night , and [Rupert]_242-rupert shivered as [they]_4800-them went to and fro in [the windy street]_{4803-the windy street} , not speaking while there was [any one near]_{4804-any one near} , and having occasionally to pause lest [the throng that at moments swept by]_{4805-the throng that at moments swept by} should carry [them]_4800-them away from [the house]_{1304-the house} , and [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} should escape [them]_4800-them . For [the artist]_{5691-the artist} was sure that [he]_277-ivor had been recognised by [the old man]_{5911-the old man} as [he]_{5911-the old man} came towards [them]_4800-them from the tribune . Nothing but [Ivor]_277-ivor 's perilous situation had kept [him]_277-ivor from challenging [him]_277-ivor there and then . The feeling of suspense was horrible ; and [Ivor]_277-ivor , overwhelmed at the discovery that [[his]_277-ivor guardian]_{6831-his guardian} , [[his]_277-ivor stern and pitiless friend]_{4810-his stern and pitiless friend} , was [[Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's father]_{4811-mrs. malcolm 's father} , walked by [Glanville]_242-rupert 's side , voiceless , trying to piece together the details of this strange story . In what way had [his]_277-ivor own solitary life come to be entangled with that of [the woman who had disappeared , and with [[her]_{4812-the woman who had disappeared , and with her father 's} father]_{671-her father} 's]_{4812-the woman who had disappeared , and with her father 's} ? Was [she]_{4812-the woman who had disappeared , and with her father 's} alive or dead ? [His]_277-ivor affection for [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} had never been strong ; it was now annihilated by the exultant cynicism with which that prophet of evil had depicted [the Tsar]_{4650-the tsar} 's tragedy . It had almost turned to loathing . [The men]_{6002-the men} were coming out . [Rupert]_242-rupert , standing under the street lamp , scanned [their]_{6002-the men} features as [they]_{6002-the men} passed ; and when the stream slackened made a sign to [Ivor]_277-ivor , and pushed into [the hall]_{1074-the hall} , where a tallow candle was burning at the head of the stairs . [The man [he]_242-rupert sought]_{4817-the man he sought} was on the threshold of [the committee - room]_{3661-the committee - room} . [Its]_{3661-the committee - room} door , wide open , showed the gas flaring within . When [the last man]_{4819-the last man} had issued forth , [Ivor]_277-ivor , darting in front of [Rupert]_242-rupert , said eagerly , ' [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} , come this way , '_[277-ivor] and went in , followed by [Rupert]_242-rupert and [the old man]_{5911-the old man} . No sooner was the door shut , and the three by [themselves]_{6002-the men} , than [Ivor]_277-ivor , in a trembling voice , cried out , ' [Rupert]_242-rupert says [you]_242-rupert are [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Is it true ? '_[277-ivor] [[His]_277-ivor guardian]_{6831-his guardian} looked at [them]_{6002-the men} in turn . ' It must have come , '_{[6831-his guardian]} [he]_{6831-his guardian} said under [his]_{6831-his guardian} breath . ' Yes , [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_{[6831-his guardian]} [he]_{6831-his guardian} went on in a louder tone , ' [I]_{6831-his guardian} am [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Do [you]_242-rupert know anything about [me]_{6831-his guardian} ? '_{[6831-his guardian]} [Rupert]_242-rupert , who could wait no longer , struck in . ' What has become of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert asked , [his]_242-rupert face growing pale . The name would hardly pass [his]_242-rupert lips . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , forgetting [Ivor]_277-ivor , wheeled round , and gave an astonished glance at [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . ' Is not [she]_{5691-the artist} at [Falside]_89-falside ? '_{[274-colonel valence]} [he]_{274-colonel valence} demanded in turn . ' [The Jew]_{9372-the jew} said there was [no one there]_{9931-no one there} but [the servants]_{1546-the servants} , '_[242-rupert] answered [Rupert]_242-rupert confusedly . ' [The Jew]_{521-the jew} ? [What Jew]_{9933-what jew} ? Have [you]_242-rupert gone out of [your]_242-rupert mind ? '_{[1272-the colonel]} exclaimed [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} , more and more perplexed . ' Has [[my]_{1272-the colonel} daughter]_{5906-my daughter} left [home]_693-home since [I]_{1272-the colonel} went away ? [I]_{1272-the colonel} thought by this time [you]_242-rupert would have arranged everything . '_{[1272-the colonel]} ' [She]_{7847-his child} is lost , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert gloomily . [He]_242-rupert did not know what to think . [He]_242-rupert saw that [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was troubled , but not like [a man who had seen [[his]_{274-colonel valence} child]_{7847-his child} die , or left [her]_{7847-his child} in [prison]_5832-prison with [the surviving assassins at [Petersburg]_{198-petersburg}]_{4827-the surviving assassins at petersburg}]_{4824-a man who had seen his child die , or left her in prison with the surviving assassins at petersburg} . [He]_242-rupert asked for explanations . Question and answer succeeded each other rapidly . [[Her]_{7847-his child} father]_{671-her father} appeared to learn for the first time that [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had come to [London]_4-london , had taken a false name , had met [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . [Rupert]_242-rupert , in the presence of [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} , and to [[her]_{7847-his child} father]_{671-her father} 's face , could not describe how [she]_{7847-his child} had given [herself]_{7847-his child} to [him]_{671-her father} . [He]_242-rupert kept back what [he]_242-rupert could ; but [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} did not press [him]_242-rupert , did not seem to think of dishonour in connection with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} inquired only how many days [she]_{7847-his child} had been missing , what [she]_{7847-his child} had taken as provision for [her]_{7847-his child} journey , and whether [she]_{7847-his child} had received any letters . [Rupert]_242-rupert told all [he]_242-rupert knew , and mentioned the second letter , besides [his]_242-rupert own , which [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} had handed to [her]_{7847-his child} the last evening [she]_{7847-his child} spent at [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . ' That was from [me]_{1272-the colonel} , '_{[1272-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} , ' announcing that [I]_{1272-the colonel} should probably return to [Falside]_89-falside in the course of three weeks . [I]_{1272-the colonel} allowed a margin for accidents , and the time is out . [I]_{1272-the colonel} told [her]_{7847-his child} where [I]_{1272-the colonel} was . It is conceivable that [she]_{7847-his child} went abroad in the hope of meeting [me]_{1272-the colonel} , or of helping [me]_{1272-the colonel} in [Petersburg]_{198-petersburg} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was always a creature of impulse . [She]_{367-hippolyta} must be at [Falside]_89-falside . Lost ! No , [[my]_{1272-the colonel} dear]_{5845-my dear} [Glanville]_242-rupert , do not think it . [We]_9937-we will [all three]_{9938-all three} go down to [the West]_{202-the west} to - morrow . '_{[1272-the colonel]} ' Not [I]_277-ivor , '_[277-ivor] said [Ivor]_277-ivor , turning away . ' Why not ? '_{[6831-his guardian]} inquired [[his]_277-ivor guardian]_{6831-his guardian} . [He]_277-ivor answered firmly , ' Because [I]_277-ivor have done with [you]_{6831-his guardian} , [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} . [I]_277-ivor said so to [myself]_277-ivor a hundred times while [you]_{6831-his guardian} were speaking , and [I]_277-ivor mean it . [You]_{6831-his guardian} are — '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor stopped . ' What am [I]_{618-the other} ? '_{[618-the other]} asked [the other]_{618-the other} quietly , with a severe light in [his]_{618-the other} eyes . ' [You]_{6831-his guardian} are worse than [a murderer]_{9939-a murderer} , that is what [you]_{6831-his guardian} are , '_[277-ivor] cried [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor with great passion . ' [Others]_5757-others commit bloody deeds , but [you]_{6831-his guardian} make a religion of [them]_5757-others . '_[277-ivor] [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} frowned . ' [Boy]_9941-boy , [boy]_9941-boy , [you]_9941-boy must not talk to [me]_{274-colonel valence} in that fashion , '_{[274-colonel valence]} [he]_{274-colonel valence} said . ' What [I]_{274-colonel valence} have advocated is justice , not murder . Have done with [your]_{6831-his guardian} tenderness for [crowned criminals]_{9943-crowned criminals} , and come with [me]_{274-colonel valence} to [Falside]_89-falside . '_{[274-colonel valence]} ' [I]_277-ivor shall do no such thing , '_[277-ivor] replied [Ivor]_277-ivor . ' [Goodnight]_{567-goodnight} , [Rupert]_242-rupert . When [you]_242-rupert have found [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , let [me]_277-ivor know . '_[277-ivor] [He]_277-ivor was going . [Rupert]_242-rupert caught hold of [him]_277-ivor . ' [Dear Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , ' be [a friend to [me]_242-rupert]_{9944-a friend to me} . If [I]_242-rupert do not come upon [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} soon , [I]_242-rupert shall — [I]_242-rupert do n't know what [I]_242-rupert shall do — something desperate . Never mind [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . Come and help in the search . '_[242-rupert] But [Ivor]_277-ivor was not to be shaken . [He]_277-ivor kept [his]_277-ivor eyes carefully averted from the spot where [[his]_277-ivor guardian]_{6831-his guardian} was standing , in a strange attitude of grief and scorn . [The Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} did not speak , and [Rupert]_242-rupert went on entreating , but to no purpose . At last [Ivor]_277-ivor said , ' [I]_277-ivor will never come under [the same roof]_{9945-the same roof} again with [Mr. Felton'—the]_{568-mr. felton'—the} [old man]_{9946-old man} winced slightly , but was silent as before ; '_[277-ivor] never , ' continued [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[277-ivor] while [I]_0-i live . If [you]_242-rupert want [me]_0-i , [Rupert]_242-rupert , [I]_0-i can go down to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} and stay at [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} , while [you]_242-rupert are searching for [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [I]_0-i doubt , [I]_0-i doubt , ' [he]_0-i concluded , shaking [his]_0-i head mournfully , '_[0-i] that [you]_242-rupert will find [her]_{367-hippolyta} . ' '_[242-rupert] What makes [you]_242-rupert doubt ? ' asked [Glanville]_242-rupert . '_[242-rupert] The way [she]_{367-hippolyta} seems to have left [you]_242-rupert , ' replied [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} . '_{[367-hippolyta]} [She]_{367-hippolyta} had a strong will , and [she]_{367-hippolyta} must have meant,—oh , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{4052-my dear fellow} , [I]_0-i know it is hard,—but [she]_{367-hippolyta} intended [her]_{367-hippolyta} flight to be a separation for ever , or [she]_{367-hippolyta} would not have left [you]_242-rupert without a sign . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} [She]_{367-hippolyta} must be at [Falside]_89-falside , ' repeated [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} in a low voice . '_{[367-hippolyta]} Come , [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert entreatingly . '_[277-ivor] To [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , if [you]_242-rupert please , ' answered [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} . '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i know [the Earl]_{663-the earl} is kind and will understand that [you]_242-rupert want [me]_0-i . But never to that — [that other house]_{4839-that other house} . ' [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , in a gentler way than [he]_0-i had hitherto shown , said , '_[277-ivor] [Ivor]_277-ivor , [I]_0-i am [an old man]_{4840-an old man} . [My]_0-i principles are a part of [my]_0-i experience , which all the discussion in [the world]_{5697-the world} can not alter . Come and stay with [me]_0-i at [Falside]_89-falside with [[your]_277-ivor friend]_{1390-your friend} , with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . Let [us]_4843-us enjoy a few days of happiness together . ' Such language from [the stern Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} surprised [Ivor]_277-ivor . It was unlike [him]_277-ivor , not in [his]_277-ivor character . But this night had made [him]_277-ivor odious . The scent of murder hung about [him]_277-ivor yet . It was impossible that any change in [his]_277-ivor bearing could take away the guilt of what [he]_277-ivor had said and done . As a final answer , [Mardol]_277-ivor turned to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} and said with decision , '_[277-ivor] When [you]_277-ivor return from [Falside]_89-falside , [you]_277-ivor will find [me]_0-i at [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} . [I]_0-i will write at once to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , if [you]_277-ivor can give [me]_0-i [his]_{243-trelingham} address . ' And so saying [he]_277-ivor went out of [the room]_{762-the room} , without looking round . [He]_277-ivor supposed [Rupert]_242-rupert would stay , to make arrangements for the journey of to - morrow . When [he]_277-ivor gained [the street]_{6256-the street} [he]_277-ivor paused , considered for a moment , and walked hastily towards [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . [His]_277-ivor thoughts were in a tumult ; [he]_277-ivor scarcely knew which way [he]_277-ivor was going . In the midst of [his]_277-ivor painful and distracted musings [he]_277-ivor heard steps behind [him]_277-ivor , as of [some one coming rapidly on]_{9952-some one coming rapidly on} . A moment after [Rupert]_242-rupert was by [his]_277-ivor side . '_[277-ivor] Why did [you]_277-ivor not wait ? ' [he]_242-rupert said , out of breath . '_[277-ivor] [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} is gone . [We]_4845-we are to travel together by [the fast train]_{1435-the fast train} at ten o'clock . Here is [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's address . What shall [you]_277-ivor do ? ' '_[277-ivor] [I]_0-i will follow in the afternoon , ' replied [Ivor]_277-ivor . '_[0-i] But , [Rupert]_242-rupert , prepare [yourself]_242-rupert for disappointment . [I]_0-i am almost certain [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} is not there . ' '_{[367-hippolyta]} [You]_277-ivor can not tell [me]_0-i where [she]_{367-hippolyta} is , all the same ? ' inquired [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , half angrily . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can tell [you]_242-rupert nothing , because [I]_0-i know nothing . [I]_0-i have searched where [I]_0-i could . [Miss Desmond]_{486-miss desmond} has not seen [her]_{367-hippolyta} . [The Duke of Adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} thinks — but it matters not what [he]_{4329-the duke of adullam} thinks . It is mere conjecture . The best thing [we]_4848-we can do is to go back to [Trelingham Court,—you]_{243-trelingham} to finish [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , and [I]_0-i to bear [you]_242-rupert company . If [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} is living , [she]_{367-hippolyta} either can not or will not inform [you]_242-rupert of [her]_{367-hippolyta} existence . [You]_242-rupert may as well wait for news at [the Court]_{1181-the court} as anywhere . [You]_242-rupert will have work to distract [you]_242-rupert . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert accompanied [Ivor]_277-ivor in silence to [his]_242-rupert own door , and went [home]_693-home . The journey from [London]_4-london , which [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} undertook next day , was melancholy . In spite of [his]_{274-colonel valence} indomitable vigour and iron frame , [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} looked tired , said but little , and appeared to be sunk in [his]_{274-colonel valence} own reflections , which could hardly be of a cheerful cast . There were moments when [he]_{274-colonel valence} seemed dispirited . A curious experience , which [he]_{274-colonel valence} knew not whether to call pain or pleasure , was that of [Rupert]_242-rupert , as [he]_242-rupert sat opposite [the gray - haired man]_{9956-the gray - haired man} and traced in the lines of [his]_242-rupert weather - beaten countenance the far - off likeness of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . At a word , sometimes , the mask would seem to change , the whole expression would be soft and gentle , like that of [[his]_242-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} when a pleasant thought came into [her]_{5673-his daughter} mind ; but again , it vanished and the stern lines were fixed as ever . [The Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} asked no questions ; [he]_{1272-the colonel} had gathered the story last night from [Rupert]_242-rupert 's confused narrative , all except the motive which could have brought to so sudden a conclusion the idyll [they]_9959-they seemed to have begun . On the other hand , [he]_{1272-the colonel} spoke without prompting of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , whose resolution to break [their]_9959-they long friendship seemed to afflict rather than to anger [him]_277-ivor . '_[242-rupert] Strange , ' [he]_{1272-the colonel} said , '_[242-rupert] that [the old man]_{5911-the old man} should be so much more advanced than [the young]_{8916-the young} ! [Ivor]_277-ivor is sentimental ; [he]_277-ivor talked of [Victor Hugo]_{557-victor hugo} . [I]_0-i daresay [he]_277-ivor writes verses . While [I]_0-i have gone forward with the age , [he]_277-ivor is turning back to [Utopia]_115-utopia and [the idealists]_{4853-the idealists} . [He]_277-ivor does not see that the question between [Governments]_{4376-governments} and [people]_5883-people is which shall make an end of the other . But [he]_277-ivor is very noble . ' [The artist]_{5691-the artist} replied at random . [He]_{5691-the artist} felt the old affection for [[his]_{5691-the artist} schoolboy friend]_{4673-his schoolboy friend} reviving ; but of the argument last night [he]_{5691-the artist} remembered nothing distinctly . [He]_{5691-the artist} was suffering almost as on the morning when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} left [him]_{5691-the artist} , when [he]_{5691-the artist} sat , [a ruined man]_{5923-a ruined man} , in [her]_{367-hippolyta} boudoir . The mind was torturing the body . One fear hung upon [him]_{5691-the artist} and from time to time shook [him]_{5691-the artist} with a passionate thrill ; what if [she]_{367-hippolyta} were not at [Falside]_89-falside , or had never been there ? The journey was a forlorn hope . All [he]_{5691-the artist} could say was that [she]_{367-hippolyta} must , in any case , have written to [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} . [The old man]_{5911-the old man} was not dissembling , [he]_{5691-the artist} thought ; had [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} gone from [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} with [his]_{5911-the old man} approval , [he]_{5911-the old man} would not be taking all these pains to convince [Rupert]_242-rupert that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was lost to [him]_{5911-the old man} . [He]_{5911-the old man} would be following [her]_{367-hippolyta} to [the Continent]_{105-the continent} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had , then , fled of [her]_{367-hippolyta} own accord . But why ? It was an impenetrable mystery . [They]_9965-they passed through the scenery which [his]_{5911-the old man} frequent expeditions to and from [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had made familiar ; at a certain junction [they]_9965-they changed for [Toxenden]_88-toxenden , which was [the station nearest [Falside]_89-falside]_{9966-the station nearest falside} . [They]_9965-they saw [nobody of]_{9967-nobody of} [their]_9965-they acquaintance . When [they]_9965-they alighted at [the small country station]_{9968-the small country station} , looking pretty even in the lap of winter , [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ordered [a vehicle]_{9969-a vehicle} , remarking , as [they]_9965-they entered [it]_{9969-a vehicle} , '_[277-ivor] A fortunate thing that [we]_4856-we are not obliged to go round by [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ! Although , during the last seven years , [I]_0-i have travelled constantly on this line , never once have [I]_0-i encountered [the Earl]_{663-the earl} or [any of [[his]_{663-the earl} people]_{4859-his people}]_{4858-any of his people} . [They]_4860-they knew when [I]_0-i came or went ; for it was idle to disguise [my]_0-i name in a place where [everybody]_{7611-everybody} remembered it . Else [I]_0-i have not borne the name of [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} for thirty years and more . ' '_{[274-colonel valence]} [The Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} is acquainted with it , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} Ah , has [he]_{4329-the duke of adullam} told [you]_0-i so ? ' returned [the other]_{618-the other} ; '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} but [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} knows everything . ' '_{[4320-the duke]} Even the parentage of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , ' observed [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i daresay , ' was the careless reply , as [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} settled down in [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} . The evening was dark and cold . The way seemed long , although [Glanville]_242-rupert knew it from [his]_242-rupert frequent riding over [the country]_{625-the country} in those happy days when [he]_242-rupert was learning more and more the worth of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , to be , in fact , but a couple of miles . [It]_9974-it went uphill towards [the moor]_{5721-the moor} , then turned again rather abruptly , and kept on [the bare hillside]_{9976-the bare hillside} . And now the sky seemed a huge cloud resting on another , which was the dark sullen waste , heavy and dismal in the gloom . [They]_9977-they turned in at the steep gate of [Falside]_89-falside . The evergreens would have hidden the lights had any been shining in the library windows . But there were none . That side of [the house]_{1304-the house} was quite dark . When [they]_9977-they reached the second gate [they]_9977-they dismounted , and [Rupert]_242-rupert stood there all impatient while [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} paid and dismissed [the driver]_{9980-the driver} . [No one]_{5671-no one} came at [their]_9977-they approach , although the sounds of [their]_9977-they wheels must surely , said [Rupert]_242-rupert to [himself]_242-rupert , have been audible on [the gravel - path]_{9982-the gravel - path} . [He]_242-rupert followed [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} round [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} , where [all seemed deadly still]_{9984-all seemed deadly still} , to [[the housekeeper]_{6186-the housekeeper} 's room]_{9986-the housekeeper 's room} at the back . There was a light in the window . [The Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} tapped in a peculiar way ; and [Dolores]_406-dolores , [the aged nurse of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta}]_{9988-the aged nurse of hippolyta} , came at once to the door . On seeing [[her]_406-dolores master]_{9989-her master} [she]_406-dolores began to explain that [Andres]_377-andres had gone to [the village]_{5708-the village} . '_[0-i] Where is [[my]_0-i daughter]_{5906-my daughter} ? ' inquired [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} . [She]_406-dolores looked at [Glanville]_242-rupert , whom [she]_406-dolores had not before noticed , and seeing the expression on [his]_242-rupert face , screamed out some words in [her]_406-dolores own language . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , answering apparently in the same — for [Rupert]_242-rupert , though [he]_242-rupert could read Spanish , had no practice in hearing it — turned to [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , and said , '_{[5906-my daughter]} [She]_{5906-my daughter} has not been [here]_6115-here . There must be a letter in [[my]_0-i study]_{6044-my study} . ' And [he]_0-i took the light which [Dolores]_406-dolores offered . [The two men]_{7436-the two men} ran down the steps , through the covered way , and into [the house]_{1304-the house} , each disquieted , but neither stopping to utter [his]_0-i thought . [The library]_{7848-the library} was in perfect order , but had that woebegone appearance which comes over [a room where [no one]_{5671-no one} has dwelt for some time]_{9996-a room where no one has dwelt for some time} . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , setting down the light , began , with uneasy looks , to turn over the pile of miscellaneous correspondence that lay undisturbed on the table . There were many letters , which [he]_{274-colonel valence} tore open and flung from [him]_{274-colonel valence} , when [he]_{274-colonel valence} saw they had not the enclosure [he]_{274-colonel valence} was expecting . [He]_{274-colonel valence} came to the end of them , turned back , shook them out carefully again , and sat down , fixing [his]_{274-colonel valence} eyes on the floor and not uttering a word . [Glanville]_242-rupert was equally silent . At last [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} looked up , haggard , with the deep veins on [his]_{274-colonel valence} forehead swollen . '_[242-rupert] [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , ' [he]_{274-colonel valence} said , with curious formality , '_[242-rupert] [I]_0-i can find nothing . [[My]_0-i daughter]_{5906-my daughter} must have been murdered . ' Under that dreadful shock [the artist]_{5691-the artist} reeled and had almost fallen , but recovering [himself]_{5691-the artist} [he]_{5691-the artist} went to the table ; and , for the third time , the correspondence was turned and examined , in the vain hope of finding a trace of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} had not written ; there was nothing there . [The two men]_{7436-the two men} , when [Rupert]_242-rupert laid down the last of the papers , sank into a stillness that resembled apathy . Neither stirred nor spoke . [The Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} sat with [his]_{1272-the colonel} eyes on the ground ; [Rupert]_242-rupert , grasping the table with one hand , stood like [a man in a dream]_{10001-a man in a dream} . The candle burnt to the socket , flickered , and went out . There was darkness in [the room]_{762-the room} , and far down [the valley]_{5949-the valley} a star or two seemed to twinkle . The sound of [Andres]_377-andres returning on horseback struck upon [their]_{7436-the two men} ears and woke [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} from [his]_{274-colonel valence} overwhelming grief . [He]_{274-colonel valence} rose and went to the door , calling out to [Andres]_377-andres in Spanish . [The old servant]_{10004-the old servant} stopped . There was brief colloquy between [them]_{7436-the two men} ; [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} did not return ; and by and by lights were brought into [the room]_{762-the room} , and [Dolores]_406-dolores set down a tray with supper on it by the side of [Glanville]_242-rupert . [[Her]_406-dolores husband]_{6407-her husband} , who brought the lights , said that [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} would not appear again that night , but [[the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} 's room]_{7161-the stranger 's room} would be made ready as soon as possible . [Both the old servants]_{10010-both the old servants} were in great consternation and shedding tears ; but [Glanville]_242-rupert hardly noticed [them]_{7436-the two men} , and the supper remained untasted where it had been laid . [He]_242-rupert heard the sound of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's footstep as [he]_242-rupert paced up and down outside on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} . It was a slight thing , but intolerable . Seizing [his]_242-rupert hat [he]_242-rupert ran up the steps once more , and let [himself]_242-rupert out by the little postern - gate leading to [the bridge]_{6293-the bridge} . How well [he]_242-rupert remembered that afternoon when [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} brought [him]_242-rupert through [it]_10013-it for the first time , and [he]_242-rupert followed like [her]_{367-hippolyta} dog , or some poor thing [she]_{367-hippolyta} cherished ! Gone , gone ! [She]_{367-hippolyta} was dead , or worse than dead , to [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert wandered on [the edge of [the moor]_{5721-the moor}]_{10014-the edge of the moor} , stumbling over the great stones , but , by some instinct , never going beyond the sound of [the waterfall]_{7596-the waterfall} , which made a strange monotonous music in the night , like a sobbing ghost , [he]_242-rupert said to [himself]_242-rupert . When some hours were past [Andres]_377-andres found [him]_242-rupert , and persuaded [him]_242-rupert to go in , speaking to [the proud English gentleman]_{10017-the proud english gentleman} with soothing words as to [a child]_{5891-a child} . [He]_377-andres showed [him]_242-rupert [[the stranger]_{1207-the stranger} 's room]_{7161-the stranger 's room} . '_[0-i] [My]_0-i first night at [Falside]_89-falside , under [[[her]_4868-her father]_{671-her father} 's roof]_{4870-her father 's roof} , ' murmured [Glanville]_242-rupert , as [he]_242-rupert looked round [him]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] This is the coming [home]_693-home , and the end of the honeymoon . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} is dead , and [I]_0-i am miserable . ' [He]_242-rupert crept into bed and fell asleep . Next morning , when [he]_242-rupert woke , the fever was upon [him]_242-rupert , but [he]_242-rupert would take no heed of it . [He]_242-rupert came [downstairs]_{2686-downstairs} . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was gone,—to [London]_4-london , said the note which [he]_{274-colonel valence} had written and left for [Glanville]_242-rupert . [He]_{274-colonel valence} might be compelled to seek [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} on [the Continent]_{105-the continent} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} would let [the artist]_{5691-the artist} know if [he]_{274-colonel valence} heard anything . A fire was blazing on the hearth , looking clear as in frosty weather . [Dolores]_406-dolores , when [she]_406-dolores had laid the table for breakfast , lingered until [Rupert]_242-rupert sat down , and then , with the tenderness of [the kind old creature [she]_406-dolores was]_{10024-the kind old creature she was} , induced [him]_242-rupert to eat . [He]_242-rupert made a hasty meal , and at its conclusion was setting out from [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} , when [she]_406-dolores asked [him]_242-rupert at what hour [he]_242-rupert would come back . [He]_242-rupert echoed the words wonderingly . '_[0-i] Come back ? ' [he]_242-rupert said , '_[0-i] never . ' [She]_406-dolores insisted , and begged [him]_242-rupert to say in what direction [he]_242-rupert was going . In the same absent way [he]_242-rupert replied , '_[0-i] To [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . ' Upon hearing that [she]_406-dolores called [Andres]_377-andres , and between [them]_10026-they [they]_10026-they made [Glanville]_242-rupert stay until the pony - chaise could be got ready . [He]_242-rupert waited by the garden wall ; [he]_242-rupert would not enter [the house]_{1304-the house} , nor even look towards [it]_{1304-the house} , a second time . [He]_242-rupert seemed to have no interest in [himself]_242-rupert , no purpose save that of reaching [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} at the earliest . When [Andres]_377-andres appeared with [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} [he]_377-andres mounted silently , drew [his]_377-andres ulster about [him]_377-andres , and sat upright , gazing straight on before [him]_377-andres , but speaking not a syllable , and seeming not to remark the way [they]_10026-they went . [His]_377-andres thoughts , meanwhile , were busy enough with it , going over the dreams , the vanished illusions of that night on which [he]_377-andres had been driven along [these very paths]_{10029-these very paths} , in the dark , but with [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's remembrance to light up all within . Now the darkness had entered [his]_377-andres soul . [He]_377-andres did not dare to whisper the name which , barely thought of , pierced [him]_377-andres like a sword . [He]_377-andres wanted to get away from it , to see no more of [Falside]_89-falside , to be only [the artist whose work was to be done at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{10030-the artist whose work was to be done at trelingham} . Plans for the future [he]_377-andres had none . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be stronger , ' [he]_377-andres said , '_[0-i] when [I]_0-i am in [the Great Hall painting]_{4872-the great hall painting} . ' [He]_377-andres tried to think of the frescoes , but the exertion sickened [him]_377-andres . It seemed to [him]_377-andres that [he]_377-andres was neither living nor dead . [He]_377-andres was stunned and yet suffering . The well - known trees rose up to greet [him]_377-andres as they came in view of [Trelingham Chase]_{31-trelingham chase} . The winter- landscape , though bare in places , and taking in [the wild moor]_{6444-the wild moor} with [its]_{6444-the wild moor} belt of [dark - blue sea]_{10032-dark - blue sea} , was soothing and gentle . [The great house]_{10033-the great house} stretched [its]_{10033-the great house} wings over [the silent terrace]_{10034-the silent terrace} , where [no figure]_{10035-no figure} was to be seen . [They]_10036-they passed [the lodge]_{2978-the lodge} , drove slowly up the winding walk by which [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had always come when [she]_{367-hippolyta} visited [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} , and arrived at [the chief entrance]_{7976-the chief entrance} . [The butler , who was at hand]_{10039-the butler , who was at hand} , observed [Glanville]_242-rupert 's extraordinary pallor , but , with [his]_{10039-the butler , who was at hand} usual discretion , said nothing except that [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor had come the evening before , and was at [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} . [Rupert]_242-rupert sent [him]_277-ivor a message , shook [Andres]_377-andres by the hand , and let [him]_277-ivor go . It was a relief to see the pony - chaise depart ; it had belonged to [her]_4873-her . While [he]_377-andres was taking off [his]_377-andres wraps , [Ivor]_277-ivor , who had been walking near [the house]_{1304-the house} , came in and ran up , catching [him]_377-andres by both hands , and , by a look , inquiring what news there might be . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} bit [his]_{5691-the artist} lip nervously and turned away . '_[4873-her] [She]_4873-her is not there , ' [he]_{5691-the artist} whispered . That was all . [They]_10043-they understood [one another]_{630-one another} , and said no more . It was a bad sign that [Rupert]_242-rupert would neither eat nor lie down . Capable , like [all great artists]_{10045-all great artists} , of working for many hours on end , [he]_242-rupert was also , like [them]_{10045-all great artists} , subject to fits of weariness during which [he]_242-rupert slept the day through . But now [he]_242-rupert was fatigued , and [he]_242-rupert wrought on . [He]_242-rupert made [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} [[his]_242-rupert abode]_{10047-his abode} , leaving it only to retire late in the evening to [[his]_242-rupert own room]_{10048-his own room} , where [he]_242-rupert would throw [himself]_242-rupert on the bed , sometimes without undressing , and lie , not knowing how [his]_242-rupert thoughts went , in a state of semi- consciousness that left [him]_242-rupert more tired than the day before . [His]_242-rupert work , however , showed no trace of fatigue . [Ivor]_277-ivor looked on with grave misgivings , astonished that [he]_277-ivor would not unburden [his]_277-ivor heart , seeing the fever on [his]_277-ivor brow , but powerless to influence [him]_277-ivor . [Rupert]_242-rupert , silent for hours , kept [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} in [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} , and seemed disquieted if [he]_242-rupert went away ; which led to [Ivor]_277-ivor 's giving up the chalet and sleeping in [[his]_242-rupert old room at [the Court]_{1181-the court} , next to [Glanville]_242-rupert 's]_{10051-his old room at the court , next to glanville 's} . [He]_277-ivor received , a few days after [his]_277-ivor arrival , a most gracious letter from [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , who , with [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} and [the Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , was staying in [Paris]_19-paris at [the house of [a Legitimist noble]_{10055-a legitimist noble}]_{10054-the house of a legitimist noble} , [M. de Flamas]_{570-m. de flamas} . In [his]_277-ivor own epistle [Ivor]_277-ivor had said that [Rupert]_242-rupert had wanted [him]_242-rupert immediately , and [he]_277-ivor had ventured to anticipate [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's permission to spend the necessary time at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} , in reply , hoped that [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert was in [his]_242-rupert usual health , regretting that [he]_{663-the earl} had not heard from [him]_242-rupert for more than a month . [Rupert]_242-rupert , in fact , could not have said when [he]_242-rupert last wrote to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [He]_242-rupert had forgotten the name of [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} And so [he]_242-rupert continued to paint [the Morte d'Arthur]_{10058-the morte d'arthur} , working from [his]_242-rupert own designs as though they had been another 's , not creating but remembering , and with the refrain of [his]_242-rupert sad thoughts for an accompaniment . One evening as [he]_242-rupert was coming down the ladder from [his]_242-rupert high scaffold a fit of giddiness seized [him]_242-rupert , and but for [[his]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} , who caught [him]_242-rupert as [he]_242-rupert slipped , the accident might have proved serious . [He]_242-rupert walked occasionally on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} ; but [he]_242-rupert would never visit any point from which [the Hermitage]_{99-the hermitage} was visible . When the letters came [he]_242-rupert inspected them eagerly . There was nothing from [Colonel Valence Bernstein]_{274-colonel valence} wrote several times , and [Rupert]_242-rupert did not answer . At last , when [he]_242-rupert had been working some ten days with despairing eagerness , [he]_242-rupert laid [his]_242-rupert brush down and said to [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[4873-her] [My]_0-i brain does not seem right . [I]_0-i think it means fever . Take care of [me]_0-i when it comes , and let [no one]_{5671-no one} enter [[my]_0-i room]_{6396-my room} . ' Next day [he]_242-rupert was unable to rise . [He]_242-rupert slept a little , woke with a throbbing brow , and hardly knew who it was that sat by [his]_242-rupert bedside . [Ivor]_277-ivor sent for [the physician that had attended [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant}]_{10061-the physician that had attended tom davenant} . When [he]_277-ivor came [the patient]_{6230-the patient} was wandering in [his]_277-ivor mind , talking much but unintelligibly in a low tone , and stretching out [his]_{6230-the patient} hands every moment for water . The attack , which had been delayed by [Rupert]_242-rupert 's energy for so many days , now came in full force . [His]_242-rupert reason , [his]_242-rupert life were in danger . There could be no thought of moving [him]_242-rupert . [Ivor]_277-ivor telegraphed to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and the same evening received an answer from [Lady May]_{244-lady may} announcing that [they]_10063-they were coming [home]_693-home , and recommending the utmost care of [Rupert]_242-rupert . Though it was an abrupt termination to a visit that [the Earl]_{663-the earl} had long resolved to pay and was now enjoying , [the good man]_{5869-the good man} , who liked [Glanville]_242-rupert exceedingly , at once complied with [[his]_{5869-the good man} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's suggestion ; and [they]_10063-they crossed [the Channel]_{1423-the channel} twenty - four hours after the telegram had acquainted [them]_10063-they with [Rupert]_242-rupert 's situation . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} , not so much interested as inquisitive , and just then at a loss what to do , accompanied [them]_10063-they . [I]_{5671-no one} shall say little of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's feelings . [They]_10063-they are easy to imagine ; they would take long to describe . How had [she]_{5855-the countess} lived since [[her]_{5855-the countess} father]_{671-her father} 's illness had compelled [her]_{5855-the countess} to quit [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} and [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert ? As [we]_10071-we all do when despair of some pleasant prospect has fallen upon [us,—from]_{10072-us,—from} day to day , without hope , letting the hours creep on , and finding existence like sand in the mouth . [Rupert]_242-rupert had never so much as addressed a line to [her]_{5855-the countess} , though occasions were not wanting . [He]_242-rupert had sent the usual unmeaning messages through [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; but , writing at length on subjects connected with painting , and diverging now and then to social topics , [he]_242-rupert did not wear [his]_242-rupert heart upon [his]_242-rupert sleeve . To guess at [his]_242-rupert inner life was impossible . [He]_242-rupert seemed happy ; the tone in which [he]_242-rupert indited these pleasant nothings was a sign of it . Had [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's health been less uncertain , less dependent on clear skies and medicinal waters , [she]_{5855-the countess} would have urged [him]_242-rupert to return [home]_693-home , to take up [his]_242-rupert residence in [town]_1305-town , at any rate , during the season , where [they]_10076-they must from time to time have had a visit from [Glanville]_242-rupert . But [she]_{5855-the countess} was tired of devising schemes which brought [her]_{5855-the countess} no nearer the goal . [She]_{5855-the countess} lived a proud solitary life , making the most of [her]_{5855-the countess} music as the channel of emotions [she]_{5855-the countess} must otherwise conceal , and conscious every day that [she]_{5855-the countess} was walking in a vain shadow . Of such an existence there is nothing to tell , except how long it lasted . For while there were endless changes of feeling , they bore no harvest . And now [Glanville]_242-rupert was down with brain fever , how brought on [she]_{5855-the countess} could not imagine . Who was to nurse [him]_242-rupert while it lasted ? Any misfortune that left [him]_242-rupert helpless in [her]_{5855-the countess} hands was welcome . [They]_10076-they must hasten back , and keep [him]_242-rupert at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . the journey was accomplished slowly , because of [the Earl]_{663-the earl} ; but it could last only a short time at the outside . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} kept down [her]_{244-lady may} trouble . [Karina]_338-karina , always watching , saw nothing to lay hold of . And soon [they]_10076-they were all once more at [home]_693-home . The meeting between [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [Ivor]_277-ivor was on both sides full of emotion . But [the lady]_{722-the lady} cared only for [Rupert,—and]_{572-rupert,—and} [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} , at such a time , could not indulge in the self - torment of unrequited love . [The patient]_{6230-the patient} 's delirium had increased ; [he]_242-rupert recognised [no one]_{5671-no one} , and [he]_242-rupert talked incessantly of the dreadful sights [he]_242-rupert had looked upon during [his]_242-rupert night - wanderings in [London]_4-london . [Ivor]_277-ivor thought [himself]_277-ivor bound by [his]_277-ivor injunction to let [none]_961-none pass the threshold of [the sick - room]_{10084-the sick - room} , save [the doctor]_{1301-the doctor} and [the nurse]_{6229-the nurse} . [He]_277-ivor did not desire that [Rupert]_242-rupert 's secret should get abroad ; and [his]_277-ivor former suspicion that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} had some thought of marrying [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , made [him]_277-ivor doubly unwilling that [her]_{244-lady may} presence should trouble [him]_277-ivor . But [he]_277-ivor had to deal with [a determined woman]_{10088-a determined woman} . [She]_{244-lady may} satisfied [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} by getting [the physician]_{1406-the physician} to assure [him]_277-ivor that there was no risk of infection ; [she]_{244-lady may} submitted to the jealous surveillance exercised by [Mardol]_277-ivor over every one that came near [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} ; and [she]_{244-lady may} insisted on [her]_{244-lady may} right as [hostess]_747-hostess and [a good Samaritan]_{10092-a good samaritan} to see that all was as it should be about [the invalid]_{1592-the invalid} . [She]_{244-lady may} went and came , but [Glanville]_242-rupert did not look [her]_{244-lady may} way . [Ivor]_277-ivor gave [him]_242-rupert [his]_277-ivor medicine , contrived , with [the nurse]_{6229-the nurse} 's aid , to pour liquid nourishment down [his]_242-rupert throat ; and never left [him]_242-rupert day or night . It was an extraordinary thing that , in all [his]_242-rupert raving , one name never crossed [the patient]_{6230-the patient} 's lips . It seemed to be erased from the folds of [his]_242-rupert brain , or to have sunk into the dim recesses whence fever could not pluck it forth . None but [Ivor]_277-ivor could have told how [he]_242-rupert came to be ill . [He]_242-rupert had overworked [himself]_242-rupert and undergone exposure to cold ; [he]_242-rupert must have been sickening when [he]_242-rupert left [London]_4-london . That was all [Ivor]_277-ivor would say . And the name of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was never pronounced . [Rupert]_242-rupert , living over again the scenes which had followed [her]_{244-lady may} disappearance , recurred continually to the vision of [the gray - haired woman whose form [he]_277-ivor had beheld in [the dead - house]_{4193-the dead - house}]_{10096-the gray - haired woman whose form he had beheld in the dead - house} — wherever it was , for [he]_277-ivor did not know . And by and by [another]_1881-another took its place . All day long [he]_277-ivor murmured the name of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie ; [he]_277-ivor described the wild look in [her]_{244-lady may} eyes with which [she]_{244-lady may} had started up in [her]_{244-lady may} bed at [the hospital]_{10099-the hospital} on seeing [him]_277-ivor . When [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} acquainted [him]_277-ivor with [her]_{244-lady may} death [he]_277-ivor had made no remark ; [his]_277-ivor own trouble absorbed [his]_277-ivor fancy . But now [he]_277-ivor did not speak of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [The unknown girl of seventeen]_{10101-the unknown girl of seventeen} , with [her]_{10101-the unknown girl of seventeen} [fair hair and pallid eyes]_{10102-fair hair and pallid eyes} , seemed to be staring at [him]_277-ivor terrifying [him]_277-ivor with the thoughts of muddy death , recounting the horrors of [the wicked river]_{10103-the wicked river} flowing to [the sea]_{642-the sea} . [A stranger]_{5662-a stranger} would have guessed some story from [his]_277-ivor words , and guessed all wrong . But [Ivor]_277-ivor took care that [Lady May]_{244-lady may} should not overhear [them]_10106-them . For weeks [Rupert]_242-rupert hung between life and death . [[His]_242-rupert friend]_{6114-his friend} , on some pretext or other , twice drove to [Toxenden,—the]_{204-toxenden,—the} only occasions on which [he]_242-rupert quitted [his]_242-rupert bedside,—and walking by roundabout ways arrived at [Falside]_89-falside . There was no news of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had gone abroad . [Ivor]_277-ivor was thankful to have missed [him]_{274-colonel valence} . · · · · · · [Such an one]_{10108-such an one} lives , says [the Greek poet]_{10109-the greek poet} , that would be glad to die ; and [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert 's story was not ended . Could [he]_242-rupert have chosen [he]_242-rupert would never have come back to a sense of misery . But neither of [his]_242-rupert life nor [his]_242-rupert death was [he]_242-rupert master . When the fever had brought [him]_242-rupert to the brink of the grave it left [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert awoke to a dull feeling of pain ; [he]_242-rupert looked round , saw [Ivor]_277-ivor , and called [him]_277-ivor . [The loving fellow]_{10110-the loving fellow} wept tears of gratitude . [Rupert]_242-rupert stretched a white hand out of the bedclothes and asked , as [men]_5873-men do on recovering from a swoon , '_{[5671-no one]} How long have [I]_0-i been [here]_6115-here ? ' [He]_242-rupert was told to keep still and to refrain from talking . [He]_242-rupert slept once more . Next day when [he]_242-rupert woke there was no pain , but extreme weakness , and in that state [he]_242-rupert lay for a long time . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} came frequently , as often as [she]_{244-lady may} dared . [He]_242-rupert showed no sign of displeasure ; [he]_242-rupert hardly noticed . Later on , when [he]_242-rupert was convalescent , [he]_242-rupert saw that [she]_{244-lady may} looked worn and thin . '_[0-i] Have [you]_0-i had a fever too ? ' [he]_242-rupert asked , with the naïve manner which comes back at that stage , a reminiscence of childhood . [She]_{244-lady may} smiled rather sadly , and answered that it was gone . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's presence gave [him]_242-rupert evident pleasure ; but [he]_242-rupert did not talk much . [He]_242-rupert would fix [his]_242-rupert eyes on [Lady May]_{244-lady may} as long as [she]_{244-lady may} stayed in [the room]_{762-the room} ; and when [she]_{244-lady may} disappeared , [he]_242-rupert gazed after [her]_{244-lady may} . [He]_242-rupert did not ask who [she]_{244-lady may} was , but [Ivor]_277-ivor sometimes thought [his]_277-ivor memory must be affected ; for [he]_277-ivor seemed not to recall [her]_{244-lady may} name , and when [he]_277-ivor spoke , it was either of [their]_10113-their schooldays or of the unfinished frescoes which [he]_277-ivor was anxious to go on with . Had [he]_277-ivor forgotten [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ? [[His]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} , dreading a relapse , did not venture to come near the subject . But one day , before [he]_277-ivor could prevent [himself]_277-ivor , the name slipped out . [Rupert]_242-rupert gave no sign . [His]_242-rupert countenance did not change . [He]_242-rupert answered the question that had been put to [him]_242-rupert , but it was about [the Hermitage]_{99-the hermitage} , and [he]_242-rupert passed over the once - loved name as though it had been some foreign term , or [he]_242-rupert had not heard it . During [his]_277-ivor long illness [Ivor]_277-ivor , who opened all the letters that came , read several from [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} , the last of which declared that [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} looked on [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's recovery as impossible , and declined to prosecute the search any longer . [He]_277-ivor enclosed a formidable account . [Ivor]_277-ivor went to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , borrowed the money ( for [Rupert]_242-rupert was still delirious ) , and sent it by return of post to [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} . Now [he]_277-ivor did not know what to do with the receipt . Money of [his]_277-ivor own would be shortly due , enough to repay [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , though leaving [himself]_277-ivor poor enough for the next twelve months . But if [Rupert]_242-rupert had forgotten , why recall this frightful business ? [He]_242-rupert thrust [the Jew]_{9372-the jew} 's epistles into the fire ; [he]_242-rupert locked away the receipt among [his]_242-rupert own papers ; and [the artist , who put no questions]_{10116-the artist , who put no questions} , did not hear from [the private inquiry office]_{10117-the private inquiry office} again . It was midsummer , and one of the pleasantest days of the year , when [Rupert]_242-rupert came down , recovered in health , but somewhat changed , it would appear , in disposition . [He]_242-rupert was no longer melancholy or fantastic , neither was there the same brightness about [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert seemed grateful to [every one]_{5791-every one} for a kind word . [He]_242-rupert sat and walked a great deal with [Ivor]_277-ivor in the course of the next few days ; then [he]_242-rupert would stay longer in [the drawing - room]_{5787-the drawing - room} , and [Lady May]_{10120-lady may} observed , with the most exquisite delight , that [he]_242-rupert seemed to depend on [her]_{10120-lady may} for [his]_242-rupert comfort , and asked [her]_{10120-lady may} often to improvise on the piano , while [he]_242-rupert sat and listened . [The Countess]_{5855-the countess} had gone away at an early stage of [his]_242-rupert illness ; [she]_{5855-the countess} could not endure invalids . [She]_{5855-the countess} said the thought of one in [the house]_{1304-the house} made [her]_{5855-the countess} unwell . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , when [he]_{250-tom davenant} knew that [Ivor]_277-ivor was back again at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , wrote to [him]_{250-tom davenant} often , and in the most affectionate terms ; but [he]_{250-tom davenant} was still smarting under [his]_{250-tom davenant} disappointment , and paid [them]_10123-them no visit . So that [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Lady May]_{244-lady may} were almost as much alone as when [they]_10123-them spent [their]_10123-them mornings in [the picture - gallery]_{5896-the picture - gallery} . [Ivor]_277-ivor , looking on with kinder and sadder eyes than [the Countess]_{5855-the countess} had done,—now nearly two years ago , — considered how these things might end . [He]_277-ivor spoke to [Rupert]_242-rupert casually of [Falside]_89-falside . There was no tremor in return . [He]_277-ivor went so far , in [his]_277-ivor experiment , as to remark that [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} must be from [home]_693-home , and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} replied , '_[4877-he] [He]_4877-he went after meeting [me]_0-i in [the churchyard]_{1184-the churchyard} . ' Could it be possible that the episode of [his]_277-ivor affection for [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , with all its incidents , was blotted from [his]_277-ivor memory ? Full of the idea , and ready to encourage it in [Rupert]_242-rupert 's interest , [Ivor]_277-ivor did a bold thing . When [Mr. Bernstein]_{516-mr. bernstein} wrote to resign [his]_{516-mr. bernstein} commission , [he]_{516-mr. bernstein} added that [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} 's portrait had been returned to [[Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's house in [Belgravia]_73-belgravia]_{10128-mr. glanville 's house in belgravia} . Not long after , an epistle from [[his]_277-ivor solicitor]_{8397-his solicitor} , which [Ivor]_277-ivor opened , apprised [him]_277-ivor of [the place where [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} had lived during [their]_10131-their brief union]_{10130-the place where rupert and hippolyta had lived during their brief union} . [The man of business]_{10132-the man of business} required instructions as to [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . [Mr.]_10133-mr. and [Mrs. Malcolm]_{451-mrs. malcolm} , it appeared , had left suddenly ; [the servants]_{1546-the servants} '_[4877-he] wages were unpaid , and but for [Mrs. Leeming]_{461-mrs. leeming} , who had , been sent [there]_913-there originally by [the solicitor]_{8401-the solicitor} , [the red brick mansion]_{4881-the red brick mansion} must have been for several months at the mercy of [any one that chose to come in]_{4882-any one that chose to come in} . [Ivor]_277-ivor , in reply , informed [the solicitor]_{8401-the solicitor} of [Rupert]_242-rupert 's dangerous condition , sent money to pay [the servants]_{1546-the servants} , and recommended that [the house]_{1304-the house} should be let as soon as possible . This was done , and there remained only the question of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's portrait . [Ivor]_277-ivor now took the opportunity , while [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [the artist]_{5691-the artist} were so much together , of running up to [London]_4-london ; called in at [Clarence Gardens]_{509-clarence gardens} , opened the parcels [he]_277-ivor found [there]_913-there , and carried away the dangerous picture to [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . [He]_277-ivor consulted [a distinguished physician]_{4888-a distinguished physician} , and after giving [him]_{4888-a distinguished physician} the history of [Glanville]_242-rupert 's brain fever , the events which had led to it , and the apparent loss of memory which it had caused , asked [him]_{4888-a distinguished physician} what advice [he]_{4888-a distinguished physician} could offer . Among other things [he]_{4888-a distinguished physician} inquired , ' Would it be well for [Rupert]_242-rupert to marry ? '_{[4888-a distinguished physician]} ' Yes , '_{[1406-the physician]} answered [the physician]_{1406-the physician} , ' but not to live in [the neighbourhood of [his]_242-rupert disaster]_{10135-the neighbourhood of his disaster} . Let [him]_242-rupert marry and go abroad , practise [his]_242-rupert profession , and be kept from everything which would remind [him]_242-rupert of [the lost Hippolyta]_{10136-the lost hippolyta} . From that moment [Ivor]_277-ivor resolved that the marriage should take place , cost what it might to [himself]_277-ivor or to [any one else]_{6593-any one else} . [He]_277-ivor felt a choking sensation in [his]_277-ivor throat ; it was surrendering [his]_277-ivor dearest illusions . But let [them]_10138-them go , [he]_277-ivor said , provided [Rupert]_242-rupert were safe . On [his]_277-ivor return [he]_277-ivor found matters unchanged , [the lady]_{722-the lady} devoted to [the gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} , and [the gentleman]_{7395-the gentleman} strangely dependent on [the lady]_{722-the lady} . [He]_277-ivor took [Rupert]_242-rupert aside one bright afternoon , as [they]_10143-they were walking on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , when the air was full of sweetness , [the moor]_{5721-the moor} glorious under floating clouds , [the sea]_{642-the sea} flashing upon the horizon . There was a party of lawn - tennis at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , and the laughing voices of [young people]_{10147-young people} and the sound of [their]_{10147-young people} playing came up where [the friends]_{7002-the friends} paused . '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_{[244-lady may]} why do n't [you]_242-rupert marry [Lady May]_{244-lady may} ? ' [He]_277-ivor waited with intense anxiety for the answer , but it was not long . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i never thought of it , ' replied [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} , in a calm voice ; '_[242-rupert] do [you]_242-rupert fancy [she]_{244-lady may} would accept [me]_0-i ? ' — '_{[244-lady may]} Go and ask [her]_{244-lady may} , ' said [the chivalrous young man]_{10150-the chivalrous young man} ; '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} is walking at the other end of [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} . ' [Glanville]_242-rupert raised [his]_242-rupert eyes . [She]_{244-lady may} was alone , pacing up and down thoughtfully . [He]_277-ivor quitted [Ivor]_277-ivor , went slowly along , looking neither to the right nor to the left , until [he]_277-ivor approached within a yard of [her]_{244-lady may} . [She]_{244-lady may} stopped and turned . '_{[244-lady may]} [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , ' [he]_0-i said , holding [his]_0-i hat in [his]_0-i hand , '_{[244-lady may]} [Ivor]_277-ivor thinks [you]_{244-lady may} would marry [me]_0-i , if [I]_0-i asked [you]_{244-lady may} . Is it true ? ' [Her]_{244-lady may} heart gave a great leap . [She]_{244-lady may} put out [her]_{244-lady may} hand . '_[277-ivor] Why did [you]_277-ivor not ask [me]_0-i before ? ' [she]_{244-lady may} said . And [they]_10151-they walked back along [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} together . [Ivor]_277-ivor was watching [them]_10151-they and saw what had passed . '_[277-ivor] God bless [them]_4891-them , ' [he]_277-ivor murmured in a half - groan as [he]_277-ivor turned away . But [they]_4891-them were by [his]_277-ivor side . '_[277-ivor] It is true , [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' said [[his]_277-ivor friend]_{6114-his friend} , with a subdued tenderness that had something marvellously strange in it to one who knew [his]_277-ivor fiery temperament . '_[277-ivor] [Lady May]_{244-lady may} says [she]_{244-lady may} will marry [me]_0-i . Will [you]_277-ivor come to [our]_4892-we wedding ? ' The promise was given . [Rupert]_242-rupert continuing said , '_[277-ivor] [I]_0-i must have done with the frescoes , however . And , [Lady May,'—she]_{573-lady may,'—she} trembled as [he]_0-i addressed her,—'when [we]_4892-we are married [we]_4892-we will leave [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . The air is not good for [me]_0-i . ' [She]_{722-the lady} was surprised ; but [Ivor]_277-ivor thought,'What good genius inspired [him]_277-ivor to say that at once ? '_[0-i] It was a formal stipulation , so to speak . [The lady]_{722-the lady} cared nothing for [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} if [Rupert]_242-rupert were away ; and with [him]_242-rupert [she]_{722-the lady} would have roamed [the world]_{5697-the world} . [[Her]_{722-the lady} father]_{671-her father} was visible in [the library]_{7848-the library} . [She]_{722-the lady} proposed that [they]_4892-we should go to [him]_{671-her father} without delay . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} , apparently having no will but [hers]_{722-the lady} , consented ; and as [he]_{671-her father} looked up from [his]_{671-her father} desk [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , to [his]_{671-her father} astonishment , beheld [[his]_{671-her father} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} leading [Rupert]_242-rupert towards [him]_{671-her father} . It was bewildering , but [Lady May]_{244-lady may} laughed as [she]_{722-the lady} told [him]_242-rupert . ' [Karina]_338-karina knew [my]_{722-the lady} secret long ago , '_{[722-the lady]} [she]_{722-the lady} said ; ' [this gentleman]_{4496-this gentleman} has kept [his]_{4496-this gentleman} till to - day . '_{[722-the lady]} [Rupert]_242-rupert , with a look of great clearness in eyes and countenance , interposed , ' [I]_242-rupert meant to ask [you]_{722-the lady} when [I]_242-rupert finished the Madonna of [the Seraphim]_{6944-the seraphim} ; but [I]_242-rupert went away . '_[242-rupert] ' Ah , yes , '_{[722-the lady]} [she]_{722-the lady} answered , smiling a rebuke at [him]_242-rupert , ' [you]_242-rupert went away . But [you]_242-rupert never shall again . '_{[722-the lady]} [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was still confused . ' Are [you]_{5673-his daughter} sure that [you]_{5673-his daughter} can make [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert happy ? '_{[243-trelingham]} [he]_{243-trelingham} said to [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} ; ' in a marriage like this so much depends on [the wife]_{10156-the wife} . '—'I_{[722-the lady]} am sure that [I]_0-i love [him]_{243-trelingham} , ' [she]_{5673-his daughter} answered , and [Rupert]_242-rupert thanked [her]_{5673-his daughter} with [his]_242-rupert eyes . '_[0-i] Very well , ' said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , '_{[5673-his daughter]} [you]_{5673-his daughter} are [[your]_{5673-his daughter} own mistress]_{4901-your own mistress} , [[my]_0-i dear]_{5845-my dear} . [You]_{5673-his daughter} know [I]_0-i never wished [you]_{5673-his daughter} to marry [[your]_{5673-his daughter} cousin]_{5670-your cousin} , even when [I]_0-i thought [you]_{5673-his daughter} liked [him]_{243-trelingham} . '—'Oh , '_[4904-she] [she]_4904-she said laughingly , ' because of the horoscope . But are [you]_{243-trelingham} quite certain it was [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} 's and not [mine]_0-i ? Mistakes will happen , [I]_4904-she suppose , even in astrology . But [we]_10158-they believe in happy stars , do n't [we]_10158-they , [Rupert]_242-rupert ? '_[4904-she] It was the first time [she]_4904-she had called [him]_{243-trelingham} by [his]_{243-trelingham} name , and [her]_4904-she eyes sparkled . ' What was that about [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} 's horoscope ? [he]_{243-trelingham} inquired , as [they]_10158-they left [the library]_{7848-the library} . '_[4904-she] It is all nonsense , ' [she]_4904-she said ; '_[4904-she] something about [his]_{243-trelingham} being drowned . [I]_0-i will tell [you]_{243-trelingham} another time , not now ; the day is too beautiful for sad things . ' [They]_10158-they heard [the tennis - players]_{10160-the tennis - players} coming from [their]_{10160-the tennis - players} game , laughing merrily . '_[0-i] What a light there is on [the waters]_{1455-the waters} ! ' murmured [Rupert]_242-rupert , as [they]_10158-they stood once more on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , with [the sea]_{642-the sea} in front of [them]_10158-they . [May]_{244-lady may} put [her]_{244-lady may} hand in [his]_242-rupert , and [they]_10158-they continued gazing in silence , side by side . The announcement which [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} had mockingly foretold — of a marriage between [the well - known artist]_{10163-the well - known artist} and [the daughter of [a great peer]_{10165-a great peer}]_{10164-the daughter of a great peer} — was delayed until [Rupert]_242-rupert had fulfilled [his]_242-rupert task and the frescoes were complete . [They]_10158-they made a magnificent show , but [he]_242-rupert entreated that [their]_10158-they formal exhibition to [the world]_{5697-the world} might not take place until [Lady May]_{244-lady may} and [himself]_242-rupert had quitted [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [He]_242-rupert could not bear to be congratulated . [He]_242-rupert knew that the work was equal to anything achieved in [England]_39-england of late years ; and [he]_242-rupert thought it would speak for itself to those who had eyes in [their]_10158-they heads . It was part of [his]_242-rupert strangeness that [he]_242-rupert never referred to the memorable evening of the ball at which , for the first and last time , [he]_242-rupert had danced with [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . Some allusion was necessarily made to the tableaux vivants , but from [him]_242-rupert it drew no response . Had [he]_242-rupert forgotten , or was [he]_242-rupert acting a part ? [Ivor]_277-ivor , staying by express invitation from [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , who perceived that [Glanville]_242-rupert derived much benefit from [his]_242-rupert company , was convinced that the fever had passed a sponge not only over [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's name , but over the scenes wherein [she]_{394-hippolyta} had appeared . [He]_242-rupert dreaded accidental references to [her]_{394-hippolyta} , and sought occasion one day to whisper in the ear of [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's daughter]_{5859-the earl 's daughter} that if [she]_{394-hippolyta} desired [Rupert]_242-rupert 's continuance in the health [he]_242-rupert was enjoying , [she]_{394-hippolyta} must be careful not to mention [Falside]_89-falside , or any one connected with it . In surprise [she]_{394-hippolyta} asked the reason . [He]_242-rupert thought it best to reply , with seeming frankness , that [Glanville]_242-rupert 's attack of fever was due to an accident [he]_242-rupert had sustained near [the cottage]_{7121-the cottage} ; that during [his]_242-rupert delirium the least allusion to place or [people]_5883-people made [him]_242-rupert much worse ; and that [she]_{394-hippolyta} might notice for [herself]_{394-hippolyta} how completely [he]_242-rupert kept silence about [them]_10172-them since [he]_242-rupert had recovered . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} thanked [him]_242-rupert . [She]_{394-hippolyta} remembered now that the name of [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} or [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} had not been heard from [Rupert]_242-rupert 's lips during the past months . [Ivor]_277-ivor begged [her]_{394-hippolyta} to warn [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} did so , and the tacit consent was renewed which for years had banished the name of [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} from conversation at [the Court]_{1181-the court} . There was considerable stir in [the great world]_{1130-the great world} when [their]_10176-their engagement became known . It had then existed nearly six months , and the marriage was to take place before Lent . This was a stipulation of [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's , to which [[his]_{274-colonel valence} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} willingly acceded , as likewise to the arrangement whereby all the glory of it was to overshadow [[his]_{274-colonel valence} favourite church]_{10178-his favourite church} , [St. Ethelfleda]_{574-st. ethelfleda} 's , in [[Duke]_526-adullam 's Lane]_{10179-duke 's lane} . The ecclesiastical ceremonies would be elaborate , and some of them , it was thought , illegal ; but on these points [the Earl]_{663-the earl} admitted of no compromise . [Rupert]_242-rupert assented languidly . [He]_242-rupert could have wished to be married on [the Continent]_{105-the continent} ; but if that might not be , anywhere was better than [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [The settlements]_{10181-the settlements} involved less delay than usual . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's interest in [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's entailed property was slight ; and [her]_{244-lady may} personal fortune , though smaller than it would have been in more skilful hands than [[her]_{244-lady may} father]_{671-her father} 's , was perfectly safe , and included neither land nor [houses]_10184-houses . [Rupert]_242-rupert was , if anything , [the wealthier of [the two]_{5970-the two}]_{10185-the wealthier of the two} . [[His]_242-rupert solicitor]_{8397-his solicitor} drew up a lucid inventory of [his]_242-rupert goods and belongings ; among them was [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , now let at a handsome figure to [a tenant who held [it]_{135-forrest house} on a seven years '_[0-i] lease]_{10188-a tenant who held it on a seven years ' lease} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} observed the name ; [she]_{244-lady may} was acquainted with [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood} , and asked [Rupert]_242-rupert what sort of place [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} might be . [He]_242-rupert answered in very few words , telling [her]_{244-lady may} [it]_{135-forrest house} had belonged to [[his]_242-rupert grand - aunt]_{8374-his grand - aunt} , and [he]_242-rupert had not seen it since spending [his]_242-rupert holidays there when [a boy]_{1041-a boy} . ' It must be worth a visit , '_{[244-lady may]} [she]_{244-lady may} said . ' No , '_{[244-lady may]} [he]_242-rupert replied absently . The conversation drifted to something else . It was a brilliant wedding , and [St. Ethelfleda]_{574-st. ethelfleda} 's was thronged . [Ivor]_277-ivor , invited to act as [[Rupert]_242-rupert 's best man]_{4909-rupert 's best man} , declined , alleging that [he]_277-ivor should feel absurdly out of place ; and [he]_277-ivor contented [himself]_277-ivor with being [a spectator]_{4910-a spectator} . There was no lack of ' best men '_{[4913-that particular one of his confrères who had first given lady may an account of him]} among [[the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's acquaintance]_{4912-the artist 's acquaintance} , including [that particular one of [[his]_277-ivor confrères]_{4914-his confrères} who had first given [Lady May]_{244-lady may} an account of [him]_277-ivor]_{4913-that particular one of his confrères who had first given lady may an account of him} . [The bridesmaids]_{4915-the bridesmaids} were , what [they]_{4915-the bridesmaids} are always said to be on such occasions , charming ; the ceremonies as elaborate as they could be made , [the crowd of carriages great]_{4916-the crowd of carriages great} , the wedding - march thrilling , the wedding - breakfast artistically splendid . [Rupert]_242-rupert , as more than one of [[his]_277-ivor friends]_{1847-his friends} observed , was grave and still . ' [He]_277-ivor is subdued before marriage , '_{[4918-a cynic]} said [a cynic]_{4918-a cynic} ; ' well , as lief sune as syne ; [all men]_{6725-all men} are subdued after it . '_{[4918-a cynic]} In returning thanks for the way [they]_4919-they had drunk [Lady May Glanville]_{575-lady may} 's health — [she]_{244-lady may} blushed at the new name — [he]_277-ivor was felicitous , as [they]_4919-they expected , but not so bright as [many]_4920-many had known [him]_277-ivor to be . The ceremony was over , the scene vanished . [Lady May]_{575-lady may} and [[her]_{575-lady may} husband]_{6407-her husband} , accompanied by [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , whom [they]_4919-they insisted on taking with [them]_4919-they , went by easy stages to [Florence]_127-florence , and travelled during the next half - year up and down [Italy]_27-italy . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , before [their]_4919-they engagement was published , had found [a shooting companion]_{4923-a shooting companion} and was now in [the Rocky Mountains]_{205-the rocky mountains} . [The Earl]_{252-the earl} wrote to [him]_{250-tom davenant} at [San Francisco]_{206-san francisco} , where [he]_{252-the earl} was in course of time to spend a few weeks . And [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor returned to [his]_277-ivor engravings in [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . [He]_277-ivor had broken with [[his]_277-ivor society]_{4924-his society} ; [he]_277-ivor was watched , suspected , but otherwise let alone . · · · · · · In the old stories a year and a day was the fated period when happiness or misfortune came to an end . Will happiness last so long ? [Lady May]_{575-lady may} would have returned to that inquiry a triumphant answer in the affirmative on the morning that [she]_{575-lady may} and [[her]_{575-lady may} husband]_{6407-her husband} bade farewell to [Florence]_127-florence , after a sojourn which had continued , with pleasant interruptions , some eighteen months . With [her]_{575-lady may} it was still the honeymoon . There had been flecks of cloud in [her]_{575-lady may} untroubled sky , but they did not linger ; they melted quickly into the blue , leaving [her]_{575-lady may} [the most contented wife in [Christendom]_{207-christendom}]_{4926-the most contented wife in christendom} . [[Her]_{575-lady may} father]_{671-her father} 's delicate health was a trial , which [he]_{671-her father} lightened for [the married pair]_{4928-the married pair} by a cheerful countenance and a resignation corresponding to [his]_{671-her father} inward hopes . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , won by [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's solicitations,—he could not bear to see [the young man]_{5843-the young man} wandering over the face of the earth,—had come back from [America]_76-america , and was now on [his]_{671-her father} way to meet [them]_{4928-the married pair} at [Nice]_208-nice . [They]_{4928-the married pair} proposed to spend a few weeks there and in [the neighbourhood]_{7415-the neighbourhood} , exploring , as the season grew milder , [those dead cities along [the coast]_{1180-the coast} which neither [Rupert]_242-rupert nor [Lady May]_{575-lady may} had seen]_{4932-those dead cities along the coast which neither rupert nor lady may had seen} . Afterwards [they]_{4928-the married pair} would extend [their]_{4928-the married pair} travels , according as [the Earl]_{663-the earl} could bear it , into [Spain]_30-spain , as far as [Valencia]_209-valencia . [They]_{4928-the married pair} did not know exactly how [their]_{4928-the married pair} course would lie . The charm of travelling , said [Glanville]_242-rupert , is to have no plans ; there is nothing like the unforeseen . Perhaps [Cousin Tom]_{303-cousin tom} would accompany [them]_{4928-the married pair} . [The inspired artist]_{4935-the inspired artist} had been quiescent in [[our]_4936-our friend]_{6722-our friend} since [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} wedding - day . [He]_{4935-the inspired artist} studied pictures , and sharpened [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} powers of criticism ; but [he]_{4935-the inspired artist} painted very seldom , sketching a scene or a head that took [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} fancy , working for two or three hours , and then throwing down [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} pencil with an air of fatigue . This was one of the flecks of cloud that rose in the heaven of [[his]_{4935-the inspired artist} wife]_{1017-his wife} 's content . [He]_{4935-the inspired artist} would be absorbed , too , in [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} thoughts , and not speak for a whole morning ; sometimes [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} sleep was broken , [he]_{4935-the inspired artist} had bad dreams , and could not always remember where [they]_{4928-the married pair} had been staying a few days earlier . But [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} love was not to be doubted . Though [he]_{4935-the inspired artist} never went into the raptures which [his]_{4935-the inspired artist} eager disposition should have demanded , [he]_{4935-the inspired artist} was grateful and protecting , full of quiet tenderness , and never separated from [her]_{1017-his wife} during the twenty - four hours . [They]_{4928-the married pair} did not go much into society or receive [many friends]_{4939-many friends} ; but apart from [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , [Rupert]_242-rupert had no amusement . Once at the reception of [a Roman princess]_{4940-a roman princess} , to which [Rupert]_242-rupert had taken [her]_{1017-his wife} chiefly to see the marbles , which were famous , [they]_{4928-the married pair} found [themselves]_{4928-the married pair} , in [the crowded rooms]_{4941-the crowded rooms} , face to face with [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} . [He]_242-rupert had known [Lady May]_{575-lady may} in [his]_242-rupert time of innocence , and [he]_242-rupert at once accosted [Glanville]_{575-lady may} . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} gave [him]_242-rupert an inquiring look , and said with embarrassment , ' Pardon [me]_{5691-the artist} , [sir]_5663-sir . [I]_{5691-the artist} seem to recollect [your]_242-rupert face , but [I]_{5691-the artist} can not tell where it was [we]_4946-they met . '_{[5691-the artist]} [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} , who , as [I]_0-i have remarked , was admirably quick in divining [other men]_{6508-other men} 's thoughts , supposed that [Rupert]_242-rupert was feigning . [He]_{4320-the duke} smiled , and murmured under [his]_{4320-the duke} breath,'This is needless ; ' then raising [his]_{4320-the duke} voice , said pleasantly , '_{[4320-the duke]} [We]_4946-they shall meet again , ' and passed on . '_{[4320-the duke]} Who is it ? ' inquired [the artist of [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta}]_{10191-the artist of lady may.} '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} [The Duke of Adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} answered , wondering in [her]_{394-hippolyta} own mind where [they]_4946-they could have known [one another]_{630-one another} . '_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} [I]_0-i must have met [him]_{4329-the duke of adullam} somewhere in [society]_2738-society , ' said [[her]_{394-hippolyta} husband]_{6407-her husband} . It was the only time [they]_4946-they met abroad . [May Glanville]_{575-lady may} was jealous of [[her]_{394-hippolyta} husband]_{6407-her husband} 's fame , and , while [they]_4946-they were at [Nice]_208-nice expecting [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , [she]_{394-hippolyta} began to urge [him]_{6407-her husband} , somewhat vehemently , to resume [his]_{6407-her husband} painting . [He]_{6407-her husband} replied,'I have no inspiration . The spirit has gone out of [me]_{4329-the duke of adullam} . [I]_{4329-the duke of adullam} could not design a fresh drawing to save [my]_{4329-the duke of adullam} life . '—'Why_{[4329-the duke of adullam]} not finish what [you]_0-i have commenced ? ' [she]_{4329-the duke of adullam} said ; '_[0-i] there are portfolios of drawings in [[our]_4949-our room]_{4950-our room} . Shall [I]_0-i send for them ? ' [He]_{6407-her husband} was willing , but not interested . The drawings were brought down , and [Lady May]_{575-lady may} began to turn them over . '_[0-i] This seems nearly perfect , ' [she]_{4329-the duke of adullam} said , holding the largest of them out to [him]_{6407-her husband} . [He]_{6407-her husband} took it in silence . It was a water - colour . '_[0-i] When did [I]_0-i paint that ? ' [he]_{6407-her husband} muttered to [himself]_{6407-her husband} . '_{[575-lady may]} [May]_{575-lady may} , is not this the cascade at [Falside]_89-falside ? ' [He]_{6407-her husband} seemed to be searching in [his]_{6407-her husband} memory . '_{[5671-no one]} [No one]_{5671-no one} could mistake it , ' [she]_{4329-the duke of adullam} answered ; '_{[5671-no one]} do n't [you]_0-i remember going over several times from [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} to sketch [there]_913-there ? ' — '_[0-i] No , ' [he]_{6407-her husband} said , shaking [his]_{6407-her husband} head ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i often think [I]_0-i must have forgotten what [I]_0-i did that year ; it is all so dim . ' [[His]_{6407-her husband} wife]_{1017-his wife} , mindful of [Ivor]_277-ivor 's warning , and terrified at the change in [his]_{6407-her husband} expression , took the sketch and hid it away . [He]_{6407-her husband} would not paint that morning , and [they]_10196-they went down to [the sea]_{642-the sea} . After dinner [he]_{6407-her husband} asked to look at the drawing again , but it could not be found . [His]_{6407-her husband} mind seemed busy with it while [he]_{6407-her husband} slept , and [he]_{6407-her husband} awoke several times in the night with sobs choking [him]_{6407-her husband} . [Lady May]_{575-lady may} was in consternation . [She]_{575-lady may} never urged [him]_{6407-her husband} to paint again . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} 's arrival gave [them]_10196-they pleasanter occupation . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was still [the wild huntsman]_{1954-the wild huntsman} , nor had [he]_{250-tom davenant} lost that boyish innocence which made [his]_{250-tom davenant} talk , though neither witty nor profound , so engaging . A life of adventure could not take away the ruddy and white of [his]_{250-tom davenant} countenance ; the feminine beauty and the open beaming eyes had in nothing altered . But [his]_{250-tom davenant} bearing was more manly ; [he]_{250-tom davenant} dwelt a little on the social aspect of [landed property]_{10199-landed property} , and said [he]_{250-tom davenant} should take [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor 's advice what to do about [[his]_{250-tom davenant} tenants]_{5771-his tenants} when [he]_{250-tom davenant} got back to [Foxholme]_84-foxholme . [He]_{250-tom davenant} was reserved and courteous with [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , spent most of [his]_{250-tom davenant} time with [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , and seemed struck with the alteration in [Glanville]_{575-lady may} , whom [he]_{250-tom davenant} had never set eyes on since the coming of age . '_[0-i] Brain fever must be a peculiar thing , ' [he]_{250-tom davenant} remarked ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i should not have known [Glanville]_{575-lady may} . ' [He]_{250-tom davenant} readily consented to accompany [them]_10202-they on [their]_10202-they tour . [You]_10203-you could get riding and shooting in [Spain]_30-spain of an uncommonly good sort ; and the fishing , [a man]_{5695-a man} told [him]_{250-tom davenant} in [America]_76-america , was superb , if [you]_10203-you knew where to look for it . [They]_10202-they must be careful of the season , that was all . And [he]_{250-tom davenant} helped [Glanville]_{575-lady may} to draw out what [they]_10202-they called a fever time - table , showing when the air was deadly to [foreigners]_{10205-foreigners} in [the various provinces]_{10206-the various provinces} . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , though [not a rapid]_{10207-not a rapid} , was [a good traveller]_{10208-a good traveller} . [Rupert]_242-rupert did not care how long the journeys took . [His]_242-rupert sole desire was not to return to [England]_39-england . [He]_242-rupert would have liked [Ivor]_277-ivor to join [them]_10202-they ; but [Ivor]_277-ivor was now working hard to keep [himself]_277-ivor alive and had sold [his]_277-ivor genius to a newspaper . [He]_242-rupert did not meddle with [Socialism]_{508-socialism} , nor had [he]_242-rupert entered [a lodge]_{4388-a lodge} since the fatal night in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} [They]_10202-they were still at [Nice]_208-nice , when [Rupert]_242-rupert one afternoon , being too fatigued to go out on [the beach]_{5940-the beach} , stayed in to write a letter or two , and was resting by the open window . It was a lovely winter 's day , [the sea]_{642-the sea} tranquil , and the lights subdued and pensive , while the air came in warm gusts through the casement , which was completely framed in leaves . [Glanville]_242-rupert felt very weak ; [his]_242-rupert mind , too , was distracted , [he]_242-rupert could not tell why . The letter [he]_242-rupert was writing would not get itself finished . [He]_242-rupert let [his]_242-rupert pen drop , took up a paper - knife , and began to make imaginary drawings on the desk . While [he]_242-rupert was playing idly with it , and the confused memories of the last three years were passing through [his]_242-rupert brain , a thought struck [him]_242-rupert , and [he]_242-rupert looked attentively at the desk , almost as though it were a living thing which could tell [him]_242-rupert what [he]_242-rupert wanted . '_{[575-lady may]} Why do [I]_0-i carry this always with [me]_0-i ? [he]_0-i asked [himself]_0-i ; ' [I]_0-i know there must be a reason . Did it belong to [any one]_{5901-any one} ? '_[0-i] [He]_0-i could not recollect . But [he]_0-i turned it to and fro , opened the compartments , unlocked some secret drawers , and poured out their contents on the table . They made a miscellaneous heap . ' Looking for letters , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i said musingly ; ' who was it that turned over a great pile of correspondence , looking for letters ? [I]_0-i was standing by . And there was only a candle burning . At night it was , surely . [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i could remember . '_[0-i] [He]_0-i passed [his]_0-i hand through the papers ; it struck against a bundle of them , which [he]_0-i drew out — a small packet tied carefully with riband . [He]_0-i undid it , and a number of letters fell on the table . At the sight of that handwriting , which [he]_0-i did not know , which [he]_0-i could not assign to [the writer]_{4953-the writer} , a fit of trembling came over [him]_0-i . [He]_0-i sat down , and for some time would not look again . Then with an effort [he]_0-i turned to the signature . There was none , all the letters were unsigned . But there was a heading to each of [them]_4954-them , and it breathed the tenderest affection ; and as [he]_0-i passed from one to the other , astonished , overcome , pierced through and through , the flood - gates of memory burst open . Tears gushed from [his]_0-i eyes ; [he]_0-i laid [his]_0-i head , weeping , on the desk , and murmured in agony , ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . '_[0-i] Little by little it came back , the sweet , dreadful , forgotten past . Holding [her]_4955-her letters in [his]_0-i hand , putting them to [his]_0-i bosom like the anodyne that would still [his]_0-i beating heart , reading them in snatches and breaking off blinded with tears , [he]_0-i spent the next hour and the next piecing together [his]_0-i shattered life and endeavouring to make out [his]_0-i own story . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was lost and [he]_0-i was married to [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} That was the sum . [Fate]_576-fate had been too strong for [them]_4954-them . Three years — [he]_0-i could not reckon , even now , whether it was three years or how long it was — since [the only woman [he]_0-i loved]_{4956-the only woman he loved} had forsaken [him]_0-i , and [he]_0-i was [the husband of another]_{4957-the husband of another} ! A cold sweat broke out on [his]_0-i forehead . [He]_0-i felt like [a dying man]_{4958-a dying man} . ' What if the fever should return , and [I]_0-i forget again ! '_[0-i] [he]_0-i said , shuddering from head to foot . How strange to have forgotten [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ! But [she]_{394-hippolyta} had been more cruel ; [she]_{394-hippolyta} remembered and was gone away . Or could [she]_{394-hippolyta} be dead ? [[Her]_{394-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} thought so ; it was the last word [he]_{671-her father} had spoken that night at [Falside]_89-falside . The sound of footsteps was heard on the gravel . [May]_{575-lady may} and [[her]_{575-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , who had attended [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} in [his]_{243-trelingham} walk , were coming in . [Rupert]_242-rupert thrust back the letters into [their]_4961-their hiding - place , and brushed past [[his]_242-rupert wife]_{1017-his wife} at the door . ' Where are [you]_242-rupert going , [dear]_2772-dear ? '_{[575-lady may]} [she]_{575-lady may} said , trying to detain [him]_242-rupert . ' For a walk , '_{[575-lady may]} was [his]_242-rupert answer ; ' [I]_{575-lady may} shall not dine . Do n't wait for [me]_{575-lady may} . '_{[575-lady may]} [She]_{575-lady may} was utterly astonished . [Glanville]_242-rupert , taking [his]_242-rupert hat , ran down [the steps]_{4963-the steps} and away in the direction of [the sea]_{642-the sea} . ' [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , '_{[575-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{575-lady may} to [[her]_{575-lady may} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , ' something has happened . [Rupert]_242-rupert is not well . Follow [him]_242-rupert , please , and keep [him]_242-rupert in sight till [he]_242-rupert comes [home]_693-home again . '_{[575-lady may]} [The young man]_{5843-the young man} obeyed at once . [He]_{5843-the young man} did not like the appearance of [Rupert]_242-rupert 's eyes when [he]_{5843-the young man} passed them . They were wild and dangerous . [He]_{5843-the young man} moved on quietly , and saw that [the artist]_{5691-the artist} was taking hasty strides up and down [the beach]_{5940-the beach} , [his]_{5691-the artist} head sunk in deep meditation , [his]_{5691-the artist} arms folded in front of [him]_{5691-the artist} . To disturb [him]_{5691-the artist} would have been imprudent ; there was nothing for it but to keep out of sight and watch till darkness came on . When night fell [Rupert]_242-rupert was still pacing over [the sands]_{7577-the sands} . Then [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} went up to [him]_242-rupert , and with gentle decision took [him]_242-rupert by the arm and led [him]_242-rupert [home]_693-home . [Glanville]_242-rupert did not resist ; [he]_242-rupert went in and shut [himself]_242-rupert in [[his]_242-rupert room]_{749-his room} . [Lady May]_{575-lady may} found [him]_242-rupert lying on the bed asleep . [She]_{575-lady may} sat there a long time , afraid to wake [him]_242-rupert ; but when [he]_242-rupert came to [himself]_242-rupert again [he]_242-rupert reprimanded [her]_{575-lady may} tenderly for letting [him]_242-rupert lie , dressed as [he]_242-rupert was , so many hours . ' Are [you]_242-rupert better ? '_{[575-lady may]} [she]_{575-lady may} inquired , bending over [him]_242-rupert . ' As well as [I]_242-rupert ever shall be , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert replied in a tone of utter sadness . And that was all the explanation [he]_242-rupert would give of the fatal afternoon . [He]_242-rupert left [her]_{575-lady may} now frequently and took solitary expeditions on foot , in which [he]_242-rupert would allow [none]_961-none to join [him]_242-rupert . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} was not fitted to play [the spy]_{4313-the spy} ; [he]_{250-tom davenant} felt that [Rupert]_242-rupert , though ill and feverish , was capable of resenting surveillance , which indeed , after the first outbreak , [he]_{250-tom davenant} did not seem to need . [Lady May]_{575-lady may} consulted [[the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's physician]_{4975-the earl 's physician} privately . [He]_{4975-the earl 's physician} recommended that as little notice as possible should be taken , but [a person set to watch]_{4976-a person set to watch} [Glanville]_242-rupert when [he]_242-rupert went abroad . it was done , and nothing came of it . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} merely went by [the sea]_{642-the sea} , or sat in [a sheltered nook when [he]_{5691-the artist} had got some distance from [home]_693-home]_{4979-a sheltered nook when he had got some distance from home} . [He]_{5691-the artist} appeared to be reading papers occasionally ; [he]_{5691-the artist} met [no one]_{5671-no one} and did [himself]_{5691-the artist} no harm . The surveillance was given up , and [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , on [[her]_{575-lady may} father]_{671-her father} 's advice , urged [their]_4983-their journey to [Spain]_30-spain . Perhaps change of air was all [Rupert]_242-rupert required . [He]_242-rupert required much more , but [she]_{575-lady may} could not have imagined it . During the next months there went on a desperate struggle between [his]_{5691-the artist} restored memory , bringing [him]_{5691-the artist} daily anguish , and the weakened reason which the brain fever had left [him]_{5691-the artist} . To unburden [himself]_{5691-the artist} of [his]_{5691-the artist} secret might have been deliverance , but [he]_{5691-the artist} could not speak , least of all to [Lady May]_{4984-lady may} [He]_{5691-the artist} said , ' [I]_{5691-the artist} do not love [her]_{4984-lady may} , '_{[5691-the artist]} when [he]_{5691-the artist} was away by [the sea]_{642-the sea} and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's letters , with their naïve and intoxicating tenderness , were spread out before [him]_{5691-the artist} . But [he]_{5691-the artist} came [home]_693-home , and the letters were hidden again , and [he]_{5691-the artist} felt pity for [the deluded wife who had been faithful in everything]_{4987-the deluded wife who had been faithful in everything} . [He]_{5691-the artist} knew the romance of the picture which had first made [her]_{4987-the deluded wife who had been faithful in everything} acquainted with [his]_{5691-the artist} name . [She]_{4987-the deluded wife who had been faithful in everything} told [him]_{5691-the artist} one day at [Fiesole]_212-fiesole ; [he]_{5691-the artist} did not remember [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} then , and [he]_{5691-the artist} was grateful that [this high - hearted [Lady May]_{575-lady may}]_{4988-this high - hearted lady may} had understood and cared for [him]_{5691-the artist} . So now [he]_{5691-the artist} pitied , [he]_{5691-the artist} almost loved [her]_{4987-the deluded wife who had been faithful in everything} ; but it was not the great warm sunshine of love ; it was a dreamy pale reflection , leaving [him]_{5691-the artist} chill and [her]_{4987-the deluded wife who had been faithful in everything} dissatisfied . For [she]_{4987-the deluded wife who had been faithful in everything} could not tell what had come over [Rupert]_242-rupert . Was there an earlier affection ? [They]_4989-they came across [Madame de Lutenieff]_{400-madame de lutenieff} in [their]_4989-they travels . [She]_{400-madame de lutenieff} was the same as ever , but [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} remarked a change in [them]_4989-they . [She]_{400-madame de lutenieff} had always been a little sceptical of [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's devotion to [[her]_{400-madame de lutenieff} cousin]_{6183-her cousin} , though never , since the day when [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} refused [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , of [Lady May]_{575-lady may} 's attachment to [him]_{6183-her cousin} . With [her]_{400-madame de lutenieff} old malicious lightness [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} sped a random arrow , as [they]_4989-they were sitting at the late breakfast in [the hotel at [Burgos]_213-burgos]_{4992-the hotel at burgos} , where [they]_4989-they were all staying . ' Have [you]_{6183-her cousin} heard of [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} lately ? '_{[400-madame de lutenieff]} [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} said to [Glanville]_{575-lady may} , looking across at [him]_{6183-her cousin} . [He]_{6183-her cousin} rose hastily , and thundering out , ' Never mention that name in [my]_{6183-her cousin} hearing , [[you]_{575-lady may} witch]_{10215-you witch} , '_{[6183-her cousin]} left [the room]_{762-the room} . [She]_{400-madame de lutenieff} was mortally offended , and said to [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , ' [I]_{400-madame de lutenieff} knew it was not all fancy . Take care [they]_10216-they never meet , or [you]_{575-lady may} will suffer the consequences . '_{[400-madame de lutenieff]} [May]_{575-lady may} , with equal anger , declared that it was a vile calumny . [Rupert]_242-rupert had been thrown from [his]_242-rupert horse near [Falside]_89-falside , [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} went on , and the concussion of the brain which ensued had almost proved fatal ; that was why [he]_242-rupert could not endure the associations of [the place]_{987-the place} . [Karina]_338-karina did not believe the story . [She]_338-karina declined to pardon [Rupert]_242-rupert ; and though it cost [her]_338-karina a pang to leave [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , [her]_338-karina passion for whom was more absorbing than ever , [she]_338-karina bad [them]_4995-them good - bye next day . Not sorry that [she]_{400-madame de lutenieff} was gone , [the others]_{746-the others} continued to travel southwards . [They]_{746-the others} saw the curious old Spanish life that still lingers on [the Mediterranean shore]_{4997-the mediterranean shore} . [They]_{746-the others} visited many [a gloomy or graceful cathedral]_{4998-a gloomy or graceful cathedral} . [They]_{746-the others} spent as many days as [its]_4999-its depressing climate would allow in [the golden air of [Valencia]_209-valencia]_{5000-the golden air of valencia} , and were fascinated with the limpid skies , exhilarating atmosphere , and gorgeous painted sunsets of [Malaga]_214-malaga . Thence [they]_{746-the others} returned through [some of [the wildest and most picturesque country [they]_{746-the others} had ever beheld]_{5002-the wildest and most picturesque country they had ever beheld}]_{5001-some of the wildest and most picturesque country they had ever beheld} , — [green valleys]_{5003-green valleys} , [steep and rocky paths]_{5004-steep and rocky paths} , and luxuriant vegetation , where the dark - green of [the orange groves]_{5005-the orange groves} was mingled with the cane - brake,—by [Velez]_215-velez and [Alhama]_216-alhama to [the ' Last Sigh of [the Moor]_{217-the moor}]_{10217-the ' last sigh of the moor} , '_{[5008-no conqueror]} and entering late , while the sun glittered on [the snowy range]_{5006-the snowy range} aheadof [them]_{746-the others} , beheld [the enchanted Vega]_{5007-the enchanted vega} and [Granada]_218-granada . It was three days ' riding such as [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} had not enjoyed in [his]_{250-tom davenant} life ; for [he]_{250-tom davenant} delighted in landscape , though [he]_{250-tom davenant} never spoke of it . The third day had been allowed for the sake of [[his]_{250-tom davenant} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} and [[her]_{5753-his cousin} two invalids]_{10219-her two invalids} . [Rupert]_242-rupert , still fighting with madness , saw the beautiful things of [their]_{746-the others} pilgrimage as in a dream . But [the Sierra Nevada]_{219-the sierra nevada} , with [its]_{219-the sierra nevada} glittering snows , made [him]_242-rupert lift [his]_242-rupert eyes to it . '_{[5008-no conqueror]} Oh , that [I]_0-i had wings like a dove , ' [he]_242-rupert murmured in the sweet familiar words , '_[0-i] and [I]_0-i would fly and be at rest . ' [They]_{746-the others} had come through [Barcelona]_{111-barcelona} , but [he]_242-rupert had prevailed on [them]_{746-the others} not to explore what [sights]_10220-sights [it]_{111-barcelona} possessed . [He]_242-rupert could not bear anything that reminded [him]_242-rupert of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; the remembrance that [she]_{367-hippolyta} was born in [this land of the sun]_{10221-this land of the sun} made it melancholy to [him]_242-rupert . But [he]_242-rupert would have been sorry to leave it were the moment of departure at hand . [Which this of [[our]_{746-the others} travellers]_{5707-our travellers}]_{10222-which this of our travellers} was self - controlled enough to find due pleasure in the walks by [Genil]_577-genil and [Darro]_220-darro , in the endless unfolding dream of [Alhambra]_221-alhambra and [Alameda]_222-alameda , with [their]_{746-the others} thousand reminiscences from a dead and gone time ? Not [Rupert]_242-rupert . [The green Vega]_{10224-the green vega} , the rosy - tinted snows , the silence as of eternal mourning for a past that could never be restored , the pathos , the desolation,—these spoke to [his]_242-rupert heart , soothing it a little . [They]_{746-the others} went on to [Cordova]_223-cordova , built by [the Moslems]_{10225-the moslems} in [their]_{10225-the moslems} ages of faith and high fortune , when [their]_{10225-the moslems} sword carved out empire and [their]_{10225-the moslems} chisel smoothed the marble blocks into symmetry , making of them sanctuaries wherein stood the golden - fretted inscription , '_[0-i] There is [no conqueror]_{5008-no conqueror} but [Allah]_578-allah . ' [The artist - soul]_{10226-the artist - soul} began to stir in [Glanville]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert felt a desire to sketch [these Oriental - looking houses]_{10227-these oriental - looking houses} , to visit [the great mosque under changing lights]_{10228-the great mosque under changing lights} , to steal its colour from [the Sierra]_{10229-the sierra} for [his]_242-rupert canvas . But a very slight excursion with [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} in [the vicinity]_{10230-the vicinity} — [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} pursuing the sport which abounds here , and [Rupert]_242-rupert loitering to fill [his]_242-rupert sketch - book — convinced [him]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert must lay aside the pencil again and fight [[his]_242-rupert ghostly enemy]_{10231-his ghostly enemy} with other weapons . [He]_242-rupert was too weak to paint . The spring was not much advanced when [they]_10232-they came to [Seville]_36-seville , which [they]_10232-they proposed to make [their]_10232-they resting - place till the first heats should compel [them]_10232-they to go on . [The bright city]_{10233-the bright city} , beloved of [Moor and Christian]_{579-moor and christian} , pleased [them]_10232-they more than all [they]_10232-they had seen . Situate in the midst of [a watered garden]_{10234-a watered garden} , sheltered to north and [south by a double parapet of hills]_{10235-south by a double parapet of hills} , lit up with a clear sun which makes the air transparent like glass and brings out all delicate and fervent colour , with [a gay and smiling population]_{10236-a gay and smiling population} moving in the shade of [the narrow , winding streets]_{10237-the narrow , winding streets} , or basking in the warm sunshine , it might well have seemed a Paradise for [the convalescent spirit]_{10238-the convalescent spirit} , that could be cheered and strengthened only by surrendering itself to gentle influences . The nights were fresh ; the air exhilarated like wine . For [Rupert]_242-rupert , [the physician]_{1406-the physician} said , if [he]_242-rupert would not expose [himself]_242-rupert to [the levante]_{10240-the levante} — the wind from [the African deserts]_{10241-the african deserts} — there was no climate more suited . [His]_242-rupert prostration of spirits would cease ; work would again be possible . [Lady May]_{10242-lady may} devoutly hoped [they]_10232-they should witness a change in [him]_242-rupert for the better ere [they]_10232-they set out travelling again . The pictures , the glories of [Murillo]_580-murillo , [the Herreras]_{581-the herreras} , and [Zurbaran]_582-zurbaran that made [Seville]_36-seville a treasury , ought to rouse [his]_242-rupert enthusiasm , [his]_242-rupert emulation . Surely [he]_242-rupert would not renounce [his]_242-rupert splendid calling ? And [she]_{10242-lady may} quoted many of [his]_242-rupert sayings in [the gallery at [Trelingham,—how]_{224-trelingham,—how}]_{10243-the gallery at trelingham,—how} art itself , pursued in a spirit of truth , demanded and drew forth a heroism equal to the highest . [He]_242-rupert listened , [he]_242-rupert assented , but [he]_242-rupert was cold . Yet there came refreshment to [his]_242-rupert weary spirit , though the star of hope had set never to rise again . [He]_242-rupert was glad to have lapsed , as it were , out of the busy modern life into a realm where all that was living belonged to the past , like a vision made palpable to the sense , but remaining a vision still . The memories of those [London]_4-london nights did not vex [him]_242-rupert so keenly . [He]_242-rupert strolled about alone , crossed [the river]_{6125-the river} frequently to explore [Triana]_225-triana , [the gipsy suburb]_{10245-the gipsy suburb} , and distract [himself]_242-rupert with the strange costumes , [dilapidated , picturesque lanes]_{10246-dilapidated , picturesque lanes} , and odd - looking bits of colour which seemed quainter and more out of [the world]_{5697-the world} the more [he]_242-rupert studied them . [His]_242-rupert health improved . But with returning strength came a feeling of estrangement from [Lady May]_{575-lady may} that , conceal it as [he]_242-rupert might , would make its presence known by imperceptible channels . [She]_5010-she was alarmed , indignant , at [her]_5010-she wits '_[578-allah] end . Could [Rupert]_242-rupert , so long after [their]_5009-they marriage , be going back to the days when [he]_242-rupert cared nothing for [her]_5010-she , when [she]_5010-she dared not meet [his]_242-rupert eye ? The thought was not to be endured . [They]_5009-they had never indulged in [lovers]_6948-lovers ' quarrels ; but [they]_5009-they were sometimes near quarrelling now , and the atmosphere was charged with thunder . [May Glanville]_242-rupert was jealous . Of whom or what ? Of a dead love , a memory , a regret ? Suppose , after all , [he]_242-rupert had once cared for [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , what did it signify ? [All men]_{6725-all men} had such things in [their]_{6725-all men} lives . Was [he]_242-rupert not [a devoted husband]_{10249-a devoted husband} ? '_[578-allah] Not as in those first happy months , ' [she]_5010-she answered with a sigh . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} was sorry that [they]_5009-they had not stayed at [Cordova]_223-cordova , [the country round which , with [its]_223-cordova [pine forests and wild - wooded hollows]_{10251-pine forests and wild - wooded hollows} , [he]_{250-tom davenant} preferred to [the environs of [Seville]_36-seville]_{10252-the environs of seville}]_{10250-the country round which , with its pine forests and wild - wooded hollows , he preferred to the environs of seville} . But coming in after a long day 's rambling , [he]_{250-tom davenant} upbraided [[his]_{250-tom davenant} friends]_{1847-his friends} at dinner for not having paid a visit which , [he]_{250-tom davenant} supposed , [they]_{1847-his friends} would have undertaken at the earliest opportunity . '_[578-allah] In what direction ? ' [Lady May]_{575-lady may} inquired . '_[578-allah] Was n't that picture in [the gallery at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{5012-the gallery at trelingham} brought from a place , [a convent or church]_{5013-a convent or church} , in [these parts]_{3653-these parts} ? ' [he]_{250-tom davenant} asked in turn . '_[578-allah] From [the convent of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{5015-the convent of san lucar} , ' replied [[his]_{250-tom davenant} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} , '_[578-allah] and [the nearest town]_{5016-the nearest town} was Sepúlveda,'—'Quite so , ' said [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i heard [you]_5017-you mention the name often enough ; and [I]_0-i fixed it in [my]_0-i mind by calling it Sepulchre , which it sounds like . ' — '_[0-i] It is the name of [a poet]_{4566-a poet} , ' interposed [Rupert]_242-rupert , '_{[4566-a poet]} [a native of [Cordova]_223-cordova]_{5019-a native of cordova} , [I]_0-i think , whose ballads are sometimes pretty . '—'Well , [I]_{250-tom davenant} got within sight of it to - day , '_{[250-tom davenant]} said [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , ' and [I]_{250-tom davenant} thought [it]_10255-it looked as gloomy as [any place [I]_{250-tom davenant} ever saw]_{10256-any place i ever saw} . But [the country all about]_{10257-the country all about} is fine . Why do n't [you]_5017-you make an expedition to [the convent]_{5951-the convent} ? [You]_5017-you could get [there]_913-there by driving in three days at the outside . '_{[250-tom davenant]} ' It would be an agreeable diversion , '_{[663-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} . ' Do [you]_{250-tom davenant} suppose [we]_10260-we could put up at Sepúlveda ? '_{[663-the earl]} ' [I]_{250-tom davenant} will tell [you]_5017-you the best way , '_{[250-tom davenant]} answered [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} . ' [I]_{250-tom davenant} came round on Sepúlveda — what a [name!—by cross - roads]_{10261-name!—by cross - roads} , and [I]_{250-tom davenant} saw [the convent]_{5951-the convent} , standing out very clear on [one side of [the valley]_{5949-the valley}]_{10263-one side of the valley} , and [a large white house]_{10265-a large white house} , which [I]_{250-tom davenant} took to be a sort of paseo , if [it]_{10265-a large white house} was not [an inn]_{10266-an inn} , on the other . Let [us]_10260-we look in the guide - book . [An inn at [that spot]_{10268-that spot}]_{10267-an inn at that spot} would be exactly what [you]_10269-you want . [You]_10269-you could sleep the night there , go over [[your]_10269-you convent]_{10270-your convent} next morning , and come back when [you]_10269-you pleased . '_{[250-tom davenant]} The guide - book when produced gave little information . There was [an inn where [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} had seen one , not of the very best , but fairly good . In [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda}]_{5021-an inn where tom davenant had seen one , not of the very best , but fairly good . in sepúlveda} there was none to be recommended . Of [the convent]_{5951-the convent} only this brief notice was given , that [it]_{5951-the convent} once held [the shrine of [a local saint]_{5024-a local saint}]_{5023-the shrine of a local saint} , and had shared in the general suppression . After considerable debate it was resolved that [they]_5025-they should set out in two days , and [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} should precede [them]_5025-they to make all ready . At this point in [my]_0-i story [I]_0-i may as well remark that not long before [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} had despatched a peremptory message to [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , who was working as usual in [[his]_277-ivor own home in [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place}]_{5027-his own home in grafton place} . The laconic epistle forbade delay ; [a carriage]_{1374-a carriage} was waiting which conveyed [Ivor]_277-ivor to [[the Duke]_{4320-the duke} 's residence]_{5030-the duke 's residence} , and in a few minutes [they]_5025-they were seated with closed doors in [[his]_277-ivor library]_{6277-his library} . The conference lasted some time . When [Ivor]_277-ivor came out again [his]_277-ivor face had the strangest expression , and bore traces of violent weeping . [He]_277-ivor returned [home]_693-home in [the carriage]_{640-the carriage} that brought [him]_277-ivor , sent word to [his]_277-ivor newspaper that [they]_5025-they must find some one to take [his]_277-ivor place and consider [his]_277-ivor engagement at an end , put some few things together in the greatest agitation , and started for [Paris]_19-paris by the night mail . This observed [we]_5034-we may return to [[our]_5034-we friends]_{8870-our friends} at [Seville]_36-seville . [They]_{8870-our friends} set forth in brilliant weather ; and difficult as are [Spanish roads]_{5036-spanish roads} , and ill - tempered as were the Spanish beasts that carried [them]_{8870-our friends} sullenly along , it was not possible to resist the sweet influence of air and sun , the genial morning , and the prospects , which grew lovelier as [they]_{8870-our friends} advanced . [Rupert]_242-rupert , mindful of the purpose [they]_{8870-our friends} were fulfilling , and the associations which must be vividly present to [Lady May]_{575-lady may} and [[her]_{575-lady may} father]_{671-her father} , exerted [himself]_242-rupert to bear a worthy part , and by assiduous and delicate attentions all but effaced from [his]_242-rupert own mind the feeling of estrangement which had ruled there during the past weeks . It was natural to touch on the Madonna of [the Seraphim]_{6944-the seraphim} and its wonderful history ; but [they]_{8870-our friends} diverged thence to speak of a thousand things which were but distantly connected with Madonnas or with painting . The charm of [Glanville]_{575-lady may} 's conversation , long suppressed by illness , and [his]_242-rupert anxious inward conflicts , seemed greater than ever . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} listened in a pleasant mood , and [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's eyes sparkled with delight . [She]_{5673-his daughter} did not venture to express [her]_{5673-his daughter} feelings , lest [Rupert]_242-rupert , become self - conscious , should fall back into [his]_242-rupert tone of reserve ; but [he]_242-rupert saw that [she]_{5673-his daughter} was happy and it took away the sting of remorse . [He]_242-rupert knew [his]_242-rupert conduct for some time had been unjustifiable ; [he]_242-rupert could not excuse or explain it . However , [he]_242-rupert would strive against [the tempter]_{5040-the tempter} . During these days [he]_242-rupert would not think of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . While saying so to [himself]_242-rupert [he]_242-rupert let fall the conversation ; [he]_242-rupert was thinking of [her]_{367-hippolyta} already , and the lovely face came to trouble and perplex [him]_242-rupert . Still , [he]_242-rupert made the effort ; [he]_242-rupert found subjects which would lead [them]_5041-them away from [the Hermitage and Falside]_{5042-the hermitage and falside} . If at eventide [he]_242-rupert seemed worn out [Lady May]_{575-lady may} did not suspect the reason . [Their]_5041-them journey during these two days took [them]_5041-them by many [a desert place and wild , where not a tree grew nor [a house was to be seen]_{5044-a house was to be seen} , and only the lentisk and the coarsest grass would flourish]_{5043-a desert place and wild , where not a tree grew nor a house was to be seen , and only the lentisk and the coarsest grass would flourish} . Irrigation failing , much of [the garden of [Andalusia]_{226-andalusia}]_{5045-the garden of andalusia} has become [a wilderness]_{5046-a wilderness} ; [the country people]_{5047-the country people} have retired in the train of [effeminate dukes]_{5048-effeminate dukes} and [marquises]_{5049-marquises} to [the towns]_{626-the towns} ; and often when the gates are passed [the traveller]_{5051-the traveller} might fancy [himself]_{5051-the traveller} in [the wastes of [Africa]_227-africa]_{5052-the wastes of africa} . But overhead was the steadfast blue sky , and on the edge of [the landscape]_{5053-the landscape} rose that semicircle of lofty heights which [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had long ago in [his]_{274-colonel valence} letter compared to the drop - scene of [a theatre]_{5948-a theatre} . The snow lay on [them]_5041-them in great sparkling fields , which sometimes had the softness of clouds , and changed colour as the sun passed over [them]_5041-them . [Rupert]_242-rupert spoke little this second day , but [he]_242-rupert did not seem ill at ease . A wearisome drag up the side of the wind - swept , long - drawn ascent brought [them]_5041-them at close of day to [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} , which , huddling on the brow and straggling over the sides of [[its]_{35-sepúlveda} mountain]_{5055-its mountain} , appeared dark and grim as [they]_5041-them drove through [[its]_{35-sepúlveda} unpaved streets]_{5056-its unpaved streets} and [solitary Plaza]_{5057-solitary plaza} . ' [I]_{394-hippolyta} am glad [we]_5041-them are not staying [here]_6115-here , '_{[394-hippolyta]} said [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} [They]_5041-them came out on the other side as the bells of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} were ringing [the Angelus]_{584-the angelus} . For a while [they]_5041-them paused . [The narrow valley]_{5058-the narrow valley} with [the country beyond]_{5059-the country beyond} lay at [their]_5041-them feet , the glory of sunset streaming over [it]_{5058-the narrow valley} . To [their]_5041-them left , at no great distance , rose the gray - white walls of [the convent]_{5951-the convent} , [[its]_{5951-the convent} imposing church]_{5061-its imposing church} seeming to stand in front of [the other buildings]_{5062-the other buildings} , as though to protect and sanctify [them]_{5062-the other buildings} . The windows glittered , and below [them]_5041-them , but not far down , [the waters of [the Guadalete]_{228-the guadalete}]_{5063-the waters of the guadalete} , broadened to [a lake]_{5064-a lake} , shone like a blazing mirror beneath the rays of the sun , which [was now on the verge of the mountains , a fiery , golden ball]_{5065-was now on the verge of the mountains , a fiery , golden ball} . [The white roads]_{5066-the white roads} ran by [the convent]_{5951-the convent} , through [garden]_5068-garden after [garden]_5068-garden , [vineyard]_{5070-vineyard} after [vineyard]_{5070-vineyard} ; and near and far [the cornfields]_{5072-the cornfields} grew lusty and green , while feathered palm - trees rising close to [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} gave an Oriental charm to the landscape , and reminded [[our]_5073-our pilgrims]_{6313-our pilgrims} that [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} had come to [an Arabian land]_{5075-an arabian land} . There was something Moorish and fairylike over it all . [They]_{6313-our pilgrims} considered the way [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} were going . On the right [Lady May]_{575-lady may} pointed out to [[her]_{575-lady may} father]_{671-her father} , whose eyes were weak , the track which led to [[their]_{6313-our pilgrims} inn]_{5077-their inn} — [a large white - washed building]_{5078-a large white - washed building} , with the air of [a deserted barracks]_{5079-a deserted barracks} , standing high over against [the convent]_{5951-the convent} . For on that side [the ravine]_{5081-the ravine} was steep and much more elevated than [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , serving to screen [the house]_{1304-the house} from the north - east wind . [Small white cottages]_{5083-small white cottages} , or [rather huts]_{5084-rather huts} , were visible , looking like [tiny sailing - boats]_{5085-tiny sailing - boats} , among [the vineyards]_{5086-the vineyards} ; and on [the river side]_{5087-the river side} [a fisherman here and there]_{5088-a fisherman here and there} was drying [his]_{5088-a fisherman here and there} nets . Otherwise not [a human being]_{5089-a human being} was anywhere in sight . The stillness , the absence of breathing life , added a mournful charm . ' [The landscape]_{5053-the landscape} has fallen asleep , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert . Very slowly , for [their]_{6313-our pilgrims} beasts were tired , [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} made the circuit of [the road]_{5736-the road} , now up , now down , until [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} arrived at [La Fonda]_{229-la fonda} d'Oro . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} met [them]_{6313-our pilgrims} on the way . [He]_{250-tom davenant} had made everything as comfortable as might be . [The host]_{5091-the host} , [a travelled and well - educated Andalusian , full of kindness and courtesy]_{5092-a travelled and well - educated andalusian , full of kindness and courtesy} , received [them]_{6313-our pilgrims} with much warmth , addressing [them]_{6313-our pilgrims} in a few words of very broken English to show that [he]_{5091-the host} knew [their]_{6313-our pilgrims} national habits . [He]_{5091-the host} was [a Liberal]_{3673-a liberal} , had lived some months an exile in [London]_4-london , and would probably join in the next pronunciamento on behalf of [the Republic]_{5094-the republic} . But happily [he]_{5091-the host} could not talk politics with [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , whose mastery over foreign languages had never been great . [The rooms]_{2706-the rooms} were large and cool , with little furniture and unpapered walls , but the most extensive views over [the valley]_{5949-the valley} and beyond . There were [no other guests]_{5097-no other guests} . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} had caught some trout in [the river below]_{5098-the river below} , [their]_{6313-our pilgrims} wine [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} had brought from [Seville]_36-seville , and when dinner was served in [the immense dining - room]_{5099-the immense dining - room} , whose windows seemed to join the sheet of silver water outside , [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} were feeling more intimate and at [home]_693-home with [one another]_{630-one another} than had been [their]_{6313-our pilgrims} fortune since [Rupert]_242-rupert 's memory was restored to [him]_242-rupert . [They]_{6313-our pilgrims} resolved on spending the morrow in going over [church]_1763-church and [convent]_5103-convent . [The host]_{5091-the host} , in reply to [their]_{6313-our pilgrims} inquiries , said [they]_{6313-our pilgrims} had better cross in [the boat]_{1347-the boat} . It was shorter than going back to [the bridge near [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda}]_{5106-the bridge near sepúlveda} . But there was nothing to see , in [his]_{5091-the host} opinion . [The church]_{6003-the church} had lost [its]_{6003-the church} treasures ; [the convent]_{5951-the convent} , [he]_{5091-the host} added between [his]_{5091-the host} teeth , had been given by [the clericals who now ruled [Spain]_30-spain]_{5109-the clericals who now ruled spain} to [some fresh order of [nuns]_5111-nuns]_{5110-some fresh order of nuns} , [he]_{5091-the host} could not say whether black , white , or gray,—they were [nuns]_5111-nuns , that was enough,—who had got it through [[the Queen]_{1701-the queen} 's confessor]_{5114-the queen 's confessor} three or four years ago . [They]_5111-nuns were not the old set , [he]_{5091-the host} knew , but [they]_5111-nuns were [nuns]_5111-nuns . [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , who followed [his]_{5091-the host} Spanish more easily than the others , interpreted to [[her]_{575-lady may} husband]_{6407-her husband} , hoping it would amuse [him]_{5091-the host} . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} retired , and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} went to make friends with [the ostlers]_{5118-the ostlers} , including [the zagal or boy who had run with the horses from [Seville]_36-seville , and to smoke endless puros in true Spanish fashion , to the increase of [their]_5111-nuns good fellowship]_{5119-the zagal or boy who had run with the horses from seville , and to smoke endless puros in true spanish fashion , to the increase of their good fellowship} — for [he]_{250-tom davenant} gave away as many as [he]_{250-tom davenant} smoked . [Rupert]_242-rupert and [[his]_242-rupert wife]_{1017-his wife} , when [they]_5111-nuns went [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} , were drawn to the window by the splendid moonlight which flooded [the valley]_{5949-the valley} . [They]_5111-nuns stood a long while looking out , in silence . The palms rose dark against the sky ; [vineyards]_{5123-vineyards} and [cornfields]_{5124-cornfields} had put off their bright green . [The lake]_{5996-the lake} was a sheet of silver , on which the reeds , trembling as the wind took them , cast wavering shadows . [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , with [its]_{278-san lucar} many roofs and massive sanctuary , was wrapt in slumber , and the moonbeams glorified [it]_{278-san lucar} like [a pavilion whose curtains were drawn]_{5126-a pavilion whose curtains were drawn} , and [its]_{278-san lucar} inhabitants spellbound , as in the thousand and one nights of Scheherezade . The stillness was deeper , if possible , than in the day . Leaning [her]_{1017-his wife} head on [Rupert]_242-rupert 's shoulder , [the lady]_{722-the lady} said at last , ' This makes [you]_242-rupert happy , does it not , [[my]_242-rupert artist?'—'Happy]_{10273-my artist?'—'happy} ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert replied . ' Ah yes , but not for to - morrow . Life 's a dream . '_{[722-the lady]} The Andalusian air is pleasant in the early morning , and [[our]_5128-our travellers]_{5707-our travellers} were stirring betimes . It was [their]_5111-nuns intention to cross [the lake]_{5996-the lake} immediately after breakfast , but a slight incident had almost put off [their]_5111-nuns expedition . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , fatigued with [his]_{243-trelingham} three days ' journey in [a rough vehicle]_{10274-a rough vehicle} , and perhaps feeling the languor which in warm climates assails [those who come to [the hills]_{9708-the hills} from [the city]_{10277-the city}]_{10275-those who come to the hills from the city} , was unequal to the many hours '_{[243-trelingham]} exploration which might be in store for [[visitors]_{5131-visitors} to [the convent]_{5951-the convent}]_{5132-visitors to the convent} . [He]_{243-trelingham} required a day 's rest . To go without [him]_{243-trelingham} seemed uninviting , for [his]_{243-trelingham} interest in [the sanctuary]_{977-the sanctuary} and [his]_{243-trelingham} antiquarian knowledge would have lit up the past [they]_5111-nuns were to study , and a true picture of which [they]_5111-nuns desired to take with [them]_5111-nuns from [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . But [he]_{243-trelingham} would not have [them]_5111-nuns delay on [his]_{243-trelingham} account . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} would bear [him]_{243-trelingham} company ; [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Lady May]_{575-lady may} promised to return for luncheon when [they]_5111-nuns had visited [the church]_{6003-the church} , leaving [the convent]_{5951-the convent} for a later inspection ; and thus it was arranged . [The Earl]_{663-the earl} saw [[his]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} and [son - in - law]_{5139-son - in - law} embark ; [they]_5111-nuns declined the services of [a boatman]_{5140-a boatman} , [Lady May]_{5141-lady may} steering and [Glanville]_242-rupert taking the oars . [They]_5111-nuns carried a sail , which [they]_5111-nuns thought of unfurling on the homeward voyage . A more lovely morning , clear , bright , and breezy , could not have been wished . The waters flashed from the blade and fell away in diamond streamers as [they]_5111-nuns moved along ; the reeds shivered delicately and half - bent into the wavelets which [the boat]_{1347-the boat} was making ; in a neighbouring cover the music of sweet - throated song - birds was audible , and nearer and nearer came [the gray old convent]_{5143-the gray old convent} , tranquil as in the moonlight , sacred , melancholy , peaceful . ' [I]_242-rupert will sketch this by and by , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert . [They]_5111-nuns touched the gravel , landed , and made [[their]_5111-nuns boat]_{5144-their boat} fast . Not [a soul]_{8191-a soul} met [them]_5111-nuns as [they]_5111-nuns went up ' the way of the partridges , '_{[5146-the spaniards]} as [the Spaniards]_{5146-the spaniards} call a track that can hardly be seen and is wide enough only for a bird 's foot . It led through low brushwood , not far , and [they]_5111-nuns found [themselves]_5111-nuns on [the broad , dusty terrace which [they]_5111-nuns had observed the evening before , from [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} , running like a white thread round [the convent]_{5951-the convent}]_{5147-the broad , dusty terrace which they had observed the evening before , from sepúlveda , running like a white thread round the convent} . Turning to the left and going forward a few steps [they]_5111-nuns reached the wooden gates which had been erected instead of those battered down , forty years ago , by [the wild gipsy]_{5149-the wild gipsy} and [[his]_{5149-the wild gipsy} companions]_{5150-his companions} that day [they]_5111-nuns sacked [the cloister]_{5997-the cloister} . No fear of violence seemed to be felt now within those walls . The gates were open , so too were the doors of [the church]_{6003-the church} . [They]_5111-nuns passed in and could hardly see at first , the roof was so low and the gloom so intense . [It]_{6003-the church} was [an exceedingly ancient edifice , which had been first Gothic , then Moorish , and then Christian again in the course of [its]_{6003-the church} thousand years]_{5153-an exceedingly ancient edifice , which had been first gothic , then moorish , and then christian again in the course of its thousand years} . Built , as [it]_{6003-the church} now stood , chiefly under Moslem influence , [it]_{6003-the church} was a confused but not unpicturesque combination of [the mosque]_{5154-the mosque} and [the basilica]_{5155-the basilica} , ending in [a chancel of the Early Pointed style whose lancet windows]_{5156-a chancel of the early pointed style whose lancet windows} almost touched one another . Thus , on entering , [it]_{6003-the church} appeared a forest of low pillars where darkness dwelt , with a large and pure radiance in [the sanctuary]_{977-the sanctuary} . There were [many side - chapels , now bare of gates and altars , with narrow round - headed windows , hardly admitting the light of day]_{5158-many side - chapels , now bare of gates and altars , with narrow round - headed windows , hardly admitting the light of day} . A lamp , burning feebly , denoted where [the shrine of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} once had existed]_{5159-the shrine of san lucar once had existed} ; but [its]_{6003-the church} marbles , precious offerings , and pictures encrusted with gold , were no more to be seen . There was [a priest saying mass at the tawdry altar]_{5160-a priest saying mass at the tawdry altar} , with only [the boy]_{864-the boy} kneeling behind [him]_{5160-a priest saying mass at the tawdry altar} for [a congregation]_{5162-a congregation} . [The nave]_{5163-the nave} was vast and desolate . Fragments of gilded work remained where the hands of [the despoilers]_{5164-the despoilers} could not reach [them]_5165-them ; and the curious motley architecture , stained with the dust of ages , with the smoke of tapers borne in procession , and the burning of a hundred lamps day and night , resembled in its intricacy and mellowness the work of Nature rather than of [man]_6250-man . It was all matted together , so to speak ; one style ran into the next , and a sudden turn revealed the old embedded in the new like a fossil . The grandeur , the solemn abandonment , the petrified life , had a vast and penetrating effect which could neither be defined nor resisted . [Man]_6250-man had erected this magnificent pile , yet it spoke not so much of [man]_6250-man or [his]_6250-man works as of the unknown influence that subdues and takes possession of them while the ages flow on . [The artist]_{5691-the artist} 's pride was brought down , [his]_{5691-the artist} glory annihilated , and another spirit seemed to be brooding over the creation which had once been [his]_{5691-the artist} . Time , the irresistible ; Change , [the magician]_{8030-the magician} ; and [the world]_{5697-the world} 's judgment as [men]_5873-men hasten upon other paths,—these had emptied [the holy place]_{5173-the holy place} , and made it a desolation , while lifting it up into the serene air of eternity . [They]_5873-men spent a long hour in going from [chapel]_6858-chapel to [chapel]_6858-chapel , not always seeing what was before [them]_5873-men , nor talking of it , but exchanging , as seldom hitherto , [their]_5873-men thoughts on the manifold ideals which have gleamed as out of a cloud upon humankind , and , shedding momentary light , have vanished again . At intervals [they]_5873-men heard the sound of a bell , denoting that mass was going on at the various altars ; [they]_5873-men made way more than once for [a priest who moved by [them]_5873-men across [the nave]_{5163-the nave} , in vestment and alb , carrying the chalice]_{5176-a priest who moved by them across the nave , in vestment and alb , carrying the chalice} . [They]_5873-men could hear faintly when a great door was opened or shut in [the convent itself]_{5178-the convent itself} ; and by degrees [they]_5873-men came through the forest of pillars to [the Trascoro]_{230-the trascoro} , with [its]_{230-the trascoro} railing of wood instead of the bronze gates that had been torn away , and [its]_{230-the trascoro} white walls on which neither painting nor ornament was visible . [No Madonna of the Seraphim]_{5179-no madonna of the seraphim} hung above the high altar ; [saints and angels]_{5180-saints and angels} had spread [their]_{5180-saints and angels} lustrous wings and were fled . The pictured glass had been struck into fragments by [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's soldiery , and was now replaced by the commonest sort , into which a shred or two of colour , still flamboyant , had been introduced , as a reminiscence of that which could never be restored . It was [a comfortless chancel , not inviting to pray]_{5181-a comfortless chancel , not inviting to pray} ; and the light , though pure , seemed too large . Naturally [they]_5873-men paused a long while in front of the altar . ' Here , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [your]_242-rupert face was visible for two hundred years , as in the clouds of heaven . Were [one of [the old sisters]_{10279-the old sisters}]_{10278-one of the old sisters} to come alive now and see [you]_242-rupert , [she]_{10278-one of the old sisters} would fancy [the Madonna of the Seraphim]_{6958-the madonna of the seraphim} had descended from the wall . '_[242-rupert] As [he]_242-rupert spoke , and while [he]_242-rupert went on to explain the peculiarities of the style , [he]_242-rupert raised [his]_242-rupert voice occasionally , for nothing tires so much as a whispered conversation . From time to time [he]_242-rupert turned to look down [the church]_{6003-the church} . At the great door a flood of morning light poured in . [The nave]_{5163-the nave} was still empty ; but kneeling to [his]_242-rupert left , not far from the altar - rails , in the shadow of clustering columns , was [a figure draped in black from head to foot]_{5184-a figure draped in black from head to foot} , whose attention had been caught by the voice of [the stranger , and whose face , bordered by a long white veil]_{5185-the stranger , and whose face , bordered by a long white veil} , was now fixed upon [his]_242-rupert with overpowering astonishment . [He]_242-rupert returned the look for a full half minute in complete stupor . [Lady May]_{575-lady may} was examining [the chancel]_{949-the chancel} , and [her]_{575-lady may} face was turned from [him]_242-rupert . ' [Good God]_276-god , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said , grasping [her]_{575-lady may} arm , ' who is that ? '_[242-rupert] ' Who ? '_{[575-lady may]} said [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , turning round . The colour was gone out of [his]_242-rupert cheeks ; [he]_242-rupert stood bewildered . Ere [he]_242-rupert could recover , and while [Lady May]_{575-lady may} was still uncertain of [his]_242-rupert meaning , [the black - draped figure]_{5187-the black - draped figure} rose hastily and disappeared round the column . [They]_5188-they heard swift steps , the sound of an opening door , and its recoil upon its hinges again . [Glanville]_{575-lady may} without a moment 's pause , when [he]_242-rupert saw [the figure]_{5189-the figure} retreating , followed [it]_{5189-the figure} . [He]_242-rupert ran to the first door in the side aisle , pulled it violently open , and beheld [the unknown woman moving fast along [the narrow passage in which [he]_242-rupert was now alone with [her]_{575-lady may}]_{5191-the narrow passage in which he was now alone with her}]_{5190-the unknown woman moving fast along the narrow passage in which he was now alone with her} . There was a turning , and the steps fled round [it]_{5191-the narrow passage in which he was now alone with her} ; still [Rupert]_242-rupert followed . [A number of cells]_{5192-a number of cells} lined [the passage]_{8979-the passage} on both sides , and a large door at the end standing open showed [the lake]_{5996-the lake} and [the distant side of [the valley]_{5949-the valley}]_{5195-the distant side of the valley} . It was impossible [the nun]_{5197-the nun} should escape [him]_242-rupert . [She]_{5197-the nun} reached [the last cell,—it]_{5198-the last cell,—it} was [a guest - room]_{5199-a guest - room} or [parlour,—entered]_{5200-parlour,—entered} [it]_{5198-the last cell,—it} , and stood palpitating with frantic terror as [Glanville]_242-rupert rushed in , and falling at [her]_{5197-the nun} feet , clasping [her]_{5197-the nun} robe , kissing the hands [she]_{5197-the nun} would fain have withheld from [him]_242-rupert , cried , like [a man out of [himself]_242-rupert]_{5201-a man out of himself} , ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , have [I]_242-rupert found [you]_{394-hippolyta} ? In mercy speak . Tell [me]_242-rupert [I]_242-rupert am not mad . '_[242-rupert] ' [You]_242-rupert are not mad , '_{[5197-the nun]} said [the nun]_{5197-the nun} faintly ; ' [I]_{5197-the nun} am [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . '_{[5197-the nun]} It was no other . Lost so long , vanished so suddenly , [she]_{5197-the nun} was found in a moment , thus . [He]_242-rupert sank speechless to the ground . [He]_242-rupert did not swoon . [His]_242-rupert eyes , like those of a wounded animal , looked up at [her]_{5197-the nun} . After a minute and more , when [he]_242-rupert could speak , [he]_242-rupert said pityingly , breathlessly , ' What has become of [your]_{5197-the nun} golden hair ? It was so beautiful . Why do [you]_{5197-the nun} hide it under that veil ? '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert seemed to think of nothing else but this . ' [I]_{5197-the nun} have cut it off , '_{[5197-the nun]} [the nun]_{5197-the nun} replied in a low voice . When [he]_242-rupert heard the words , tears came into [his]_242-rupert eyes . ' [I]_242-rupert saw [a woman in [the hospital]_{10099-the hospital}]_{10281-a woman in the hospital} that [they]_10283-they told [me]_242-rupert had golden hair , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert murmured , ' when [I]_242-rupert was looking for [you]_{5197-the nun} the first night ; but [they]_10283-they had never seen [yours]_{5197-the nun} , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , or [they]_10283-they would not have said so . [The woman]_{7131-the woman} came back when [I]_242-rupert was ill , when [I]_242-rupert had brain fever . [She]_{7131-the woman} was dead then , [I]_242-rupert think . [Her]_{7131-the woman} name was [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . [Her]_{7131-the woman} hair was not like [yours]_{5197-the nun} , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . Why did [you]_{394-hippolyta} cut it off ? Are [you]_{5197-the nun} [a nun]_{10285-a nun} ? '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert spoke , hardly knowing what [he]_242-rupert said , in low uncertain tones . ' Oh , must [I]_{394-hippolyta} suffer this again ! '_{[394-hippolyta]} cried [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} in agony , [her]_{394-hippolyta} eyes streaming . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert , [Rupert]_242-rupert , be [a man]_{5695-a man} . [I]_{394-hippolyta} have left [you]_242-rupert , [I]_{394-hippolyta} am nothing to [you]_242-rupert . Are [you]_242-rupert not married ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} ' Yes , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert answered simply . ' Would [you]_{5197-the nun} believe it , [darling]_6088-darling , that [I]_242-rupert forgot even [your]_6088-darling name when [I]_242-rupert was ill ? '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert went on , pausing at every two or three words , and shaking with passion , ' [I]_242-rupert did n't remember that [I]_242-rupert had seen [you]_6088-darling till one day , one winter 's afternoon , when [I]_242-rupert found [your]_6088-darling letters , and it all came back . Why did [you]_6088-darling leave [me]_242-rupert ? Was [I]_242-rupert unkind to [you]_6088-darling ? [I]_242-rupert never meant to be . It made [me]_242-rupert ill for a long while ; it made [me]_242-rupert forget everything . [I]_242-rupert married — [you]_6088-darling know who it is , [you]_6088-darling were [friends]_6106-friends once — [May Davenant]_{575-lady may} . '_[242-rupert] It was pitiful to hear [him]_242-rupert — reason seemed to be tottering on its throne ; and the accents were those of [a trembling , penitent child]_{5204-a trembling , penitent child} , asking pardon for a fault it has committed unwittingly . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's distress grew with every word . [She]_{394-hippolyta} implored [him]_242-rupert to rise . [He]_242-rupert did so , and stood a little way off , facing [her]_{394-hippolyta} . ' Why did [you]_{394-hippolyta} go ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert repeated , beseeching [her]_{394-hippolyta} with a mute gesture not to be angry . [She]_{394-hippolyta} wrung [her]_{394-hippolyta} hands . ' Because it was wrong from the beginning , '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} exclaimed ; ' because [I]_{394-hippolyta} sinned and made [you]_242-rupert to sin ; because [He]_242-rupert spoke to [me]_{394-hippolyta} from the Cross and chided [me]_{394-hippolyta} , and [my]_{394-hippolyta} heart broke . [I]_{394-hippolyta} could not , [I]_{394-hippolyta} could not , [Rupert]_242-rupert , stay with [you]_242-rupert when [I]_{394-hippolyta} was so guilty . [I]_{394-hippolyta} went because the sound was in [my]_{394-hippolyta} ears of [lost souls]_{10289-lost souls} , and [polluted children]_{10290-polluted children} , and [murdered maidens]_{10291-murdered maidens} . [I]_{394-hippolyta} was worse than all ; [I]_{394-hippolyta} had believed in sin , dedicated [myself]_{394-hippolyta} to sin ; how could [I]_{394-hippolyta} face [you]_242-rupert when the light broke on [me]_{394-hippolyta} and [I]_{394-hippolyta} saw [myself]_{394-hippolyta} — stained , stained ? Oh , [I]_{394-hippolyta} went . [I]_{394-hippolyta} would have thrown [myself]_{394-hippolyta} into the fire if it might cleanse [me]_{394-hippolyta} . '_{[394-hippolyta]} ' [You]_242-rupert were never stained , '_[5205-he] [he]_5205-he said , [his]_5205-he eyes flaming with wrath and love ; ' [you]_242-rupert were [my]_5205-he own [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [I]_5205-he loved [you]_242-rupert . Did [you]_242-rupert love [me]_5205-he ? '_[5205-he] ' Ah , [Rupert]_242-rupert , '_[5206-she] [she]_5206-she said , weeping . [He]_5205-he was subdued at the sound of [her]_5206-she voice . ' Never mind , never mind , '_[5205-he] [he]_5205-he went on more composedly , and as beginning to control [himself]_5205-he . ' But [I]_5205-he would have married [you]_242-rupert — [I]_5205-he told [you]_242-rupert so at the beginning — when [you]_242-rupert pleased . It was only to say the word . '_[5205-he] ' There was no marriage for [me]_5206-she , '_[5206-she] [she]_5206-she answered ; ' the past could never be undone . [I]_5206-she sinned with [Magdalene]_{503-magdalene} . [I]_5206-she must do penance with [Magdalene]_{503-magdalene} . '_[5206-she] ' And [you]_242-rupert would not marry [me]_242-rupert ? '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert , trying to understand , but [his]_242-rupert mind all abroad , unhinged by the shock , and not yet comprehending how [the woman [he]_242-rupert loved]_{8174-the woman he loved} could be standing there in [the nun]_{5197-the nun} 's dark raiment . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} answered , ' [I]_{394-hippolyta} had fallen below marriage . [My]_{394-hippolyta} sin spoilt [our]_10292-our affection ; it took away its sacredness . It made [me]_{394-hippolyta} unfit to be [[any man]_{7704-any man} 's wife]_{10294-any man 's wife} . '_{[394-hippolyta]} ' Who taught [you]_{394-hippolyta} it was a sin ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert inquired . But [his]_242-rupert looks were fastened on [her]_{394-hippolyta} face , and [he]_242-rupert was thinking how the soft brown eyes glowed above the paleness of the cheeks and the crimson lips . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} had always been pale . The white linen deadened [her]_{394-hippolyta} countenance . Why did [she]_{394-hippolyta} wear it ? [She]_{394-hippolyta} had begun to answer the other question which [he]_242-rupert had forgotten while [he]_242-rupert was thinking over this . ' Look who taught [me]_{394-hippolyta} , '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} said , putting a hand on the crucifix [she]_{394-hippolyta} wore at [her]_{394-hippolyta} girdle . [Rupert]_242-rupert glanced towards it , and shuddered . ' [I]_242-rupert do not like that symbol to be everywhere , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert said pettishly ; ' [Spain]_30-spain is covered with it . [You]_{394-hippolyta} ought to have stayed in [England]_39-england . '_[242-rupert] ' [I]_{394-hippolyta} made it [my]_{394-hippolyta} book before [I]_{394-hippolyta} left [England]_39-england , '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} replied . ' Will [you]_242-rupert hear [my]_{394-hippolyta} story , [Rupert]_242-rupert ? It will reconcile [you]_242-rupert to [our]_10295-our separation — if [you]_242-rupert ever loved [me]_{394-hippolyta} , '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} went on hastily , for the dangerous light was in [his]_242-rupert eyes again . ' Must [we]_10295-our separate because [I]_242-rupert love [you]_{394-hippolyta} ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried . ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , be merciful . [I]_242-rupert have suffered — so much , '_[242-rupert] [his]_242-rupert voice sinking ; ' not pain only and fever , but madness , despair , a gnawing at the heart that will not , will not leave [me]_242-rupert . '_[242-rupert] [She]_{394-hippolyta} broke down at the sight of [his]_242-rupert grief . Pressing the crucifix to [her]_{394-hippolyta} bosom , as though to gain strength from it , after a while [she]_{394-hippolyta} had so far recovered that [she]_{394-hippolyta} made [him]_242-rupert listen . Briefly , pathetically , [she]_{394-hippolyta} tole [her]_{394-hippolyta} experience in [the depths of [London]_4-london]_{5209-the depths of london} , [her]_{394-hippolyta} consternation at the flight of [Annie Dauris]_465-annie , [her]_{394-hippolyta} chance hearing of the sermon in [St. Cyprian 's]_{143-st. cyprian} , and the night that followed . ' How could [I]_{394-hippolyta} be the same to [you]_242-rupert ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} went on , while [he]_242-rupert stood in amaze , not taking in [her]_{394-hippolyta} thought , but afraid that [she]_{394-hippolyta} might be obstinate after all . ' How to meet [you]_242-rupert next morning ? [I]_{394-hippolyta} cast [myself]_{394-hippolyta} on the mercy of [God]_276-god , whom [I]_{394-hippolyta} did not know , who was hidden , yet had sent this message to [me]_{394-hippolyta} . [I]_{394-hippolyta} had but an hour to decide . When the light came , in the gray cheerless dusk , [I]_{394-hippolyta} wrote — oh , they were hard words ; [I]_{394-hippolyta} made them so . [I]_{394-hippolyta} wanted [you]_242-rupert to despise , not to search for [me]_{394-hippolyta} . [I]_{394-hippolyta} made them hard . '_{[394-hippolyta]} ' [They]_10296-they almost killed [me]_242-rupert , '_[242-rupert] said [Rupert]_242-rupert ; ' do not be afraid , [they]_10296-they were cruel enough . Look at [them]_10296-they . '_[242-rupert] And from [his]_242-rupert breast [he]_242-rupert drew the wedding - ring with the scrap of writing twisted round it . ' [I]_242-rupert have always carried them since the day at [Nice]_208-nice , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert continued . ' They are poison , the antidote to lesser grief . '_[242-rupert] [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} took the ring out of [his]_242-rupert hand . ' How can [you]_242-rupert be so harsh to [yourself]_242-rupert , [Rupert]_242-rupert ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} [she]_{394-hippolyta} said gently . ' Let this be the end . '_{[394-hippolyta]} ' It shall be , '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert replied . There was silence between [them]_5210-them . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was about to continue when a knock was heard at the half - open door . [A lay - sister]_{5211-a lay - sister} entered . [She]_{5211-a lay - sister} did not look at [the strange visitor]_{5212-the strange visitor} , but said in Spanish : ' There are [two gentlemen]_{10297-two gentlemen} , [foreigners]_{10205-foreigners} , inquiring for [you]_{5212-the strange visitor} , [sister]_2079-sister . [They]_{10297-two gentlemen} say [they]_{10297-two gentlemen} are from [England]_39-england . '_{[5211-a lay - sister]} ' [Two strangers]_{10300-two strangers} , did [you]_{5211-a lay - sister} say ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} inquired [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , in surprise and with quivering lips . ' Who can [they]_{10297-two gentlemen} be ? One [I]_{394-hippolyta} might have expected . '_{[394-hippolyta]} Then , after a pause , [she]_{394-hippolyta} said to [the lay - sister]_{5213-the lay - sister} , ' Take [them]_{10297-two gentlemen} to [the other guest - room]_{10301-the other guest - room} and say [I]_{394-hippolyta} will come . Ask [them]_{10297-two gentlemen} to wait a little . '_{[394-hippolyta]} [The other]_{618-the other} departed , leaving the door , according to conventual rule , half - open , as [she]_{394-hippolyta} found [it]_5215-it . ' [I]_{394-hippolyta} thought [I]_{394-hippolyta} heard [some one]_{933-some one} , '_{[394-hippolyta]} continued [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} to [herself]_{394-hippolyta} ; ' it must have been [the lay - sister]_{5213-the lay - sister} moving about . Why did [she]_{5213-the lay - sister} not come in immediately ? '_{[394-hippolyta]} But [she]_{394-hippolyta} was mistaken . It was not [the lay - sister]_{5213-the lay - sister} . In this terrible drama there was a third , unseen , but no less affected and overcome than the two that stood fronting one another with [the narrow convent cell]_{5217-the narrow convent cell} for [their]_5218-their stage , and the lovely prospect shining unregarded before [them]_5218-their through the window . When [Rupert]_242-rupert left [the church]_{6003-the church} in pursuit of [the flying figure]_{5220-the flying figure} , [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , unable to account for [his]_242-rupert hasty movement , waited , thinking [he]_242-rupert would return . But on hearing the door shut behind [him]_242-rupert [she]_{575-lady may} became vaguely alarmed , always dreading , as [she]_{575-lady may} did , some access of the delirium which [he]_242-rupert seemed incapable of shaking off . [She]_{575-lady may} followed , therefore , but the door at which [she]_{575-lady may} arrived resisted [her]_{575-lady may} efforts . It had caught and [she]_{575-lady may} spent some time in getting it open , and in entering [the long passage leading into [the public portion of [the convent]_{5951-the convent} where [strangers]_{1579-strangers} might pass through]_{5222-the public portion of the convent where strangers might pass through}]_{5221-the long passage leading into the public portion of the convent where strangers might pass through} . But [she]_{575-lady may} saw [no one]_{5671-no one} . [Whither]_520-whither had [Rupert]_242-rupert gone ? While [she]_{575-lady may} was wondering [she]_{575-lady may} heard the sound of voices , mingled , as [she]_{575-lady may} fancied , with sobbing , in [a room on the right]_{5226-a room on the right} . [She]_{575-lady may} hearkened , holding [her]_{575-lady may} breath . Yes , [Rupert]_242-rupert was there ; [he]_242-rupert was speaking . [She]_{575-lady may} crept along , paused on this side of the door ; looked through the long slit between its hinges , and saw [[her]_{575-lady may} husband]_{6407-her husband} at [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's feet . Neither veil nor habit deluded [her]_{575-lady may} for an instant . [She]_{575-lady may} saw the countenance , [she]_{575-lady may} knew the voice ; but [she]_{575-lady may} remained perfectly still . [Her]_{575-lady may} blood was boiling in [her]_{575-lady may} veins , [her]_{575-lady may} brain was on fire . ' This , this , '_{[575-lady may]} [she]_{575-lady may} said to [herself]_{575-lady may} , ' is the secret ; this explains all . '_{[575-lady may]} [She]_{575-lady may} listened as for very life . [She]_{575-lady may} heard everything . [She]_{575-lady may} saw [Rupert]_242-rupert 's changing expression and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's distress . [She]_{575-lady may} watched while the ring was taken back . At the same moment [she]_{575-lady may} heard a step coming down [the cloister]_{5997-the cloister} . What was to be done ? Fortunately , the great door leading out on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} had been flung back against the wall , making a large angle with [it]_5230-it , on the other side of which , in the darkness , [a person]_{2248-a person} might be hidden . Quick and noiseless [she]_{575-lady may} darted past the door of [the cell]_{5232-the cell} , and was crouching behind the portal when [the lay - sister]_{5213-the lay - sister} arrived . It was the rustle of [her]_{575-lady may} dress in passing which had caught [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's ear . In [her]_{575-lady may} new position [she]_{575-lady may} was quite safe ; and though unable to look into [the cell]_{5232-the cell} , [she]_{575-lady may} could hear what was spoken . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} continued [her]_{394-hippolyta} narrative , to which [Rupert]_242-rupert lent a more attentive ear , while [Lady May]_{575-lady may} caught and dwelt upon every word of it . There had been much said that to [her]_{575-lady may} was incomprehensible . [She]_{575-lady may} did not know when or where [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} and [Rupert]_242-rupert could have been together . Was it for months or weeks ? At [Falside]_89-falside or in [London]_4-london ? Impossible to guess from the story . But that signified nothing . [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} had fallen ; [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} confessed it ; and [Rupert]_242-rupert was [the man to whom [she]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} had sacrificed reputation and virtue]_{5236-the man to whom she had sacrificed reputation and virtue} . What was this incredible story of leaving [him]_242-rupert ? [She]_{575-lady may} strained [her]_{575-lady may} ears to listen . ' [I]_{5237-her poor rival} wrote those words as an everlasting farewell , '_{[5237-her poor rival]} said [[her]_{575-lady may} poor rival]_{5237-her poor rival} , not aware to whom [she]_{575-lady may} was confessing ; ' and [I]_{5237-her poor rival} put them in the blotting - book , and crept [downstairs]_{2686-downstairs} and out by the front door . [No one]_{5671-no one} saw [me]_{5237-her poor rival} . [The street]_{6256-the street} was empty . There was only one place in which [I]_{5237-her poor rival} could take shelter . [I]_{5237-her poor rival} thought [they]_10307-they would receive [me]_{5237-her poor rival} at [the convent]_{5951-the convent} , if [I]_{5237-her poor rival} told [them]_10307-they — if [I]_{5237-her poor rival} might speak again to [the priest whose sermon [I]_{5237-her poor rival} had heard]_{10309-the priest whose sermon i had heard} . It was but a little way , and [I]_{5237-her poor rival} kept in the shadow of [the houses]_{8762-the houses} ; and then the morning was dark , and [I]_{5237-her poor rival} came to [the convent]_{5951-the convent} door without being noticed , and [I]_{5237-her poor rival} stood there awhile , not daring to ring . But there was no time to consider . [I]_{5237-her poor rival} rang twice and thrice ; [nobody]_1128-nobody came . Oh , it was a terrible moment ; yet [I]_{5237-her poor rival} could think of nothing except that perhaps [they]_10307-they would not open . [Rupert]_242-rupert , if [the grave]_{10313-the grave} had been [my]_{5237-her poor rival} only refuge , [I]_{5237-her poor rival} had no power to go back . '_{[5237-her poor rival]} ' Do n't torture [me]_5238-he , '_[5238-he] [he]_5238-he said abruptly ; ' do [you]_5239-i think [I]_5238-he am adamant ? '_[5238-he] ' Do n't be angry , '_[5239-i] [she]_5239-i besought [him]_5238-he , [her]_5239-i tears falling afresh ; ' oh , how happy [we]_10314-we might have been but for [my]_5239-i wickedness ! '_[5239-i] ' [We]_10314-we shall be happy yet , '_[5238-he] [he]_5238-he muttered , more to [himself]_5238-he than to [her]_5239-i . [She]_5239-i gazed at [him]_5238-he doubtfully . But [he]_5238-he must hear the rest ; it would bring [him]_5238-he to the right conclusion . [She]_5239-i took up the story again : ' At last , '_[5239-i] [she]_5239-i said , ' [I]_5239-i could hear footsteps as of several passing along , and [I]_5239-i rang loudly . This time the door opened . [The sisters]_{970-the sisters} were coming from an early mass in [[their]_{970-the sisters} own chapel]_{10316-their own chapel} . [I]_5239-i stood inside near the door waiting till [they]_{970-the sisters} had passed . [The portress]_{10317-the portress} , [I]_5239-i could see , was startled at [my]_5239-i appearance . [I]_5239-i did not know what to say . But [I]_5239-i told [her]_{10317-the portress} that [I]_5239-i wanted to see [the Mother]_{3333-the mother} ; that [I]_5239-i was in great trouble ; [I]_5239-i persuaded [her]_{10317-the portress} to take [my]_5239-i message . Oh , what a morning it was ! [The Mother]_{3333-the mother} came ; [I]_5239-i went into [a private room]_{10320-a private room} with [her]_{3333-the mother} , and [she]_{3333-the mother} was good and compassionate , and [I]_5239-i confessed everything . [She]_{3333-the mother} pitied , [she]_{3333-the mother} did not despise [me]_5239-i , as [I]_5239-i thought [she]_{3333-the mother} would . '_[5239-i] [Glanville]_242-rupert seemed to be listening while [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} went on . [He]_242-rupert let [her]_{394-hippolyta} finish without interrupting . [He]_242-rupert had something in [his]_242-rupert mind . [Her]_{394-hippolyta} own agitation was outwardly much greater than [his]_242-rupert . [She]_{394-hippolyta} spoke of seeing [the preacher]_{3978-the preacher} , and of finding [him]_{3978-the preacher} to be like [herself]_{394-hippolyta} , [Spanish]_5241-spanish , though long resident in [London]_4-london ; [she]_{394-hippolyta} told how [she]_{394-hippolyta} had repeated [her]_{394-hippolyta} confession to [him]_{3978-the preacher} , and asked whether [she]_{394-hippolyta} might remain in [the convent]_{5951-the convent} , and how consent was given , though not easily , for it was against the rule ; and how [she]_{394-hippolyta} stayed [there]_913-there several months and came afterwards to [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . But there were many things about [herself]_{394-hippolyta} which [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} could not have told , for [she]_{394-hippolyta} did not suspect them . The story of [her]_{394-hippolyta} repentance was better known to [others]_5757-others . And it was exceedingly strange . At one stroke [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , from [the high - spirited woman [she]_{394-hippolyta} had been , attached with the most passionate intensity to [Rupert]_242-rupert , whom [she]_{394-hippolyta} regarded as more than [a husband]_{733-a husband}]_{5245-the high - spirited woman she had been , attached with the most passionate intensity to rupert , whom she regarded as more than a husband} , was changed to [a humble , conscience - stricken penitent , whose sole thought was expiation of the past]_{5247-a humble , conscience - stricken penitent , whose sole thought was expiation of the past} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} left [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} , as [the medieval saints]_{5248-the medieval saints} had fled out of [the world]_{5697-the world} , [her]_{394-hippolyta} sin burning [the road]_{5736-the road} under [her]_{394-hippolyta} feet , darkening the sky , overwhelming [her]_{394-hippolyta} with fear and loathing . [She]_{394-hippolyta} said truly that rather than return and face [[her]_{394-hippolyta} lover]_{5933-her lover} [she]_{394-hippolyta} would have leapt into the grave . From that moment [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert was to [her]_{394-hippolyta} simply a dreadful memory , and a name which did not pass [her]_{394-hippolyta} lips . With the new faith , to which [she]_{394-hippolyta} had turned as [her]_{394-hippolyta} sole refuge , [she]_{394-hippolyta} had only an abstract and vague acquaintance which counted for nothing in the life on which [she]_{394-hippolyta} had now determined to enter . [She]_{394-hippolyta} came to it like [a little child]_{5252-a little child} . The word expiation , which had been so frequently on [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor 's lips , rang in [her]_{394-hippolyta} ears as the only gospel . How was [she]_{394-hippolyta} to realise it ? [They]_5253-they put Christian books into [her]_{394-hippolyta} hands , and [she]_{394-hippolyta} found therein a language that expressed the abasement , the contrition , the hope which now made the very essence of [her]_{394-hippolyta} being . But it was not enough . To pray was not to work . [She]_{394-hippolyta} went after a few days to [the Spanish preacher]_{5254-the spanish preacher} again , and said timidly that there must be some place — [she]_{394-hippolyta} had heard of such — where [women like [herself]_{394-hippolyta}]_{5255-women like herself} were admitted . Might [she]_{394-hippolyta} go [there]_913-there , and labour with and for [them]_{5255-women like herself} ? [He]_{5254-the spanish preacher} was astonished and greatly moved . Could [he]_{5254-the spanish preacher} explain to [her]_{394-hippolyta} that [the fallen sisterhood]_{5257-the fallen sisterhood} was made up chiefly of [the ignorant , untaught , rough - mannered women]_{5258-the ignorant , untaught , rough - mannered women} , [the outcasts of society]_{5259-the outcasts of society} , on whom [she]_{394-hippolyta} had been expending pity in [the dens of [the Ratcliffe Highway]_{5261-the ratcliffe highway}]_{5260-the dens of the ratcliffe highway} ? [She]_{394-hippolyta} would be like [a rare exotic among weeds]_{5262-a rare exotic among weeds} . But [she]_{394-hippolyta} entreated so earnestly , it was hard to say no . [The head of [the convent]_{5951-the convent}]_{5263-the head of the convent} , [Mother Juliana]_{491-mother juliana} , was consulted . [She]_{394-hippolyta} answered like [Father Laurence]_476-father , that it was not to be thought of ; and [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , meekly submitting , wasted and fell into a dangerous illness , which lasted several months . [She]_{394-hippolyta} could not leave [[her]_{394-hippolyta} room]_{7257-her room} even to walk in [the convent garden]_{5266-the convent garden} ; and while the search for [her]_{394-hippolyta} continued all over [London]_4-london , [she]_{394-hippolyta} remained in a dying condition not a quarter of a mile from [Forrest House]_{135-forrest house} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} never lost consciousness during that long prostration . When [Mother Juliana]_{491-mother juliana} inquired whether [she]_{491-mother juliana} would allow [Rupert]_242-rupert to be informed that [she]_{394-hippolyta} was living , [her]_{491-mother juliana} answer was at once in the negative . Did [he]_242-rupert know where [she]_{394-hippolyta} was [he]_242-rupert would not rest until [he]_242-rupert had brought [her]_{394-hippolyta} back . And for the like reason [she]_{394-hippolyta} would not write to [[her]_{394-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} . What more appalling shock for [him]_242-rupert than to learn that [[his]_242-rupert child]_{7847-his child} , brought up far from Christianity and the creed of repentance , was now of [her]_{7847-his child} own free will imprisoned within [convent]_5103-convent walls ? [He]_242-rupert had pulled down so many shrines , thrown open cloister after cloister in [Southern Spain]_{231-southern spain} , apparently that [Nemesis]_481-nemesis might overtake [him]_242-rupert in its least endurable form . [The daughter of [an iconoclast]_{5271-an iconoclast}]_{5270-the daughter of an iconoclast} become [a nun]_{10285-a nun} ! Strongly as [he]_242-rupert believed in the freedom of [the individual]_{6846-the individual} to choose [his]_{6846-the individual} way of life , it was not to be thought of that [he]_242-rupert would acquiesce in [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's voluntary dedication of [herself]_{367-hippolyta} to asceticism . But [she]_{367-hippolyta} had the tremendous courage of [her]_{367-hippolyta} creed . [She]_{367-hippolyta} would go to the full extent of that text which speaks of renouncing [father]_5898-father and [mother]_1753-mother , [house]_8809-house and [home]_693-home , to follow the steps of [Christ]_498-christ . [She]_{367-hippolyta} gave up once and for [all those whom [she]_{367-hippolyta} loved best]_{5278-all those whom she loved best} ; it was a part of the expiation [she]_{367-hippolyta} had resolved on after sinning so deeply . To fast and do rough work with delicate hands , to give the hours of sleep to prayer and weeping , to entreat as a favour that the most abject offices of [the community]_{5279-the community} might be assigned to [her]_{367-hippolyta} , to keep silence , and be alone , and think no more of the interests which had filled [her]_{367-hippolyta} life — all this was nothing compared with the nailing of [her]_{367-hippolyta} love to the Cross , and surrendering [[her]_{367-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} and [Rupert]_242-rupert . [She]_{367-hippolyta} drove the nails in with unfaltering stroke , while [her]_{367-hippolyta} heart seemed to bleed its last drops . That [she]_{367-hippolyta} could not kneel in humble service at the feet of [[her]_{367-hippolyta} outcast sisters]_{5281-her outcast sisters} , fretted [her]_{367-hippolyta} only because it seemed a denial of the bitter cup which [she]_{367-hippolyta} had been commanded from the Cross to drain . [She]_{367-hippolyta} sickened under it . In that bitterness [she]_{367-hippolyta} hoped to find strength and courage . ' No , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} ; ' [I]_{367-hippolyta} asked [them]_{5281-her outcast sisters} to let [me]_{367-hippolyta} work in [London]_4-london , but [they]_{5281-her outcast sisters} refused . [I]_{367-hippolyta} wanted to be [a lay - sister at [the convent]_{5951-the convent}]_{10321-a lay - sister at the convent} , and that , too , [they]_{5281-her outcast sisters} said was unfit for [me]_{367-hippolyta} . [I]_{367-hippolyta} had been with [them]_{5281-her outcast sisters} nearly a year when [Father Laurence]_476-father came to [me]_{367-hippolyta} , and proposed [I]_{367-hippolyta} should join [the new order of which this is the noviciate]_{10323-the new order of which this is the noviciate} . It has been founded to help towards the elevation and conversion of [women]_7138-women in [the East]_{23-the east} — a work that can be attempted only by [women]_7138-women . It is an active order , not cloistered . [I]_{367-hippolyta} was glad to come , though it has made [my]_{367-hippolyta} penance more dreadful to be at [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , reminded always of the past . But in a few months [I]_{367-hippolyta} shall sail for [India]_232-india . [I]_{367-hippolyta} am professed and acquainted with [my]_{367-hippolyta} new duties . '_{[367-hippolyta]} ' Does [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} know ? '_[242-rupert] asked [Rupert]_242-rupert , always in the same abstracted voice . ' [He]_{274-colonel valence} will soon , [I]_5282-i think , '_[5282-i] [she]_5282-i answered cheerfully . It was a good sign that [he]_242-rupert asked questions , and did not return to what [she]_5282-i feared . ' When [I]_5282-i knew that [I]_5282-i was to leave [Europe]_75-europe [I]_5282-i sent [him]_{274-colonel valence} a message through [[his]_{274-colonel valence} old friend]_{9475-his old friend} , [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} , telling [him]_{274-colonel valence} where [I]_5282-i was and what [I]_5282-i thought of doing . There was no danger in that , now [you]_242-rupert are married , '_[5282-i] [she]_5282-i concluded , faltering . ' None , '_[242-rupert] said [Glanville]_242-rupert briefly . [His]_242-rupert eyes sought the ground ; [he]_242-rupert was still intent on something which [he]_242-rupert did not express . After a pause [he]_242-rupert lifted [his]_242-rupert head , drew a step nearer , and said in a low tone , ' [You]_5282-i have explained all , [darling]_6088-darling , and there is nothing to forgive . When shall [we]_10329-we return to [England]_39-england ? '_[242-rupert] [She]_5282-i misunderstood [him]_242-rupert . ' If [Lady May]_{575-lady may} is with [you]_242-rupert , '_[5282-i] [she]_5282-i replied , ' it might be well for [you]_242-rupert to go immediately . [She]_{575-lady may} ought not to guess at what has passed ; and to meet would be too painful . [I]_5282-i do not think [I]_5282-i could bear it . '_[5282-i] ' Who was talking of [Lady May]_{575-lady may} ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert returned ; ' [I]_242-rupert meant [you]_5282-i and [me]_242-rupert , [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} . [We]_10329-we have met ; [I]_242-rupert know what [you]_5282-i have been doing away from [me]_242-rupert ; and it is all as it should be . [We]_10329-we shall never part again . [The listener]_{8852-the listener} , so many times torn with anguish during [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's narrative , was sick unto death . But [she]_{8852-the listener} must endure a little longer . [The nun]_{5197-the nun} , [the fallen woman]_{10332-the fallen woman} , was speaking — oh , how tender [she]_{5197-the nun} could be ! Yes , [she]_{5197-the nun} called [him]_242-rupert [Rupert]_242-rupert , in spite of [her]_{5197-the nun} self - chosen penances . '_[242-rupert] [Dear Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was saying , '_[242-rupert] do not be unmanly . [Your]_242-rupert duty is clear . [Mine]_5283-you is not less so . Do n't [you]_242-rupert understand that [I]_0-i have taken a vow ? ' '_[0-i] Yes , ' [he]_242-rupert exclaimed ; '_[5283-you] [you]_5283-you took one to [me]_0-i in [the studio]_{1155-the studio} . That goes before any other ; it annuls the rest , if there were a thousand . [You]_5283-you have broken it ; but [I]_0-i forgive [you]_5283-you , [darling]_6088-darling , [I]_0-i forgive [you]_5283-you . ' [His]_242-rupert voice sank . Had [he]_242-rupert taken [her]_5283-you hand or knelt to [her]_5283-you ? [The listening woman]_{10333-the listening woman} dared not move , though [she]_{10333-the listening woman} would have given worlds to see with [her]_{10333-the listening woman} own eyes the degradation into which both of them were falling . '_[5283-you] The vow [you]_242-rupert talk of was a sin ; it left [us]_5286-us free to part when [we]_5286-us chose , ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} replied ; '_[6250-man] it did not make [us]_5286-us [man]_6250-man and [wife]_3305-wife . [You]_242-rupert are married to [another]_1881-another . ' '_[242-rupert] What marriage ? ' [he]_0-i said with a ring of desperation in [his]_0-i voice ; '_[242-rupert] it is no marriage . Did [I]_0-i not tell [you]_5283-you that the fever destroyed [my]_0-i memory , that [I]_0-i could not recall [your]_5283-you name , or [your]_5283-you features , or any scene in which [you]_5283-you had taken part ? For nearly two years [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was to [me]_0-i as though [she]_{367-hippolyta} had never existed . It was during that time [I]_0-i married [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} How could [I]_0-i have done so had [I]_0-i remembered [you]_{394-hippolyta} ? ' The accents of [the speaker]_{1449-the speaker} were high and piercing . They filled [the room]_{762-the room} with [their]_{1449-the speaker} echo . '_{[394-hippolyta]} [He]_5290-he never loved [me]_0-i , ' said [Lady May]_{575-lady may} in a dull whisper . [She]_{575-lady may} left [her]_{575-lady may} hiding - place and went slowly and noiselessly out on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , then moved with unequal but hasty steps along the narrow track by which [Rupert]_242-rupert and [herself]_{575-lady may} had come up . [It]_10337-it lay out of sight of the cell - window a high , narrow grating , through which [the lake]_{5996-the lake} was visible , as [I]_5290-he have said , only in the farther distance . [Glanville]_242-rupert , utterly oblivious that [he]_5290-he had left [Lady May]_{575-lady may} in [the church]_{6003-the church} , continued to plead [his]_5290-he cause with passionate vehemence , while [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , though not to be moved , became every moment more wretched . '_[5290-he] Ah , ' [she]_{575-lady may} said at last , as [her]_{575-lady may} tears fell , '_[5290-he] if [I]_0-i sinned , if [I]_0-i was self - willed and cruel when [I]_0-i came to [you]_5291-you in [the studio]_{1155-the studio} , [I]_0-i am suffering for it now . Think , [Rupert]_242-rupert , think what [you]_5291-you are asking . Am [I]_0-i to break the vow [I]_0-i have made ? Are [you]_5291-you to forsake [[your]_5291-you wife]_{2946-your wife} ? ' '_[5291-you] [I]_0-i have [no wife]_{5294-no wife} but [you]_{2946-your wife} , ' [he]_242-rupert cried wildly . [He]_242-rupert had no sooner uttered the words than [they]_10340-they heard [a woman]_{6460-a woman} 's scream from [the water]_{6302-the water} , echoed by confused exclamations and the rush of feet on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} . '_[0-i] What is it ? ' said [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , running out , followed by [Glanville]_242-rupert . A dreadful sight met [their]_10340-they gaze . [The boat in which [Rupert]_242-rupert had come]_{10344-the boat in which rupert had come} was floating in [the middle of [the lake]_{5996-the lake}]_{10345-the middle of the lake} , apparently adrift ; and in [the water]_{6302-the water} [they]_10340-they saw a form rising to the surface , which , with cries of horror , [they]_10340-they both recognised as [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} [Her]_{394-hippolyta} face , turned towards [them]_10340-they , was distinctly visible . Then it disappeared in [the depths]_{2410-the depths} . As it did so , a second figure which [they]_10340-they had seen running to [the lake - side]_{10349-the lake - side} leaped in , and swam rapidly to the place where the body had gone down . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} and [Rupert]_242-rupert , out of [themselves]_10340-they with anguish , ran headlong through [the low underwood]_{10350-the low underwood} and arrived on [the bank]_{10351-the bank} just as [the stranger who had plunged in]_{10352-the stranger who had plunged in} turned round towards [the shore]_{1661-the shore} , keeping [himself]_{10352-the stranger who had plunged in} afloat as well as [he]_{10352-the stranger who had plunged in} could while holding the inanimate form of [May Glanville]_{575-lady may} . [Others]_5757-others came running at the same time , [fishermen from [the upper stream]_{10356-the upper stream}]_{10355-fishermen from the upper stream} , [men]_5873-men and women from [the church]_{6003-the church} and [the convent]_{5951-the convent} . The disaster had been viewed from all sides ; it could not have been in [a more conspicuous part of [the river]_{6125-the river}]_{10360-a more conspicuous part of the river} or [the valley]_{5949-the valley} . But assistance had come apparently too late . [The young man who had rescued [Lady May]_{575-lady may}]_{10363-the young man who had rescued lady may} was seen to pause ere [he]_{10363-the young man who had rescued lady may} reached [the bank]_{10351-the bank} , exhausted ; [he]_{10363-the young man who had rescued lady may} gave a faint cry ; and [rescued and rescuer]_{10365-rescued and rescuer} sank into [the waters]_{1455-the waters} again . [Several of [the fishermen]_{1337-the fishermen}]_{10367-several of the fishermen} leaped in bravely , and between [them]_{10367-several of the fishermen} brought the bodies to land , clinging in a close embrace . But there seemed no life in either . It was a moment of awful confusion . For hardly were [they]_{10367-several of the fishermen} laid on [the sand]_{10369-the sand} than [an old man who had been standing by motionless , watching all]_{10370-an old man who had been standing by motionless , watching all} , but unable to stir from [his]_0-i place , rushed suddenly forward , and flinging [his]_0-i arms round [the young man]_{5843-the young man} 's body , fainted . [Rupert]_242-rupert drew near , gave one startled glance , uttered an exclamation , and would have led [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} away . '_{[5296-they?'—'look]} No , no , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said ; '_{[5296-they?'—'look]} this is [[my]_0-i place]_{5295-my place} . Who are [they?'—'Look]_{5296-they?'—'look} , ' [he]_0-i said in a terrified whisper . [She]_{394-hippolyta} bent over [the old man]_{5911-the old man} . It was [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} held [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor in [his]_{274-colonel valence} arms . Then it was that [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's heroic nature showed itself . [She]_{394-hippolyta} did not fall or faint ; but while [those around]_{10373-those around} stood frightened and bewildered , [she]_{394-hippolyta} took [Rupert]_242-rupert by the arm , and said to [him]_242-rupert , '_{[5296-they?'—'look]} Now be [a man]_{5695-a man} and help [me]_0-i . The thunderbolt has fallen . ' Unlocking [Lady May]_{575-lady may} 's arms from the neck of [the unhappy Ivor , whom [she]_{394-hippolyta} had dragged down with [her]_{394-hippolyta} into [the depths]_{2410-the depths}]_277-ivor , [she]_{394-hippolyta} and [Rupert]_242-rupert between [them]_10375-them lifted [her]_{394-hippolyta} from the ground and put [her]_{394-hippolyta} gently into the arms of [the rough fishermen]_{10376-the rough fishermen} , who carried [their]_{10376-the rough fishermen} sad burden , lifeless as it still appeared , through the door from which a short while ago [she]_{394-hippolyta} had issued in [her]_{394-hippolyta} madness , to [the cell where the fatal conversation had taken place]_{10377-the cell where the fatal conversation had taken place} . [The nuns]_{918-the nuns} came about [her]_{394-hippolyta} . A bed was hastily strewn on the floor , and all possible efforts were made to restore the spirit which had seemingly fled . [Ivor]_277-ivor lay on the sand , [his]_277-ivor eyes closed and [his]_277-ivor limbs motionless , but a faint pulsation could be detected when [Rupert]_242-rupert put [his]_242-rupert hand to [his]_242-rupert heart . '_[5298-he] [He]_5298-he is not dead , ' said [he]_242-rupert , bursting into tears . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was some time in coming to [himself]_{274-colonel valence} ; nor was it without difficulty that [his]_{274-colonel valence} arms could be disentangled from the embrace in which [he]_{274-colonel valence} clasped [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor . Till that was done there was no moving [them]_10379-them . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} knelt by [[her]_{394-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} and put a cordial to [his]_{274-colonel valence} lips . [He]_{274-colonel valence} drew a deep breath , as if awaking from a sleep , opened [his]_{274-colonel valence} eyes , looked round , and did not seem to know [any one]_{5901-any one} . '_[5298-he] Is [[my]_0-i son]_{5299-my son} drowned ? ' [he]_{274-colonel valence} said in a stifled , unnatural tone . '_[277-ivor] [Ivor]_277-ivor is by [your]_0-i side , ' whispered [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} was too much intent on recovering [him]_{274-colonel valence} from [his]_{274-colonel valence} swoon to notice what [he]_{274-colonel valence} had said . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} rose , took [Ivor]_277-ivor once more into [his]_{274-colonel valence} arms , and turned towards [the house]_{1304-the house} . [No one]_{5671-no one} could hinder [him]_{274-colonel valence} . Walking steadily under the corpse - like weight , [he]_{274-colonel valence} went up through the brushwood and did not pause till [he]_{274-colonel valence} reached [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} and [the rest]_{6022-the rest} following . '_[277-ivor] Where can [I]_0-i lay [him]_277-ivor down ? ' [he]_{274-colonel valence} said , always in the same unnatural voice . [Don Ramiro]_{585-don ramiro} , [[the nuns]_{918-the nuns} '_[277-ivor] chaplain]_{10387-the nuns ' chaplain} , who had been [a witness of the disaster and was standing by]_{5300-a witness of the disaster and was standing by} , answered , ' In [[my]_277-ivor room]_{6396-my room} ; let [me]_277-ivor help [you]_{274-colonel valence} to carry [him]_277-ivor . '_[277-ivor] [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} would have put [him]_277-ivor aside ; but in trying to do so , [he]_277-ivor staggered and almost fell . [The priest]_{941-the priest} silently insisted ; and [they]_5302-they moved to one of the farther doors , then along [a broad passage]_{5303-a broad passage} and up a flight of stone - steps , bearing [Ivor]_277-ivor as best [they]_5302-they could , and still followed by [the others]_{746-the others} . When [he]_277-ivor was stretched with face downwards on the large writing - table which was standing near the window , a shudder ran through [him]_277-ivor ; the water poured out of [his]_277-ivor mouth and nostrils , and [he]_277-ivor put a hand to [his]_277-ivor side as if in pain . [His]_277-ivor clothes were torn and muddy ; there was blood on them . But when [Rupert]_242-rupert and [the priest]_{941-the priest} stripped [him]_277-ivor , [they]_5302-they could find no external injury . [His]_277-ivor hands had come in contact with some jagged stones at the bottom of [the lake]_{5996-the lake} and were bleeding . [He]_277-ivor seemed in great agony . [The chaplain]_{5307-the chaplain} expressed [his]_{5307-the chaplain} fears that the hurt was internal . [They]_5302-they must send immediately to [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} for [the only doctor at hand]_{5308-the only doctor at hand} . [Rupert]_242-rupert prayed [him]_277-ivor to do so , and one of [the men]_{6002-the men} set off on horseback . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had never quitted [the room]_{762-the room} ; [he]_{274-colonel valence} did not speak , or offer to help [Don Ramiro]_{585-don ramiro} . [He]_{274-colonel valence} could have done nothing to the purpose . Silent and motionless , [he]_{274-colonel valence} sat holding [Ivor]_277-ivor 's hand . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , as soon as [she]_{394-hippolyta} had seen [the young man]_{5843-the young man} taken to [[the chaplain]_{5307-the chaplain} 's room]_{5313-the chaplain 's room} , had returned to [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , without speaking a word to [[her]_{575-lady may} father]_{671-her father} . It would almost seem that [they]_5315-they had not recognised [one another]_{630-one another} . While [they]_5315-they were running to and fro in [the convent]_{5951-the convent} , distracted by the suddenness of the accident , not knowing which needed the more instant attention , [Ivor]_277-ivor or [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , and vainly conjecturing the cause of the disaster , [a second boat]_{1356-a second boat} was perceived crossing [the lake]_{5996-the lake} . All the horror of that morning was not yet known to [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . As [she]_{394-hippolyta} moved about the inanimate form of [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , suggesting one appliance after another , and dreading that all might fail , [she]_{394-hippolyta} was accosted by [a sister who begged [her]_{394-hippolyta} in [God]_276-god 's name to go out and comfort [the father of [the dying woman]_{5322-the dying woman}]_{5321-the father of the dying woman} , now standing at the door]_{5320-a sister who begged her in god 's name to go out and comfort the father of the dying woman , now standing at the door} . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} was overwhelmed . [She]_{394-hippolyta} went out hastily , and found [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , [the former]_{5323-the former} endeavouring to force [his]_{5323-the former} way in , while [the latter]_{6092-the latter} , with distress painted on [his]_{6092-the latter} countenance , strove to keep [him]_{5323-the former} back . ' [She]_{5322-the dying woman} is dead — [she]_{5322-the dying woman} is dead , [I]_{663-the earl} know , '_{[663-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{663-the earl} piteously ; ' but let [me]_{663-the earl} see [her]_{5322-the dying woman} . [I]_{663-the earl} implore [you]_{663-the earl} to let [me]_{663-the earl} see [her]_{5322-the dying woman} . '_{[663-the earl]} [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} spoke to [him]_{663-the earl} . ' [She]_{5322-the dying woman} is not dead , and [she]_{5322-the dying woman} shall not die , '_{[274-colonel valence]} said [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} seemed to know the voice , but [he]_{243-trelingham} did not remember to whom it belonged . ' If [she]_{5322-the dying woman} is living , [I]_{243-trelingham} can wait , '_{[243-trelingham]} [he]_{243-trelingham} answered simply , and leaned against the door as if meaning to stay there till [they]_5327-they suffered [him]_{243-trelingham} to enter . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} explored with [his]_{250-tom davenant} eyes the countenance of [the sister]_{5328-the sister} . ' Are [you]_{5328-the sister} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_{[250-tom davenant]} [he]_{250-tom davenant} said under [his]_{250-tom davenant} breath . ' Yes , yes , '_{[5328-the sister]} [she]_{5328-the sister} replied impatiently . ' But take [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} away , see , into [that other room]_{10389-that other room} . Make [him]_{243-trelingham} sit down till [I]_{663-the earl} come again . '_{[663-the earl]} [The Earl]_{663-the earl} moaned . ' [I]_{663-the earl} saw it from [the hotel]_{10390-the hotel} , '_{[663-the earl]} [he]_{663-the earl} said feebly ; ' [she]_{5328-the sister} slipped from the prow of [the boat]_{1347-the boat} into [the water]_{6302-the water} . It was an accident , was it not ? Tell [me]_{663-the earl} it was an accident . Tell [me]_{663-the earl} [she]_{5328-the sister} is not dead . But oh , it was so strange to see [her]_{5328-the sister} fall over the edge of [the boat]_{1347-the boat} and [no one]_{5671-no one} near . Where was [Rupert]_242-rupert ? '_{[663-the earl]} ' Do take [him]_242-rupert away , [dear Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , '_{[367-hippolyta]} said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} in great anxiety ; ' if [[his]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} should hear the voice , it may kill [her]_{5328-the sister} . [I]_{367-hippolyta} will come again the moment [she]_{5328-the sister} is restored . '_{[367-hippolyta]} And [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , with much gentle persuasion , induced [him]_{663-the earl} to pass into [the vacant room]_{5330-the vacant room} opposite and to rest there . What [the Earl]_{663-the earl} had witnessed was , to [a man of [his]_{663-the earl} devout religious temperament]_{5332-a man of his devout religious temperament} , more shocking than death . [He]_{663-the earl} had seen [Lady May]_{5333-lady may} throw up [her]_{5333-lady may} arms wildly , and deliberately put [her]_{5333-lady may} foot over the side , slipping into [the waters]_{1455-the waters} while [the boat]_{1347-the boat} drifted away from [her]_{5333-lady may} . It was not an accident [he]_{663-the earl} saw ; [he]_{663-the earl} could not hide from [himself]_{663-the earl} the horrible truth . [[His]_{663-the earl} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} had attempted suicide . At once [he]_{663-the earl} sought for [a boat]_{1529-a boat} , [he]_{663-the earl} called [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} ; the delay was heartrending , but [he]_{663-the earl} controlled [his]_{663-the earl} nerves till [they]_5338-they had traversed [the lake]_{5996-the lake} and reached [the convent]_{5951-the convent} door . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} 's words gave [him]_{663-the earl} a faint hope . But [he]_{663-the earl} wept agonising tears while waiting for the moment when [he]_{663-the earl} should look on [[his]_{663-the earl} child]_{7847-his child} again . [He]_{663-the earl} listened intently ; the long minutes grew to an hour , and no sound of [her]_{7847-his child} voice had broken the silence . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had said , ' [She]_{7847-his child} shall live ; '_{[367-hippolyta]} and if a miracle of devotion , prayer , and loving attention were required to save [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , it was not wanting . When [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} could be safely left with [Ivor]_277-ivor , and in the care of [the chaplain]_{5307-the chaplain} , [Rupert , whose fever of the morning]_{5343-rupert , whose fever of the morning} was upon [him]_{5343-rupert , whose fever of the morning} yet , came down to [the cell where [[his]_{5343-rupert , whose fever of the morning} wife]_{1017-his wife} was lying]_{5344-the cell where his wife was lying} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} noticed [his]_{5343-rupert , whose fever of the morning} look was alarmed at the effect it might produce on [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , and persuaded [him]_{5343-rupert , whose fever of the morning} to join [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [The two men]_{7436-the two men} met in silence . Of the events which had preceded [[his]_{5343-rupert , whose fever of the morning} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's attempt at self - murder [the Earl]_{663-the earl} knew nothing , and [Rupert]_242-rupert had nothing to say . In [his]_242-rupert brain the scenes which had followed [one another]_{630-one another} with bewildering rapidity were a phantasmagoria , in which [he]_242-rupert could distinguish neither [persons]_7918-persons nor motives . [He]_242-rupert knew that [he]_242-rupert had found [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , that [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor was not dead . [He]_242-rupert felt towards [Lady May]_{575-lady may} like [a stranger]_{5662-a stranger} , but was dimly aware that [she]_{575-lady may} had been [[his]_242-rupert wife]_{1017-his wife} , and that [he]_242-rupert must not leave the place where [she]_{575-lady may} lay unconscious . Only that thought prevented [him]_242-rupert from returning to [Ivor]_277-ivor . [He]_242-rupert did not feel grief or remorse at what had happened . [His]_242-rupert brain was incapable of reflection ; [his]_242-rupert heart was sated with emotion and could take in no more . [They]_5353-they were sitting thus , without a word , when [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} started up . [He]_242-rupert seemed to hear the sound of [[his]_242-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's voice in [the next room]_{8705-the next room} , and ran to the door . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} drew [him]_242-rupert back , saying , ' Wait for [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ; [she]_{367-hippolyta} said [she]_{367-hippolyta} would come . '_{[250-tom davenant]} ' Where is [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_{[663-the earl]} inquired [the Earl]_{663-the earl} absently ; ' [I]_{663-the earl} have not seen [her]_{367-hippolyta} . '_{[663-the earl]} ' It was [she]_{367-hippolyta} that spoke to [us]_10396-us , '_{[250-tom davenant]} answered [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , ' [the sister]_{5328-the sister} . [She]_{367-hippolyta} will come . Be patient . '_{[250-tom davenant]} After some time [he]_{250-tom davenant} heard the door of [the guest - room]_{5357-the guest - room} opening . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} was coming out . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's ear had not deceived [him]_{250-tom davenant} . Thanks to the repeated efforts of [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} and [the nuns]_{918-the nuns} , [Lady May]_{575-lady may} had given signs of returning life . [She]_{575-lady may} was of a death - like paleness , and [her]_{575-lady may} limbs were at first rigid as those of a corpse . But there still was life in [her]_{575-lady may} wounded heart ; and little by little it came back with the colour on [her]_{575-lady may} lips and with the trembling in hands and feet . [Her]_{575-lady may} eyelids unclosed , and the first object on which [her]_{575-lady may} glance fell was the last [she]_{575-lady may} had distinctly beheld , [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , in the dark weeds of [a nun]_{10285-a nun} , [her]_{575-lady may} face framed about with white linen , and [her]_{575-lady may} eyes full of light . [Lady May]_{5360-lady may} turned from [her]_{367-hippolyta} . ' Oh , the horrible vision ! '_{[575-lady may]} [she]_{575-lady may} said . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} moved on one side , and the eyes of [the drowned woman]_{5361-the drowned woman} opened again . ' Is it gone ? '_{[575-lady may]} [she]_{575-lady may} asked in fearful accents ; ' [I]_{575-lady may} thought it might be there still and haunt [me]_{575-lady may} for ever . [They]_10398-they say hell is made of such visions ; [they]_10398-they come in fire , and will not depart . [Merciful God]_276-god , grant [me]_{575-lady may} another hell than that . The fire [I]_{575-lady may} will endure , [I]_{575-lady may} will not complain . [I]_{575-lady may} have deserved it . Only do not let the vision come back . '_{[575-lady may]} It was the sharpest stroke [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} had suffered , even on that day of suffering . [May]_{575-lady may} looked straight before [her]_{575-lady may} , quite still , as though [she]_{575-lady may} feared to bring the vision again by turning to the right or the left . And [the penitent , heart - broken Hippolyta]_{5362-the penitent , heart - broken hippolyta} knelt in the shadow of the wall , and murmured with broken voice , ' [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , forgive [me]_{5362-the penitent , heart - broken hippolyta} . As [you]_{575-lady may} hope to be forgiven , do not speak those frightful words again . '_{[5362-the penitent , heart - broken hippolyta]} ' Are [you]_{367-hippolyta} still there ? '_{[618-the other]} replied [the other]_{618-the other} , putting [her]_{618-the other} hands , which [she]_{618-the other} could hardly lift , to [her]_{618-the other} eyes . ' Are [we]_10399-we both in hell — [you]_{575-lady may} for being [a harlot]_{10400-a harlot} , and [I]_{618-the other} for killing [myself]_{618-the other} ? [I]_{618-the other} should be happy if [I]_{618-the other} thought the fire had got hold of [you]_{367-hippolyta} . [I]_{618-the other} hate [you]_{367-hippolyta} , [Hippolyta Valence]_{367-hippolyta} . [I]_{618-the other} ought to have killed [you]_{367-hippolyta} first . '_{[618-the other]} That was the voice [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had heard , [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} cursing [the woman that , as [she]_{5673-his daughter} said , had stolen [Rupert]_242-rupert 's love]_{5365-the woman that , as she said , had stolen rupert 's love} . Well for [the unhappy father]_{5366-the unhappy father} that the walls were thick and [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} held [him]_{5366-the unhappy father} when [he]_{5366-the unhappy father} would have made [his]_{5366-the unhappy father} way to [her]_{5673-his daughter} . [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} dared not stay in [the cell]_{5232-the cell} . Such agitation would cost [Lady May]_{5368-lady may} [her]_{5368-lady may} life . [She]_{367-hippolyta} was not far from the door . [She]_{367-hippolyta} glided out and came to [the old man]_{5911-the old man} . ' [[Your]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{8632-your daughter} has recovered from [her]_{8632-your daughter} swoon , but [she]_{8632-your daughter} is wandering , '_{[5197-the nun]} said [the nun]_{5197-the nun} , taking no heed of [Rupert]_242-rupert . ' If [you]_{243-trelingham} would sit by [her]_{8632-your daughter} bedside it might calm [her]_{8632-your daughter} . '_{[5197-the nun]} [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} pressed [her]_{367-hippolyta} hand gratefully and replied , ' [You]_{243-trelingham} are [Lady May]_{575-lady may} 's saviour . '—'Ah_{[243-trelingham]} no , ' said [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , [her]_{367-hippolyta} glance sinking ; [I]_242-rupert have saved [nobody]_1128-nobody . '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert drew near . ' Will [you]_{367-hippolyta} always malign [yourself]_{367-hippolyta} ? '_[242-rupert] [he]_242-rupert cried sharply . They were the first words [he]_242-rupert had spoken in [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's hearing . [He]_242-rupert did not offer to accompany [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . When [he]_242-rupert was gone to [[his]_242-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} , [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , looking compassionately on [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , said to [him]_{5691-the artist} , ' Is there anything [I]_{250-tom davenant} can do for [you]_{5691-the artist} , [Glanville?'—'Try]_{586-glanville?'—'try} to save [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_{[250-tom davenant]} was the reply , which bewildered [Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , who had seen nothing , and did not know who had rescued [[his]_{250-tom davenant} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} . [He]_{250-tom davenant} thought [Glanville]_242-rupert must be out of [his]_{250-tom davenant} mind . [He]_{250-tom davenant} sought an explanation from [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} , who could hardly speak for crying . But when [he]_{250-tom davenant} learnt that [Ivor]_277-ivor was in [[the chaplain]_{5307-the chaplain} 's room]_{5313-the chaplain 's room} , and perhaps fatally injured , for so [Rupert]_242-rupert told [him]_{250-tom davenant} , [he]_{250-tom davenant} entreated [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} to show [him]_{250-tom davenant} the way , and [all three]_{9938-all three} were standing at [Don Ramiro]_{585-don ramiro} 's door as [the physician]_{1406-the physician} arrived from [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} . [They]_{9938-all three} were forbidden to enter , and a dreary pause ensued till the medical examination was concluded . It left no hope . The injuries were internal , and of the most serious character ; they could not be dealt with , and the utmost now to be expected was that [the patient]_{6230-the patient} would lose consciousness ere the agony became unendurable . Not knowing in what relations [those present]_{9617-those present} stood to [Ivor]_277-ivor , [the physician]_{1406-the physician} , [a brief sententious speaker]_{5382-a brief sententious speaker} , uttered [his]_{1406-the physician} verdict aloud , prescribed a few simple lenitives , and a gradually increasing dose of morphia which [he]_{1406-the physician} had brought with [him]_{1406-the physician} ; and was proceeding to visit [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} [The tall military - looking man who had insisted on being present at the examination , but did not utter a syllable throughout]_{5383-the tall military - looking man who had insisted on being present at the examination , but did not utter a syllable throughout} , rose when [the doctor]_{1301-the doctor} ended , and said to [him]_{5383-the tall military - looking man who had insisted on being present at the examination , but did not utter a syllable throughout} in very pure Spanish , ' How long will [[my]_{1301-the doctor} boy]_{1796-my boy} live ? [I]_{1301-the doctor} am [[his]_{1796-my boy} father]_{838-his father} . '_{[1301-the doctor]} [The doctor]_{1301-the doctor} uttered an angry exclamation . ' Why did [you]_{1301-the doctor} not tell [me]_{1301-the doctor} , then ? am [I]_{1301-the doctor} [an executioner]_{10405-an executioner} ? '_{[1301-the doctor]} [he]_{1301-the doctor} cried . ' [The young man]_{5843-the young man} may live seven or eight days . But it is uncertain , '_{[1301-the doctor]} and [his]_{1301-the doctor} voice dropped,—'the days may shrink to hours . ' [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} sat down and took [Ivor]_277-ivor 's hand again . It was resting on the coverlet , for [he]_{5843-the young man} had now been transferred to [[the chaplain]_{5307-the chaplain} 's bed]_{10408-the chaplain 's bed} . The case of [Lady May]_{575-lady may} proved less desperate . [She]_{575-lady may} had thrown [herself]_{575-lady may} into [the deepest part of [the lake]_{5996-the lake}]_{10409-the deepest part of the lake} , and would have been washed down by the current of [the Guadalete]_{228-the guadalete} — which was there running at a great speed — had not [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor seized [her]_{575-lady may} as [she]_{575-lady may} rose the second time and carried [her]_{575-lady may} within a few yards of [the shore]_{1661-the shore} . Thus [she]_{575-lady may} had escaped unhurt , while [he]_277-ivor , striking , as [he]_277-ivor last went down , on [the sunken rocks]_{10412-the sunken rocks} , had received [his]_277-ivor deathblow . When [the doctor]_{1301-the doctor} came [Lady May]_{575-lady may} was sitting upright with [her]_{575-lady may} arms round [[her]_{575-lady may} father]_{671-her father} 's neck , weeping and imploring [his]_277-ivor forgiveness . [She]_{575-lady may} told [him]_277-ivor it was a sudden frenzy for which [she]_{575-lady may} could not account that tempted [her]_{575-lady may} to stand on the edge of [the boat]_{1347-the boat} when it drifted . The name of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} [she]_{575-lady may} kept in [her]_{575-lady may} bosom , nor did [she]_{575-lady may} inquire for [Rupert]_242-rupert . [The doctor]_{1301-the doctor} at once insisted on [her]_{575-lady may} lying down . [He]_{1301-the doctor} prescribed rest for several days and light nourishment . '_{[1301-the doctor]} Who brought [me]_0-i out ? ' [she]_{575-lady may} asked . [The doctor]_{1301-the doctor} did not know [his]_277-ivor name ; and would not of course mention the dangerous state in which [[her]_{575-lady may} preserver]_{10418-her preserver} lay . Thus the evening closed in . [None of [the strangers]_{10420-the strangers}]_{10419-none of the strangers} returned to [the Fonda d'Oro]_{10421-the fonda d'oro} . Accommodation was found for [them]_{10420-the strangers} in [the dismantled wing at [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{10422-the dismantled wing at san lucar} . But there was little sleep that night for any . [Ivor]_277-ivor , kept awake by intense pain , but scarcely conscious , refused to take the narcotic . [He]_277-ivor did not want to die yet ; such was [his]_277-ivor constant cry . There was so much to be done . [He]_277-ivor must have time . And by the mercy of [Heaven]_506-heaven time was given . The pain grew less towards morning . [He]_5386-he slept without morphia , and passed a comparatively easy day . In the afternoon [he]_5386-he sent for [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , who , fatigued with the horrible scenes through which [she]_5386-he had gone , had been ordered by [the Mother Superior]_{587-the mother superior} to take a few hours '_{[1301-the doctor]} rest in the morning . [She]_5386-he no sooner came into [the room]_{762-the room} than [he]_5386-he held out [his]_5386-he arms , ' [[My]_5386-he sister]_{848-my sister} , [[my]_5386-he sister]_{848-my sister} ! '_[5386-he] [he]_5386-he cried in a feeble voice but with exceeding joy on [his]_5386-he countenance . ' [I]_5386-he am [[every one]_{5791-every one} 's sister]_{10426-every one 's sister} , '_[5386-he] [she]_5386-he replied , smiling at [the poor invalid]_{3885-the poor invalid} . ' Are [you]_5386-he in less pain now ? '_[5386-he] [He]_5386-he laughed as [she]_5386-he spoke . ' [You]_5386-he are not [every one 's sister]_{10426-every one 's sister} as [you]_5386-he are [mine]_5386-he , '_[5386-he] [he]_5386-he answered ; and trying to turn towards [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , but sinking down as [he]_5386-he found the pain catching [him]_5386-he , ' Tell [her]_5386-he , [father]_5898-father , '_[5386-he] [he]_5386-he went on with a gasp ; ' [she]_5386-he does not know . Why did n't [you]_5898-father tell [her]_5386-he yesterday ? '_[5386-he] [The Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} had passed the night sleepless , like [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} — [he]_{1272-the colonel} at the bedside of [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , [she]_5386-he in a chair at some distance . But though [he]_{1272-the colonel} saw [her]_5386-he move about [him]_{1272-the colonel} , and even called [her]_5386-he by name , and kissed [her]_5386-he on the cheek , [he]_{1272-the colonel} had spoken hardly at all ; neither did [he]_{1272-the colonel} explain [his]_{1272-the colonel} words to [the physician]_{1406-the physician} . And [she]_5386-he , intent on so many things , could not realise their meaning . It was like a sudden flash , therefore , when [[her]_5386-he father]_{671-her father} , looking at [the young man]_{5843-the young man} rather than at [[his]_{671-her father} long - lost [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta}]_{5393-his long - lost hippolyta} , said calmly , ' This is [[your]_5386-he brother]_{876-your brother} , [[my]_{671-her father} dear]_{5845-my dear} . [He]_{876-your brother} is [the son of [[my]_{671-her father} first wife]_{10432-my first wife}]_{10431-the son of my first wife} , [Alice Davenant]_{275-lady alice} . '_{[671-her father]} [He]_{671-her father} drew [her]_5386-he to [him]_{671-her father} , and joined [[his]_{671-her father} children]_{6078-his children} 's hands . There are meetings , recognitions , which refuse to be described . There is a joy in the depths of sadness greater than mortal can depict , though [many]_4920-many have felt it . [I]_0-i shall not attempt to speak of the hours that succeeded , as , little by little , [brother]_6074-brother and [sister]_2079-sister came to understand that [they]_5398-them were indeed what [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} told [them]_5398-them . It was a feast for angels . In [the melancholy convent]_{5399-the melancholy convent} , with an unhappy [Rupert]_242-rupert lying prostrate in [[his]_242-rupert room]_{749-his room} , and [Lady]_5401-lady May coming back to the recollection of yesterday , with its poignant anguish and irremediable sin , nay , while the wings of death were hovering over [them]_5398-them , [Ivor]_277-ivor and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} sat entranced , and knew that nothing could dim [their]_5398-them joy . [The new - found brother]_{5402-the new - found brother} told , in feeble accents , and pausing at the end of almost every sentence , the story of [his]_{5402-the new - found brother} birth , and the reasons that had moved [a father who , albeit in a stern way , loved [[his]_{5403-a father who , albeit in a stern way , loved his children , to put a veil of mystery between himself and his only son} children]_{6078-his children} , to put a veil of mystery between [himself]_{5403-a father who , albeit in a stern way , loved his children , to put a veil of mystery between himself and his only son} and [[his]_{5403-a father who , albeit in a stern way , loved his children , to put a veil of mystery between himself and his only son} only son]_{5405-his only son}]_{5403-a father who , albeit in a stern way , loved his children , to put a veil of mystery between himself and his only son} . [Ivor]_277-ivor would not allow [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} to take the word out of [his]_277-ivor mouth ; an excessive gladness , mingled with reverence for [[his]_277-ivor father]_{838-his father} , impelled [him]_277-ivor to repeat the strange story , as [one child]_{5407-one child} may delight to tell another the fairy - tale it has heard . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} listened with a sadder feeling . [She]_{394-hippolyta} was not surprised ; but [she]_{394-hippolyta} was grieved at the remembrance of those many years during which [she]_{394-hippolyta} had not known [a brother]_{1082-a brother} 's love . [She]_{394-hippolyta} looked at [[her]_{394-hippolyta} father]_{671-her father} wonderingly . If it was a rebuke , [he]_{671-her father} did not take notice of it . [He]_{671-her father} had no thought for [any one]_{5901-any one} but [Ivor]_277-ivor . And [he]_{671-her father} sat , in the bent attitude of fatigue or sorrow , while [they]_5411-they talked in low tones at [his]_{671-her father} side , [Ivor]_277-ivor resting as well as [he]_277-ivor could , and [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} holding [[her]_{394-hippolyta} brother]_{7196-her brother} 's hand . [Three children]_{5413-three children} , it appeared , were born of the marriage with [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} . Two were [daughters]_{5414-daughters} , who died while [they]_{5414-daughters} were quite young in [London]_4-london , where [[their]_{5414-daughters} parents]_{5415-their parents} had for the most part resided during the ten or eleven years of [their]_{5414-daughters} wedded life . [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} , who had always been of a delicate constitution , never quite recovered from the trouble of [her]_{275-lady alice} last two years at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . [She]_{275-lady alice} was absolutely submissive to [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ; [she]_{275-lady alice} did not speak of [[her]_{275-lady alice} brother]_{7196-her brother} , and would have accompanied [[her]_{275-lady alice} husband]_{6407-her husband} on [his]_{6407-her husband} Spanish expeditions , had [he]_{6407-her husband} not insisted that [she]_{275-lady alice} should stay in [London]_4-london and watch over [the children]_{2038-the children} . Twice [he]_{6407-her husband} returned , and twice [he]_{6407-her husband} was called on to follow the beloved remains of [a daughter]_{1494-a daughter} to the grave . [He]_{6407-her husband} was not [a man to bend under the storms of fate]_{5420-a man to bend under the storms of fate} ; [he]_{6407-her husband} bore up , and [he]_{6407-her husband} suffered acutely . [His]_{6407-her husband} old daring spirit was unchanged , but every year beheld the growth of a sadder and a more saturnine humour in [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . To [[his]_{6407-her husband} wife]_{1017-his wife} [he]_{6407-her husband} was [a perfect husband]_{5422-a perfect husband} ; to [[his]_{6407-her husband} associates]_{5423-his associates} [a proud , resolute , unhappy man]_{5424-a proud , resolute , unhappy man} . At last the stroke fell which cut [his]_{6407-her husband} life in twain . [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} gave birth to [a son]_{6051-a son} , and died the same day . With failing breath [she]_{275-lady alice} implored [[her]_{275-lady alice} husband]_{6407-her husband} , whose darkening brow and fierce intensity of grief struck [her]_{275-lady alice} in the midst of [her]_{275-lady alice} agony , not to visit on [the child [[his]_{6051-a son} mother]_{1582-his mother} 's loss]_{5427-the child his mother 's loss} . And then [she]_{275-lady alice} calmly passed away , having attained and enjoyed the one happiness on which [she]_{275-lady alice} had set [her]_{275-lady alice} heart . But [the bereaved husband]_{5429-the bereaved husband} could not endure to look on [Ivor]_277-ivor . [He]_{5429-the bereaved husband} turned [his]_{5429-the bereaved husband} face when [the nurse]_{6229-the nurse} brought the poor wailing thing , and would have put it into [his]_{5429-the bereaved husband} arms . Only [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's condition had kept [him]_{5429-the bereaved husband} from returning to [Spain]_30-spain , where the prospects of [the democratic party]_{5431-the democratic party} were gloomy , and the presence of [the bolder spirits]_{5432-the bolder spirits} was urgently needed . [Long]_588-long determined that [no child of]_{5433-no child of} [his]_{5429-the bereaved husband} should touch [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's fortune , or take a place in the succession to [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , [he]_{5429-the bereaved husband} saw that it was time to carry out a resolution which should endure into future years . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} was not yet married ; [[his]_{243-trelingham} cousin]_{5753-his cousin} , [Mr. Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , who came next in the entail , was [a middle - aged man about [town]_1305-town]_{5435-a middle - aged man about town} [, of easy fortune , and easier morals]_{5437-, of easy fortune , and easier morals} . [He]_{5429-the bereaved husband} had not married , did not intend to marry , and viewed with the equanimity of selfishness the extinction which threatened both [the elder]_{5438-the elder} and [the younger lines of [the ancient house to which [he]_{5429-the bereaved husband} belonged]_{5440-the ancient house to which he belonged}]_{5439-the younger lines of the ancient house to which he belonged} . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} had kept an eye on these things . It seemed by no means improbable that [[Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's surviving child]_{5441-lady alice 's surviving child} would come into [the Trelingham estate]_{1647-the trelingham estate} ; and if [he]_{5429-the bereaved husband} did so , and were [a man of ability or character]_{5443-a man of ability or character} , [he]_{5429-the bereaved husband} would not find it impossible to get the title of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} revived in [his]_{5429-the bereaved husband} favour . That must not be , said [the Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} , and [he]_{1272-the colonel} shaped [his]_{1272-the colonel} action accordingly . [He]_{1272-the colonel} had long known and admired the stern integrity of [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor . At one time [their]_5445-they principles had been almost the same ; and though [they]_5445-they never met without discussing the question of ' physical force , '_[0-i] [they]_5445-they remained on terms of friendship , and , [I]_0-i might say , of affection . At this juncture , then , [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} entrusted [Ivor]_277-ivor to the keeping of [the old philosopher]_{5446-the old philosopher} and [[his]_{5446-the old philosopher} wife]_{1017-his wife} . [He]_{5446-the old philosopher} did not say whose child it was , or what motives made such a step necessary . Nor did [they]_5445-they ask . [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor consented on two conditions . One was that [Ivor]_277-ivor should be told , when capable of understanding it , that [he]_277-ivor was not [[their]_5445-they child]_{5448-their child} ; the other , that [he]_277-ivor should be educated strictly on the lines of the humanitarian philosophy . [We]_5449-we have seen that both were fulfilled . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} believed that a little knowledge of life would lead [[his]_{274-colonel valence} son]_{4350-his son} to sufficiently stern principles , and [he]_{274-colonel valence} trusted [no one]_{5671-no one} like [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor . [He]_{274-colonel valence} went abroad , and was absent from [England]_39-england many years . During the interval [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had married , but the only issue was [a daughter]_{1494-a daughter} , [Lady May. Mr. Davenant]_{589-lady may. mr. davenant} , too , had been caught by [a clever woman]_{5453-a clever woman} , and surrendered [his]_{274-colonel valence} bachelor independence . [He]_{274-colonel valence} had [one son]_{5454-one son} , [a child of two years old]_{5455-a child of two years old} . Thus the danger of the succession seemed to have been averted from [Ivor]_277-ivor . But [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's fortune still awaited [him]_277-ivor , and there was no security that [he]_277-ivor would not , on [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's decease , be taken up by [[[his]_277-ivor mother]_{1582-his mother} 's people]_{5457-his mother 's people} , and lost to the cause of democracy . [The Colonel]_{1272-the colonel} , therefore , persisted in [his]_{1272-the colonel} old plan of bringing up [Ivor Valence]_{590-ivor valence} as [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor , and training [him]_{590-ivor valence} to the habits of life and thought which befitted [[an engraver]_{6098-an engraver} 's son]_{5460-an engraver 's son} . [He]_{1272-the colonel} could now bear to look on [the boy]_{864-the boy} ; [he]_{1272-the colonel} loved [him]_{864-the boy} after a silent fashion of [his]_{1272-the colonel} own . But [he]_{1272-the colonel} was resolved , cost what it might , to keep the vow [he]_{1272-the colonel} had spoken in [the picture - gallery at [Trelingham Court]_{6-trelingham court}]_{6421-the picture - gallery at trelingham court} . [No child of]_{5433-no child of} [his]_{1272-the colonel} should touch any part of that inheritance , great or small . [He]_{1272-the colonel} might have acknowledged [Ivor]_277-ivor at an earlier date , if [the young man]_{5843-the young man} had not shown such tenacity in adhering to the peaceful principles of [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor . But while [he]_{1272-the colonel} did so , the mystery continued . Rather than endanger it , [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , on learning the presence of [[Ivor]_277-ivor 's friend]_{9838-ivor 's friend} , [the artist]_{5691-the artist} , at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , had at once quitted [Falside]_89-falside ; and [he]_{1272-the colonel} stayed away as long as [Ivor]_277-ivor dwelt in [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . From [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} [he]_{1272-the colonel} kept the secret as carefully as from all [the world]_{5697-the world} . [He]_{1272-the colonel} allowed [himself]_{1272-the colonel} the pleasure of making [her]_{394-hippolyta} copy [his]_{1272-the colonel} epistles to [[her]_{394-hippolyta} brother]_{7196-her brother} in a cypher of which [she]_{394-hippolyta} had not the key ; and to the same motive [we]_5470-we must attribute the commission [he]_{1272-the colonel} gave [her]_{394-hippolyta} , which led to [her]_{394-hippolyta} visiting [the chalet]_{1479-the chalet} , and making the acquaintance of [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert . All this [Ivor]_277-ivor could not know , or repeat if [he]_277-ivor had known . But [he]_277-ivor told [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} of [his]_277-ivor early dreams , [his]_277-ivor longing for [home]_693-home and [a sister]_{7028-a sister} 's affection , [his]_277-ivor grief lest [she]_{394-hippolyta} should have gone astray on leaving [Rupert]_242-rupert , [his]_277-ivor estrangement from [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} after the meeting in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} . ' And [you]_5474-you , '_[277-ivor] [he]_277-ivor said , the smile coming into [his]_277-ivor eyes,—'it was [you]_5474-you that ended it ; [you]_5474-you that brought [father]_5898-father and [me]_0-i together . When [you]_5474-you wrote to [the Duke of [Adullam,—oh]_{234-adullam,—oh}]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} , [I]_0-i know [him]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} , [he]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} has been [a kind friend to [me,—and]_0-i]_{5477-a kind friend to me,—and} said what [you]_5474-you had done , and that [you]_5474-you desired to see [[your]_5474-you father]_{6060-your father} before leaving [this house]_{6406-this house} , [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} sent for [me]_0-i . [He]_{4320-the duke} was aware that a difference had arisen between [me]_0-i and [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} , as [I]_0-i called [him]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} . It does not matter now . By and by [I]_0-i will come back to that , when [I]_0-i am dying,'—his smile was ineffable,—'but , [you]_5474-you know , [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} thought it was time [I]_0-i should learn everything . Do [you]_5474-you remember meeting [him]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} ? ' '_{[5476-the duke of adullam,—oh]} Once , years ago , when [I]_0-i was quite [a child]_{5891-a child} ; but [he]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} took no notice of [me]_0-i . ' '_{[5476-the duke of adullam,—oh]} [He]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} was acquainted with [your]_5474-you history , nevertheless , and had been told more of it by [Rupert]_242-rupert than [I]_0-i knew . And [he]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} went over it all from the beginning . [He]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} sent [me]_0-i the same evening to [Paris]_19-paris , to [Mr. Felton]_{353-mr. felton} . And [I]_0-i found [him]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} , and how surprised [he]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} was , and glad too , when [he]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} saw that the secret had come out ! [He]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} did not wish [me]_0-i to be [a Davenant]_{275-lady alice} or to be tempted by the glories of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . That was why [he]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} had denied [himself]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} , and , in a manner , disowned [me]_0-i , [poor boy]_{5483-poor boy} ! As if [I]_0-i cared for [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ! ' [He]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} was obliged to stop . The pain returned ; but [he]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} still kept the vivacious happy look that lightened [his]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} plain features and made them beautiful . [The Colonel]_{274-colonel valence} had heard every word , smiling a little , a very little , but not interrupting . [His]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} eyes now met [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's . [She]_{394-hippolyta} went over to [him]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} and kissed [him]_{5476-the duke of adullam,—oh} . '_[476-father] [Father]_476-father , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said , '_[476-father] why did [you]_476-father keep such a pleasant thing from [me]_0-i as the knowledge that [I]_0-i had [a brother]_{1082-a brother} all those years ? Had [I]_0-i known it [I]_0-i should have been saved . But do not trouble now . [The lost]_{5485-the lost} can be saved as well as [those that never went astray]_{5486-those that never went astray} . [I]_0-i am not miserable ; oh no , [I]_0-i wish [others]_5757-others were as happy . ' [Her]_{394-hippolyta} thoughts turned to [Rupert]_242-rupert and [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , and [she]_{394-hippolyta} ended with a sigh . Then , recovering [herself]_{394-hippolyta} , [she]_{394-hippolyta} persuaded [[her]_{394-hippolyta} brother]_{7196-her brother} to take some of the morphia prescribed . It soothed the pain ; it did not make [him]_{7196-her brother} sleep . [He]_{7196-her brother} would have continued talking , but [she]_{394-hippolyta} put [her]_{394-hippolyta} finger on [her]_{394-hippolyta} lip , and sat near [him]_{7196-her brother} , and [they]_10434-they were again in [the sweet heaven where all that [we]_10434-they love]_{10435-the sweet heaven where all that we love} is restored . [He]_{7196-her brother} turned [his]_{7196-her brother} head on the pillow , and , looking at [her]_{394-hippolyta} , said , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not think [I]_0-i shall die to - night . But watch , and if [I]_0-i seem to be losing consciousness , tell [me]_0-i , and send for [the others]_{746-the others} . [I]_0-i should like to see [Rupert]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert was in [the room]_{762-the room} last night when [I]_0-i could not speak . Is — ? ' [he]_0-i stopped . '_[2772-dear] [Dear]_2772-dear , ' [she]_10436-she said , '_[2772-dear] [you]_2772-dear must not hurt [yourself]_2772-dear . When [the good God]_276-god wills , [He]_276-god will take [you]_2772-dear . [I]_0-i know [you]_2772-dear are not afraid . That is right . [We]_5491-we shall not be lost to [one another]_{630-one another} . ' '_[5491-we] Oh , [I]_0-i am not afraid , ' was the simple answer ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe in [God]_276-god . [[My]_0-i God]_{5493-my god} is light and goodness . How should [I]_0-i fear ? But , ' [he]_0-i went on , making an effort , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wanted to ask — something . Is [May]_{575-lady may} — is [[Rupert]_242-rupert 's wife]_{5494-rupert 's wife} with [him]_242-rupert ? ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} looked at [him]_0-i in complete surprise . Did [he]_0-i not know whom [he]_0-i had rescued ? [She]_{394-hippolyta} was afraid to reply . How to question [him]_0-i without giving [him]_0-i a shock ? It was a most unexpected difficulty . '_{[575-lady may]} [You]_{575-lady may} are a long while answering , [sister]_2079-sister ? ' [he]_0-i said , smiling . [He]_0-i liked to call [[her]_2079-sister sister]_{10437-her sister} . [She]_2079-sister must speak . '_{[575-lady may]} Would it hurt [you]_0-i to talk about yesterday ? ' [she]_2079-sister began . '_[0-i] In what way ? ' [he]_0-i inquired . '_[0-i] About — about the accident , ' [she]_2079-sister said hesitatingly . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know [you]_0-i and [father]_5898-father were [the two visitors that arrived]_{5497-the two visitors that arrived} . But how came [you]_0-i to be on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} ? ' '_[0-i] Simply enough . [You]_0-i were a long time coming , [father]_5898-father was impatient to see [you]_0-i , and so was [I]_0-i , [you]_0-i may be sure . And [our]_5500-our combined impatience made sitting in [a bare room]_{5501-a bare room} impossible . [We]_5500-our went out and walked up and down . Then [I]_0-i saw [some one]_{933-some one} in [a boat]_{1529-a boat} , [a woman]_{6460-a woman} , rowing across [the lake]_{5996-the lake} , and [she]_{6460-a woman} stopped all at once , put down the oars , stood up,—she gave a wild scream which seemed to go up into the sky , and the next minute [she]_{6460-a woman} was in the water . [I]_0-i ran down as fast as [I]_0-i could and jumped in . [I]_0-i remember nothing else except the weight round [my]_0-i neck as [I]_0-i sank . ' '_[0-i] But [you]_0-i rescued [her]_{6460-a woman} ; [you]_0-i saved [her]_{6460-a woman} life , ' said [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [His]_0-i eyes were very pleasant to see . '_[0-i] And do n't [you]_0-i know who it was ? ' [she]_{6460-a woman} went on , with a meaning look which [he]_0-i somehow failed to make out . '_[0-i] No ; how should [I]_0-i ? ' [He]_0-i caught the look now , stopped , grasped [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's hand tighter , and said , with a most innocent confusion , blushing like [a girl]_{2930-a girl} , '_[0-i] No , do n't tell [me]_0-i it was — ' '_[0-i] It was [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , ' [she]_{6460-a woman} whispered gently . '_{[575-lady may]} Ah , [God]_276-god be praised , ' [he]_0-i said . '_[276-god] And [I]_0-i shall die ! [I]_0-i rescued [her]_{6460-a woman} and [I]_0-i shall die ! [I]_0-i could not return to the common life after such a thing . Why , it is better than dying in battle , which is but putting [your]_5506-your life against another 's . Oh , how good [God]_276-god is ! Did [I]_0-i not tell [you]_5506-your , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , that [He]_276-god is light and goodness . ' '_[0-i] Hush , ' said [[his]_0-i sister]_{3880-his sister} , pointing to [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . [Her]_{3880-his sister} heart was torn at the expectation of so near a calamity , but [she]_{3880-his sister} dreaded even more for [[her]_{3880-his sister} father]_{671-her father} than [herself]_{3880-his sister} . [She]_{3880-his sister} knew what ardent passions were concealed under that imperturbable appearance of calm . It was lava beneath snow , and in a moment the surface might melt . But [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , who sat a silent listener while [Ivor]_277-ivor gloried in death , now broke in upon [their]_10441-their dangerous conversation . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not know it was [[Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} 's daughter]_{7906-lord trelingham 's daughter} , ' [he]_0-i said , '_{[243-trelingham]} and [I]_0-i could wish it had been [some one else]_{5508-some one else} . Must [you]_{394-hippolyta} be sacrificed for [the house of [Davenant]_{275-lady alice}]_{5509-the house of davenant} , alive and dead ? ' [he]_0-i asked bitterly . '_{[275-lady alice]} But for [them]_{5509-the house of davenant} [you]_{394-hippolyta} would have always had [a father]_{6461-a father} , and [I]_0-i should not be losing [a son]_{6051-a son} . ' [He]_0-i controlled [himself]_0-i with a strong effort . '_[0-i] Never mind [me]_0-i , [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' [he]_0-i said ; '_[277-ivor] [I]_0-i talk at random . Do not look so excited . The danger is great , but [we]_5512-we must , [we]_5512-we will hope . ' '_[277-ivor] What should [I]_0-i hope for , except to die ? ' said [he]_0-i ; '_[277-ivor] but [I]_0-i will not be excited . [I]_0-i will try to sleep ; and to - morrow [you]_5513-you are to send for [them]_{5509-the house of davenant} all . ' [His]_0-i head fell on the pillow and [he]_0-i slept , breathing heavily at times and starting with pain , but with an expression of the most perfect happiness on lips and brow . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} watched [him]_0-i , [her]_{394-hippolyta} own lips moving occasionally in prayer . [She]_{394-hippolyta} thought of [Electra]_591-electra in the touching story , who did the like office for [a stricken brother]_{10442-a stricken brother} . '_[5513-you] But here are [no Furies]_{5514-no furies} , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said . For [him]_0-i there could be none . Was it so as regarded [Rupert]_242-rupert and [the other poor thing , who had nearly cast away [her]_591-electra life and had sacrificed [Ivor]_277-ivor 's]_{10443-the other poor thing , who had nearly cast away her life and had sacrificed ivor 's} ? The next morning brought [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} a task which [she]_{394-hippolyta} would have deemed the most malignant stroke of destiny had [she]_{394-hippolyta} not learned , like [[her]_{394-hippolyta} brother]_{7196-her brother} , to believe in [God]_276-god . As [she]_{394-hippolyta} came from the early mass , celebrated where [[San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} 's shrine]_{10445-san lucar 's shrine} had formerly stood , [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , waiting in [the cloister]_{5997-the cloister} bareheaded , besought [a moment 's audience]_{10447-a moment 's audience} . [She]_{394-hippolyta} had conventual duties to perform , but [his]_0-i speech was urgent , and [she]_{394-hippolyta} had leave to hear [him]_0-i . Taking [her]_{394-hippolyta} out on [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , [he]_0-i said abruptly , '_{[367-hippolyta]} [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} , [I]_0-i am not in the secret of [Thursday]_592-thursday 's accident , and [I]_0-i do not know who is . But things are in a deplorable way between [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} and [[her]_{5664-my cousin} husband]_{6407-her husband} . [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert , after spending many hours in [[his]_242-rupert room]_{749-his room} , sent a message last night requesting permission to see [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} That was extraordinary enough from [a husband]_{733-a husband} to [[his]_242-rupert wife]_{1017-his wife} . But , more extraordinary still , [May]_{575-lady may} refused to see [him]_242-rupert . The message was repeated , and a more peremptory denial returned . This morning , not an hour ago , [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} rose , in spite of [the doctor]_{1301-the doctor} 's orders , dressed [herself]_{5664-my cousin} , and insisted on [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's taking [her]_{5664-my cousin} back to [the Fonda]_{5523-the fonda} . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} could not but consent , and [they]_5524-they at once went over in [the very boat from which [she]_{5664-my cousin} fell into [the stream]_{5994-the stream}]_{5525-the very boat from which she fell into the stream} . But that is not all . Before going [she]_{5664-my cousin} said in [my]_0-i presence that [she]_{5664-my cousin} had done with [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert for ever , and looked upon [herself]_{5664-my cousin} as divorced . What , in [Heaven]_506-heaven 's name , is it all about , and what are [we]_5527-we to do ? [I]_0-i can not take such a message as that to [Rupert]_242-rupert . ' This was the longest speech [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} had made in [his]_{250-tom davenant} life . To [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} its import was overwhelming . [She]_5528-you lost all sense of [her]_5528-you situation . It was the suicide over again ; [her]_5528-you own sin avenged on [Rupert]_242-rupert by [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} [She]_5528-you stared at [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} without replying . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i see [you]_5528-you are as perplexed as [myself]_0-i , ' said [the kind - hearted young man]_{10449-the kind - hearted young man} ; '_[5528-you] but [you]_5528-you are [the only person [I]_0-i can speak to]_{5529-the only person i can speak to} . In these things [one woman]_{2884-one woman} can influence another , and [we]_5531-we [men]_5873-men are no use . Go to [Lady May]_{575-lady may} , ask [her]_{575-lady may} to confide in [you]_5528-you . And — [I]_0-i once thought [you]_5528-you could persuade [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert more easily than most . Try to get matters clear between [them]_5533-them . It will kill [[her]_{575-lady may} father]_{671-her father} . ' '_[242-rupert] Do nothing , ' said [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , '_[242-rupert] till [I]_0-i come back . Where is [Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert ? ' and [she]_{394-hippolyta} drew [herself]_{394-hippolyta} together as for a violent effort . '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert is in [[his]_242-rupert room]_{749-his room} , ' said [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} ; '_[242-rupert] let [me]_0-i show [you]_5528-you the way . ' [He]_0-i led [her]_{394-hippolyta} along [the passages]_{10450-the passages} , up [several flights of stairs]_{10451-several flights of stairs} , and into [the disused wing]_{10452-the disused wing} . '_[0-i] It is there , ' [he]_0-i said , and made [his]_0-i way back to [the terrace]_{5758-the terrace} , leaving [her]_{394-hippolyta} tremulous and undecided before the door . [She]_{394-hippolyta} knocked . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's voice said '_[0-i] Come in , ' and [she]_{394-hippolyta} entered . [He]_242-rupert was sitting at a table , [his]_242-rupert head bent down , a picture of fatigue and misery . Since the accident , though [he]_242-rupert had eaten what was set before [him]_242-rupert , [he]_242-rupert seemed to have neither slept nor washed . [He]_242-rupert was haggard and forlorn,—a contrast indeed to the brilliant [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert for whom nothing could be too refined , and no living too delicate . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} looked at [him]_242-rupert with unspeakable pity . [He]_242-rupert started on seeing [her]_{394-hippolyta} . '_[0-i] What ! ' [he]_242-rupert cried , '_{[575-lady may]} has [May]_{575-lady may} sent [you]_5536-you to tell [me]_0-i [our]_5537-our marriage is broken ? It would be a rare piece of wit , ' and [he]_242-rupert laughed . The sound was like a knife driven into [her]_{394-hippolyta} side . '_{[575-lady may]} For God 's sake , [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} exclaimed , '_{[575-lady may]} do not give way to [the tempter]_{5040-the tempter} . Pity [me]_0-i . Pity [yourself]_242-rupert . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do , ' [he]_242-rupert said grimly . '_[0-i] Look , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . Last night , after thinking till [my]_0-i head was ready to burst , [I]_0-i resolved that [I]_0-i would be [a man]_{5695-a man} , as [you]_242-rupert said,—I should be pleasing [you]_242-rupert , at any rate,—and [I]_0-i sent to [that wife of mine]_{5540-that wife of mine} , to the — the suicide , [you]_242-rupert know , saying [I]_0-i wanted to see [her]_{5540-that wife of mine} . [I]_0-i meant to beg [her]_{5540-that wife of mine} pardon , make peace , and leave [you]_242-rupert . That was fair , [I]_0-i suppose ? ' [She]_{5540-that wife of mine} could not understand that [Rupert]_242-rupert , [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert , was saying such things Whither had [the man]_{5814-the man} vanished to whom [she]_{5540-that wife of mine} once gave [herself]_{5540-that wife of mine} ? This was not [he]_{5814-the man} . '_[0-i] Yes , it was fair , ' [she]_{5540-that wife of mine} said , trembling . [He]_242-rupert laughed again , and struck [his]_242-rupert hand on the table . '_[0-i] Ay , [one]_5661-one would have thought so , ' [he]_242-rupert cried , '_{[5540-that wife of mine]} but not [she]_{5540-that wife of mine} . [She]_{5540-that wife of mine} sent [me]_0-i back a dog 's message , take it or leave it , all the same to [her]_{5540-that wife of mine} . [She]_{5540-that wife of mine} said no , [I]_0-i might go where [I]_0-i pleased , but [I]_0-i should not be in [the room where [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} found [herself]_{5540-that wife of mine}]_{5542-the room where lady may davenant found herself} . [I]_0-i was humble ; [I]_0-i sent again . [Her]_{5540-that wife of mine} answer was contempt . Have [I]_0-i done enough ? If [you]_0-i like [we]_5543-we will go away together . But [you]_0-i have changed too . [You]_0-i were the first to change . [The woman]_{7131-the woman} 's fashion , not [the man]_{5814-the man} 's . [Ivor]_277-ivor is worth a thousand of [you]_0-i . And [he]_277-ivor must die because of [Lady May Davenant]_{244-lady may} . Well , [I]_0-i can follow [him]_277-ivor . ' '_[242-rupert] [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{5540-that wife of mine} said once more , in the gentlest tones [she]_{5540-that wife of mine} had ever used towards [him]_242-rupert , '_[242-rupert] look at [me]_0-i . ' The subdued tenderness effected more than a torrent of eloquence would have done . [He]_242-rupert stopped in the midst of [his]_242-rupert wild words and fixed [his]_242-rupert eyes on [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's grief - stained face . '_[242-rupert] [You]_0-i are suffering , ' [he]_242-rupert said more quietly . [She]_{5540-that wife of mine} put [her]_{5540-that wife of mine} hand to [her]_{5540-that wife of mine} heart . '_[0-i] Were it not for resolution , ' [she]_{5540-that wife of mine} said , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i should be dying . Do [you]_242-rupert believe that [a woman]_{6460-a woman} can give up all that [I]_0-i have given up and not feel it ? [I]_0-i might rave , like [you]_242-rupert , if [I]_0-i thought only of [myself]_0-i . It is [my]_0-i fault,—mine , [I]_0-i confess it before [God]_276-god and [man]_6250-man . These deaths , these suicides , these divisions of heart from heart , [I]_0-i did it all , unclean as [I]_0-i am . But help [me]_0-i , [Rupert]_242-rupert , to make amends . [Ivor]_277-ivor , [[my]_0-i brother]_{6838-my brother} [Ivor]_277-ivor , must die . Be it so . [I]_0-i surrender [him]_277-ivor to [God]_276-god . [He]_277-ivor is innocent . [He]_277-ivor can afford to die . But [you]_242-rupert must live . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} shall not lose [her]_{244-lady may} soul for [me]_0-i . Help [me]_0-i , help [me]_0-i to set these things right . Be patient , it is all [I]_0-i ask . And when [Lady May]_{244-lady may} relents , accept [her]_{244-lady may} affection . If [you]_242-rupert do not , [Rupert]_242-rupert , ' [she]_{244-lady may} continued sorrowfully , '_[242-rupert] [my]_0-i punishment will be greater than [I]_0-i can bear . It will kill [me]_0-i . Have [you]_242-rupert no compassion for [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} ? ' [She]_{244-lady may} could speak no more . But [Rupert]_242-rupert was coming to [himself]_242-rupert , and [he]_242-rupert began to see the character of [the woman who , if [she]_{244-lady may} had sinned , was nobly repentant , in the divine light which shone round it]_{10455-the woman who , if she had sinned , was nobly repentant , in the divine light which shone round it} . Rising from [his]_242-rupert seat with a sudden motion , and passing [his]_242-rupert hand over [his]_242-rupert forehead as though to brush away the illusions which had clouded [his]_242-rupert fancy , [he]_242-rupert said , taking [her]_{244-lady may} hand,—nor did [she]_{244-lady may} refuse it , — '_[242-rupert] Count on [me]_0-i in life and death . [You]_5549-you have brought the true [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert from [the tomb]_{1226-the tomb} . [I]_0-i will wait for [you]_5549-you . ' '_[0-i] No ; come with [me]_0-i , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said . And [they]_10456-they went down to [the river side]_{5087-the river side} . [Several boats]_{10458-several boats} were lying there , into one of which [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} entered , signing to [Rupert]_242-rupert that [he]_242-rupert should take the oars . [He]_242-rupert did so , not reluctantly , for [he]_242-rupert had now determined that [he]_242-rupert would obey , at all costs , whatever directions [she]_{244-lady may} should give . But a great wonder came upon [him]_242-rupert when [she]_{244-lady may} bade [him]_242-rupert row towards [the Fonda d'Oro]_{10421-the fonda d'oro} . [He]_242-rupert was not aware of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's departure . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , standing at an upper window , saw [them]_10456-they push off from [shore]_1335-shore ; but , mindful of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's command , made no attempt to follow [them]_10456-they . [Rupert]_242-rupert , pulling a silent stroke , thought of the one occasion , and one only , on which [he]_242-rupert had conveyed [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} over a broad sheet of water like this , after [their]_10456-they first meeting in [the Hermitage]_{6129-the hermitage} . [They]_10456-they had been as voiceless and recollected then , [her]_{244-lady may} eyes directed towards [the bank]_{10351-the bank} , and eager to gain it . When [they]_10456-they touched [land]_1341-land , at the side of [the hotel]_{10390-the hotel} , [he]_242-rupert thought it was time to ask the reason of [their]_10456-they crossing ; but [she]_{244-lady may} did not reply . [She]_{244-lady may} left [him]_242-rupert to fasten [the boat]_{1347-the boat} ; put a question to [the hotel - keeper who had come forth to welcome [them]_10456-they]_{10466-the hotel - keeper who had come forth to welcome them} , and , on hearing [his]_242-rupert answer , motioned [Rupert]_242-rupert to enter [the house]_{1304-the house} , which [he]_242-rupert did in the same state of amazement as before . [She]_{244-lady may} pushed a door open . It was [the dining - room]_{5799-the dining - room} . '_[0-i] Stay [here]_6115-here , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said , '_[0-i] and , above all , keep perfectly quiet until [I]_0-i send to [you]_5552-you . ' '_[0-i] Will it be long ? ' [he]_242-rupert inquired . [She]_{244-lady may} shook [her]_{244-lady may} head . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not say , ' was [her]_{244-lady may} answer ; '_[0-i] but wait . ' [She]_{244-lady may} went noiselessly [upstairs]_{1084-upstairs} . Again [she]_{244-lady may} was venturing a hazardous experiment . [She]_{244-lady may} tapped at [Lady May]_{244-lady may} 's door . There seemed to be no answer , but without hesitation [she]_{244-lady may} opened and went in . [The woman [she]_{244-lady may} sought]_{10470-the woman she sought} was lying on the coarse sofa which the place afforded as a couch , half - asleep , and sprang up at [her]_{244-lady may} entrance . When [she]_{244-lady may} saw [[Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's daughter]_{2040-colonel valence 's daughter} , [she]_{244-lady may} pointed imperiously to the door . '_[0-i] How came [you]_5552-you in , [Miss Valence]_{367-hippolyta} ? ' [she]_{244-lady may} said in [her]_{244-lady may} haughtiest tones ; '_[5552-you] [you]_5552-you are intruding . Have the goodness to leave [me]_0-i . ' '_[5552-you] When [I]_0-i have done what [I]_0-i came for , ' answered [[her]_{244-lady may} visitor]_{7852-her visitor} firmly , taking no offence at the rudeness of [her]_{244-lady may} reception . '_[0-i] And pray what is that ? The sooner [you]_5552-you explain , the sooner will [your]_5552-you visit be over . ' [Hippolyta]_{367-hippolyta} coloured . '_[5552-you] [You]_5552-you are very cruel , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said ; '_[5552-you] what have [I]_0-i done to [you]_5552-you ? [I]_0-i never wronged [you]_5552-you . ' '_[0-i] What , never wronged [me]_0-i ! ' exclaimed [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} '_[5552-you] [You]_5552-you take [[my]_0-i husband]_{7770-my husband} 's love , [you]_5552-you drive [me]_0-i to death , and — it is no wrong ! [You]_5552-you desolate [a home]_{5554-a home} , [you]_5552-you come to gloat over the work of [your]_5552-you hands , but still [you]_5552-you do not wrong [me]_0-i ! [I]_0-i wrong [myself]_0-i to talk with [[Mr. Glanville]_242-rupert 's discarded concubine]_{5555-mr. glanville 's discarded concubine} . Go to [him]_242-rupert . [He]_242-rupert may take [you]_5552-you back again . It will save [you]_5552-you from [the streets]_{2952-the streets} , which would be [your]_5552-you other alternative . But leave [me]_0-i . [Your]_5557-your presence is an insult . ' Shame burnt in [[her]_{5555-mr. glanville 's discarded concubine} victim]_{7886-her victim} 's face , crimson , hectic . Hot tears rained from [her]_{5555-mr. glanville 's discarded concubine} eyes , and the heart of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} seemed almost broken as [she]_{5555-mr. glanville 's discarded concubine} sobbed aloud . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's step made itself audible in [the room below]_{10474-the room below} . [He]_242-rupert could not help fancying that a quarrel was going on somewhere in [the house]_{1304-the house} , though [he]_242-rupert knew not where ; and it made [him]_242-rupert uneasy . [He]_242-rupert began to walk up and down . At the sound [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} stilled [her]_{394-hippolyta} weeping . [She]_{394-hippolyta} was afraid [he]_242-rupert would come up . It was no time to think of [herself]_{394-hippolyta} . But [she]_{394-hippolyta} understood the character of [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and [she]_{394-hippolyta} replied deliberately , '_[5557-your] If [I]_0-i were a thousand times what [you]_5558-you call [me]_0-i , and what [I]_0-i am , [you]_5558-you would still be in the wrong , and not [I.]_0-i Was it [[your]_5558-you husband]_{6387-your husband} that [I]_0-i loved or followed ? Did [Rupert Glanville]_242-rupert love [you]_5558-you first ? And when [I]_0-i had once forsaken [him]_242-rupert , did [I]_0-i , by word or token , acquaint [him]_242-rupert with [my]_0-i existence till the day [he]_242-rupert came upon [me]_0-i in [the church of [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar}]_{5560-the church of san lucar} ? [I]_0-i have sinned against [all women]_{5561-all women} , but not against [you]_5558-you , Lady May. [I]_0-i ask pardon of [the womanhood]_{5562-the womanhood} [I]_0-i have stained and shamed , but not of [you]_5558-you . When [I]_0-i feared [you]_5558-you were dying , [I]_0-i asked [your]_5558-you forgiveness ; the disaster , though not [my]_0-i fault , was yet by [my]_0-i occasion . Now [you]_5558-you are saved ; [[my]_0-i brother]_{6838-my brother} has given [his]_{6838-my brother} life for [yours]_5558-you , and [you]_5558-you owe [me]_0-i thanks , not pardon . ' '_{[876-your brother]} [[Your]_5558-you brother]_{876-your brother} ! [I]_0-i did not know [you]_5558-you had one , ' said [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , feeling unexpectedly weak where [she]_{244-lady may} had thought to be irresistible . It is the way with these proud natures . [They]_10476-their must be attacked in front if [you]_5558-you would conquer [them]_10476-their . [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} was accustomed to follow [her]_{244-lady may} own will , to think every one weak compared with [herself]_{244-lady may} , and to take [their]_10476-their compliance for granted . Even [Rupert]_242-rupert , since [their]_10476-their marriage , had been as yielding as the rest . But [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} had not studied [[her]_{394-hippolyta} rival]_{1981-her rival} in vain . [She]_{394-hippolyta} knew that [she]_{394-hippolyta} must strike hard . And [she]_{394-hippolyta} went on , '_[0-i] Yes , [[my]_0-i brother]_{6838-my brother} , and [[your]_5558-you cousin,—Ivor]_{5566-your cousin,—ivor} [Mardol]_277-ivor , as [he]_277-ivor is called,—but [he]_277-ivor is [the son of [Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice}]_{5567-the son of lady alice} , with the blood of [Davenant]_{275-lady alice} in [his]_277-ivor veins . [He]_277-ivor is dying , and [you]_5558-you are saved . What will [you]_5558-you do for [him]_277-ivor ? Will [you]_5558-you be ungrateful and unjust ? ' '_[5558-you] But what can [I]_0-i do ? ' replied [May]_{244-lady may} , with a strange feeling of perplexity , sitting down on the sofa from which [she]_{244-lady may} had risen . There was a soft expression in [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's looks which troubled [her]_{244-lady may} . '_[0-i] What can [I]_0-i do ? ' [she]_{244-lady may} repeated . '_[5558-you] [You]_5558-you can make [[your]_5558-you husband]_{6387-your husband} happy , ' said [[Ivor]_277-ivor 's sister]_{10478-ivor 's sister} ; '_[5558-you] dear [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , try to understand . [You]_5558-you have a noble heart ; [you]_5558-you have not wronged [me]_0-i or [any one]_{5901-any one} . It is only that [you]_5558-you think [I]_0-i stand between [you]_5558-you and [Rupert]_242-rupert . But [I]_0-i do not . [I]_0-i have given [him]_{6387-your husband} up , ' [her]_10479-she voice trembled , sank , and grew firm again , as [she]_10479-she continued , '_[0-i] Is it not three years since [I]_0-i left [him]_{6387-your husband} ? A few weeks hence and [I]_0-i shall be sailing for [India]_232-india . What can prevent [you]_5558-you from being happy as before . [Ivor]_277-ivor asks it . [I]_0-i ask it . See , [I]_0-i kneel to [you]_5558-you . ' [She]_10479-she was there , kneeling on the ground , an image of humble supplication . [May]_{244-lady may} did not know what to say or think . Was this [the woman [she]_{244-lady may} had insulted]_{10480-the woman she had insulted} ? [She]_{244-lady may} was overcome ; [she]_{244-lady may} had no argument left . Putting [her]_{244-lady may} arms round [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , with a burst of weeping , [she]_{244-lady may} whispered faintly , as [she]_{244-lady may} bent down [her]_{244-lady may} face to the other , '_[0-i] But [he]_{6387-your husband} will always love [you]_{6387-your husband} . ' '_{[6387-your husband]} No , no , ' answered [the noble creature]_{10481-the noble creature} , making a supreme act of self - renunciation ; '_{[6387-your husband]} it is over , and [the Hippolyta Valence [he]_{6387-your husband} cared for]_{5570-the hippolyta valence he cared for} is dead and buried . When [you]_5558-you leave [this place]_{5945-this place} , it will be like a dream . [I]_0-i shall die in [the East]_{23-the east} ; that is in [my]_0-i vow . ' [She]_{244-lady may} rose , but continued longer in the same strain , pleading as if for [her]_{244-lady may} own soul . The scales fell from [May Davenant]_{244-lady may} 's eyes ; and in the moment that [she]_{244-lady may} was humbled [she]_{244-lady may} saw light . '_[0-i] [We]_5572-we have both sinned , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said at last , '_[0-i] but [my]_0-i sin was the greater . Advise [me]_0-i what to do . Shall [I]_0-i send for [Rupert]_242-rupert ? Perhaps [he]_242-rupert will not come . Are there any words that will bring [him]_242-rupert , after the message [I]_0-i sent last night ? ' '_[242-rupert] [He]_242-rupert is here , ' replied [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} in a soft whisper . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} flushed with delight . '_[242-rupert] Oh , tell [him]_242-rupert to come , ' [she]_{244-lady may} cried . '_[242-rupert] Nay , ' said [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , smiling mournfully , '_[242-rupert] it is [the wife]_{10156-the wife} 's duty to seek [the husband]_{5574-the husband} . [He]_{5574-the husband} is [lord and master]_{5575-lord and master} . Come , [he]_242-rupert is [downstairs]_{2686-downstairs} . ' [She]_{244-lady may} took [Lady May]_{244-lady may} by the hand . [They]_10482-they descended the stairs with beating hearts , united , yet how different from [one another]_{630-one another} ! When [they]_10482-they reached the door of [the dining - room]_{5799-the dining - room} [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} opened it , and pushing [Lady May]_{244-lady may} gently forward , said , '_[242-rupert] Go in , and speak as [your]_5577-your heart bids [you]_5577-your . ' [She]_{244-lady may} saw the door close , and grasping [her]_{244-lady may} crucifix tightly , went down to [the boat]_{1347-the boat} . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , on entering and seeing [Rupert]_242-rupert , threw [herself]_{244-lady may} into [his]_242-rupert arms . [They]_10482-they held [one another]_{630-one another} fast for a long while without speaking . It seemed as if a cloud had melted and left [them]_10482-they face to face and soul to soul . As [they]_10482-they stood in that silent embrace , the sound of plashing oars broke upon [them]_10482-they . [They]_10482-they looked out , still holding [one another]_{630-one another} , and beheld the veiled figure in [the boat]_{1347-the boat} , which one of [the hotel servants]_{10489-the hotel servants} was rowing to [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} 's face was turned from [them]_10482-they and [her]_{394-hippolyta} head bent . The great solemn light seemed to move with [her]_{394-hippolyta} . It was almost noon . '_[242-rupert] [She]_5578-she is [an angel]_{2324-an angel} , ' said [Rupert]_242-rupert devoutly . And [he]_242-rupert told how [she]_5578-she had come to [him]_242-rupert and brought [him]_242-rupert to [the Fonda d'Oro]_{235-the fonda d'oro} . '_[5578-she] [She]_5578-she has saved [me]_0-i as well as [you]_5580-you , ' answered [Lady May.]_{394-hippolyta} '_[5578-she] Is [she]_5578-she not [the noblest woman on [earth]_6447-earth]_{5581-the noblest woman on earth} ? ' '_[5578-she] [She]_5578-she is in [heaven]_807-heaven , ' [he]_242-rupert murmured . And [[his]_242-rupert wife]_{1017-his wife} understood now what was meant by the feeling that transcended love , of which [she]_{1017-his wife} had dreamt long ago in [the picture - gallery at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{9570-the picture - gallery at trelingham} . The love was [her]_{1017-his wife} own . The something higher had been given to [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} . [They]_10492-they spent the evening in quiet , restored to [one another]_{630-one another} . [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , exhausted by all [he]_242-rupert had gone through , and unable to comprehend [[his]_242-rupert daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's abrupt changes of disposition , looked on , mildly thankful that [husband]_3304-husband and [wife]_3305-wife were again as [he]_242-rupert had seen [them]_10492-they before coming to [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} . Late at night [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} came in . [He]_{250-tom davenant} had been informed of the reconciliation by [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , learning at the same time , to [his]_{250-tom davenant} great amaze , the relation in which [they]_10492-they all stood to [Ivor]_277-ivor . [He]_{250-tom davenant} begged earnestly for admittance to [[his]_{250-tom davenant} friend]_{6114-his friend} 's presence . [He]_{250-tom davenant} could not be refused ; and the meeting was another draught of happiness to [the agonised patient , whose sufferings increased from hour to hour , but whose joy could not be diminished]_{10498-the agonised patient , whose sufferings increased from hour to hour , but whose joy could not be diminished} . [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} sat by [him]_{250-tom davenant} till the clock struck ten . [He]_{250-tom davenant} then bethought [himself]_{250-tom davenant} of the party at [the Fonda d'Oro]_{10421-the fonda d'oro} , who would be waiting for intelligence from [the sick chamber]_{10500-the sick chamber} ; and [he]_{250-tom davenant} rowed across in the moonlight . By that time [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} had learnt nearly all that [they]_10492-they could tell [him]_{243-trelingham} of [Ivor]_277-ivor 's life and parentage . It was an utter surprise , but an equal pleasure . [He]_{243-trelingham} was ready to love [the young man]_{5843-the young man} , for whom [he]_{243-trelingham} had conceived a high esteem at [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} ; and [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} 's preserver could not be too near or too dear to [him]_{243-trelingham} . The news which [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} brought of [his]_{250-tom davenant} sufferings threw a gloom over [their]_10492-they lately - restored happiness . [He]_{250-tom davenant} left [them]_10492-they , for [he]_{250-tom davenant} would not stay from [Ivor]_277-ivor a moment more than [he]_{250-tom davenant} could help . [Lady May]_{10503-lady may} began to dread the Nemesis of [her]_{10503-lady may} ill deeds which seemed to threaten ; [her]_{10503-lady may} nerves were shattered by continual emotion ; [she]_{10503-lady may} passed a feverish night , and could not rise next morning . It was Sunday . A cloudless tranquil sky overhead , the water rippling on [the lake]_{5996-the lake} , the church bells sounding from [Sepúlveda]_{35-sepúlveda} and [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , [the gardens]_{10505-the gardens} and [the cornfields]_{5072-the cornfields} rejoicing together , made a world in which sorrow might seem to have no place . [Rupert]_242-rupert tended [Lady May]_{244-lady may} with the exceeding gentleness [he]_242-rupert knew how to use ; [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} came and went , said little , but was happy . Several times [they]_10492-they cast anxious glances towards [the convent]_{5951-the convent} . What was going on within [its]_{5951-the convent} walls ? But the afternoon passed , and [they]_10492-they had no tidings . Was [[their]_10492-they friend]_{3995-their friend} better ? Why did not [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} come ? [Rupert]_242-rupert and [May]_{244-lady may} knew well , though [they]_10492-they could not whisper it , that [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} would come no more . As the lovely sunset was flushing [the waters]_{1455-the waters} and irradiating height and hollow , [they]_10492-they saw [a boat]_{1529-a boat} traversing [the stream]_{5994-the stream} . When it touched , [a messenger]_{10512-a messenger} sprang out and ran up to [them]_10492-they where [they]_10492-they sat in [the verandah]_{6285-the verandah} . [They]_10492-they must come at once . [Ivor Mardol]_277-ivor was dying . [He]_277-ivor looked up as [they]_10492-they entered , knew [them]_10492-they , and smiled , but could not speak . For many hours the pain had been intense ; and though drenched with narcotics , [he]_277-ivor lay wide awake and conscious . Now [he]_277-ivor was lying supported with pillows on the low bed , [his]_277-ivor head resting in [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} 's arms . It gave [him]_277-ivor a little relief to stay in this position . [[His]_277-ivor father]_{838-his father} neither moved nor spoke , though on seeing [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} a mist came over [his]_{838-his father} eyes , and [his]_{838-his father} lips quivered . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , who was seated on the other side of the bed , came round and took [the Earl]_{663-the earl} 's hand ; [she]_{394-hippolyta} seemed not to observe the two that accompanied [him]_277-ivor . But when [Lady May]_{244-lady may} took the hand that was disengaged and pressed it warmly , [she]_{244-lady may} smiled without raising [her]_{244-lady may} eyes . [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} stood at the foot of the bed . [He]_{250-tom davenant} had a tired expression , not having slept the previous night and being more affected than [he]_{250-tom davenant} was aware at the sight of [Ivor]_277-ivor 's sufferings . [The chaplain]_{5307-the chaplain} , [Don Ramiro]_{585-don ramiro} , was likewise in [the room]_{762-the room} , but [they]_10518-they scarcely observed [his]_{250-tom davenant} presence , and [he]_{250-tom davenant} did not come forward . '_[5578-she] Give [me]_0-i something to drink , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , '_[5578-she] not a sleeping - draught . ' [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} moistened [his]_0-i lips . '_[5578-she] Now let [me]_0-i sit up , ' [he]_0-i went on , clenching [his]_0-i fingers like [a man who is intent on some difficult task]_{10519-a man who is intent on some difficult task} . The pillows were rearranged . It was slow work , for the least movement caused [him]_0-i exquisite agony . '_[5578-she] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i had more time , ' [he]_0-i said , and [he]_0-i smiled a little , fixing [his]_0-i gaze , which was bright and clear , on [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} . '_[476-father] [Father]_476-father , ' [he]_0-i continued , '_[476-father] will [you]_476-father not tell [them]_5584-they who [I]_0-i am ? Do [they]_5584-they all know ? ' '_[476-father] Too late , too late , ' said [[his]_{5585-alice 's child} father]_{838-his father} ; and then , turning to [the Earl]_{663-the earl} , '_[476-father] [Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , this is [[Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's child]_{5585-alice 's child} . [You]_476-father know . [He]_{5585-alice 's child} is the last , [the youngest]_{5586-the youngest} . [[His]_{5585-alice 's child} two sisters]_{5587-his two sisters} died when [they]_{5587-his two sisters} were [children]_{1703-children} , before [he]_{5585-alice 's child} was born . [Alice,—she]_{593-alice,—she} is dead too . [They]_5584-they are all gone , and [Ivor]_277-ivor did not know [I]_0-i was [[his]_{5585-alice 's child} father]_{838-his father} . [I]_0-i would never tell [him]_277-ivor . [I]_0-i did not want [him]_{5585-alice 's child} to be [a Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} , to go back to [[[his]_{5585-alice 's child} mother]_{1582-his mother} 's people and [their]_5584-they ways]_{5591-his mother 's people and their ways} . But all is at an end . ' [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} put forth a trembling hand . '_{[275-lady alice]} Can [we]_5592-we be [friends]_6106-friends , [Valence]_{274-colonel valence} ? ' [he]_{243-trelingham} said ; '_{[274-colonel valence]} it is forty - four years since [we]_5592-we met . And [Alice]_{275-lady alice} would wish [us]_5592-we to forgive [one another]_{630-one another} , for [[her]_{275-lady alice} child]_{3893-her child} 's sake . ' [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} touched the hand held out to [him]_0-i . '_{[275-lady alice]} Forty - four years ! ' [he]_{274-colonel valence} repeated , '_{[275-lady alice]} and [Alice]_{275-lady alice} died when [Ivor]_277-ivor was born . [He]_277-ivor is not thirty - four . It is young to die , is n't it , [[my]_0-i boy]_{1796-my boy} ? ' turning to [[his]_0-i son]_{4350-his son} . '_{[1796-my boy]} But [I]_0-i have lived , ' was the contented answer . '_[0-i] And [I]_0-i have all that [I]_0-i love around [me]_0-i . What more do [I]_0-i want?—Ah , there is one thing . ' A shade of sadness came over [his]_0-i countenance . '_[0-i] What is it ? ' said [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , stooping to kiss [him]_{4350-his son} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i will do it . Only speak . ' The dying eyes , still bright , glanced towards [Rupert]_242-rupert . '_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i remember , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , trying not to seem over - agitated , '_[0-i] the night [you]_0-i and [I]_0-i met [[my]_0-i father]_{5872-my father} in [Denzil Lane]_{159-denzil lane} ? ' [Rupert]_242-rupert looked at [him]_277-ivor in surprise . '_[277-ivor] Yes , [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' [he]_242-rupert said ; '_[277-ivor] what of it ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i want [father]_5898-father — to promise [me]_0-i — to be on [my]_0-i side , not on the other . ' The words were slow in coming . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} was silent . '_{[5898-father]} Promise [me]_0-i , ' pleaded [[his]_{274-colonel valence} son]_{4350-his son} ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall not die happy unless [you]_5898-father promise . ' The others , except [Rupert]_242-rupert , thought [he]_{4350-his son} was wandering . '_[277-ivor] [Ivor]_277-ivor , ' said [the old man]_{5911-the old man} , with an evident struggle to keep down [his]_{5911-the old man} feelings , '_[277-ivor] do [you]_277-ivor want [me]_0-i to renounce the Revolution ? ' '_[277-ivor] Oh no , it is not the Revolution [I]_0-i want [you]_0-i to renounce , ' answered [[his]_{274-colonel valence} son]_{4350-his son} ; '_[0-i] only the counterfeit — the violence , the shedding blood for blood . ' [His]_{274-colonel valence} voice failed [him]_{274-colonel valence} . Again [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} moistened [his]_{274-colonel valence} lips ; [she]_{394-hippolyta} stroked [his]_{274-colonel valence} cheek and smiled at [him]_{274-colonel valence} . The caress seemed to give [him]_{274-colonel valence} courage . '_{[5898-father]} [You]_5898-father know , [father]_5898-father , ' [he]_0-i said , [his]_0-i strength returning as it sometimes will at the last , and [his]_0-i accents growing clear , '_{[5898-father]} when [I]_0-i was [a boy]_{1041-a boy} [you]_5898-father gave [me]_0-i to [Mr. Mardol]_277-ivor ; and [he]_277-ivor taught [me]_0-i to have a feeling for every one , high as well as low . [He]_277-ivor believed in the victory of right — and [you]_5898-father did once . ' '_{[5898-father]} It was when [Alice]_{275-lady alice} lived , ' murmured [[his]_0-i father]_{838-his father} , '_[277-ivor] not after [I]_0-i lost [her]_{275-lady alice} . Forty years ago — when [I]_0-i was younger than [you]_5898-father — [I]_0-i believed that all would come right ; that [the world]_{5697-the world} was made right . But [my]_0-i life is a ruin . ' '_{[5602-the old creed]} No , no , ' cried [Ivor]_277-ivor ; '_{[5602-the old creed]} [the old creed]_{5602-the old creed} was the true one , when [you]_5898-father believed in life and love . See , [father]_5898-father , here is love . There will be life too . These are shadows . Somewhere there is the reality . Have [I]_0-i not overcome death ? ' [His]_277-ivor face glowed , and [he]_277-ivor saw [Lady May]_{244-lady may} looking at [him]_277-ivor . '_{[5898-father]} Stand on [my]_0-i side , [father]_5898-father . Trust in the good that comes out of suffering , of martyrdom , if [you]_5898-father will . But do not deny the hope in which [you]_5898-father had [me]_0-i brought up ; do not harden [your]_5898-father heart . It was always loving , [I]_0-i know . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} knows . ' '_{[394-hippolyta]} Listen to [Ivor]_277-ivor , [father]_5898-father , ' [she]_{244-lady may} said tremulously . [He]_277-ivor looked long at [them]_10527-them both . '_{[5898-father]} [I]_0-i will , ' [he]_277-ivor said , and the tears ran down [his]_277-ivor cheeks . '_[0-i] Now let [me]_0-i die , ' said [Ivor]_277-ivor , sinking back . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not think death could be so sweet . [Rupert]_242-rupert , good - bye . [Tom]_{250-tom davenant} , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{4052-my dear fellow} , [Rupert]_242-rupert will be [[your]_{250-tom davenant} friend]_{1390-your friend} instead of [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i was very fond of [you]_{250-tom davenant} . And [Lady May]_{244-lady may} — ' [She]_{244-lady may} was weeping silently . [He]_242-rupert closed [his]_242-rupert eyes and lay still . [They]_10528-they waited for the coming of death , voiceless , recollected , as when a great storm is gathering in the distance . Not a leaf stirred at the window ; the sunset light was streaming in . But there remained something else . [He]_242-rupert called [Rupert]_242-rupert faintly . '_{[244-lady may]} When [you]_{250-tom davenant} go [home]_693-home , ' [he]_0-i said , '_{[250-tom davenant]} search in [[my]_0-i desk]_{5609-my desk} . [You]_{250-tom davenant} will find'—how slowly the words drop from dying lips!-'find pages [I]_0-i have written — a diary . There is a secret in them . Read , but do not tell any one . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert whispered assent . Another pause . '_{[244-lady may]} [May]_{244-lady may} was [[my]_0-i cousin]_{5664-my cousin} , ' [his]_0-i voice murmured more faintly , and a smile lit up the darkling eyes . '_{[244-lady may]} [May]_{244-lady may} — [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} — remember — ' The voice failed altogether . [He]_{876-your brother} was gone . A great calm lay on the dead face . · · · · · · [They]_10529-they buried [him]_{876-your brother} outside [the convent]_{5951-the convent} walls , in [a sheltered nook by [the stream]_{5994-the stream}]_{10531-a sheltered nook by the stream} . [It]_{10531-a sheltered nook by the stream} was [unconsecrated ground]_{10533-unconsecrated ground} , and there was no burial service . '_{[244-lady may]} Was [[your]_5611-your brother]_{876-your brother} [a Christian]_{6052-a christian} ? ' inquired [Don Ramiro]_{585-don ramiro} , when [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} told [him]_{876-your brother} a little of [their]_10529-they story , and asked what should be done . '_{[6052-a christian]} [He]_{876-your brother} was never baptized , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said . '_{[6052-a christian]} Then [he]_{876-your brother} can not lie in [consecrated soil]_{5614-consecrated soil} , ' replied [the priest]_{941-the priest} . '_{[6052-a christian]} Never mind , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said absently . [He]_{876-your brother} thought [she]_{394-hippolyta} was grieving over it , and [he]_{876-your brother} added with the kindness which was a part of [him]_{876-your brother} — for [he]_{876-your brother} was a feeling man—'But [you]_{394-hippolyta} need not distress [yourself]_{394-hippolyta} so much ; all [the land]_{741-the land} is consecrated ; wherever [he]_277-ivor lies will be [holy ground]_{10536-holy ground} ; it is la tierra de [Maria Santisima]_{236-maria santisima} , [this Andalusia of [ours]_10538-ours]_{10537-this andalusia of ours} . '_[5615-she] [She]_5615-she smiled and said nothing . [She]_5615-she had no trouble on that account . [Another grave]_{5616-another grave} may be seen near [Ivor]_277-ivor 's , which was dug only a few weeks after [he]_277-ivor had been laid to rest . It is that of [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} . The shock of that terrible moment when [he]_{243-trelingham} beheld [[his]_{243-trelingham} daughter]_{5673-his daughter} flinging [herself]_{5673-his daughter} into [the lake]_{5996-the lake} , proved more than [his]_{243-trelingham} enfeebled frame could bear . One morning when [he]_{243-trelingham} was called [he]_{243-trelingham} did not answer . [They]_5619-they entered [[his]_{243-trelingham} room]_{749-his room} ; [he]_{243-trelingham} was dead . The heart had stopped beating many hours , and [his]_{243-trelingham} limbs were cold . On the day of the funeral , when [the clergyman summoned from [Seville]_36-seville]_{5621-the clergyman summoned from seville} had read over [the Earl of [Trelingham]_{243-trelingham}]_{252-the earl} that solemn service , musical and heart - subduing , which the Liturgy of [the English Church]_{1039-the english church} has consecrated to [the dead]_{8245-the dead} , [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} sent for [May]_{244-lady may} and [Rupert]_242-rupert . [They]_5619-they came in [their]_5619-they deep mourning , which vied in colour with the religious habit [she]_{394-hippolyta} wore . Standing in [the guest - room]_{5357-the guest - room} [she]_{394-hippolyta} said to [them]_5619-they , ' [You]_242-rupert are leaving [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} , and [I]_{394-hippolyta} am setting out for [India]_232-india . [We]_10539-we shall never meet again , until [they]_5619-they come back to [us'—she]_0-i pointed towards [the sheltered nook where [the nightingales]_{10541-the nightingales} were singing , and the scattered rays of sunlight making their way in among the leaves]_{10540-the sheltered nook where the nightingales were singing , and the scattered rays of sunlight making their way in among the leaves} . '_{[394-hippolyta]} Never again , ' [she]_{394-hippolyta} said . '_{[394-hippolyta]} [I]_0-i have only one thing to ask . [Rupert]_242-rupert , [you]_242-rupert remember [Annie Dauris]_465-annie . ' [He]_242-rupert assented silently , and [she]_{394-hippolyta} continued , '_[465-annie] [Annie Dauris]_465-annie was taken , and [I]_0-i am left ; but [God]_276-god 's mercies are infinite . What [I]_0-i had to say was this . Take care of [[her]_465-annie father]_{671-her father} and [the children]_{2038-the children} when [you]_242-rupert go [home]_693-home . [[Their]_{2038-the children} mother]_{3303-their mother} died while [I]_0-i was at [the convent]_{5951-the convent} . For [my]_0-i sake be good to [Willie]_467-willie and [Charlie]_490-charlie ; [they]_{2038-the children} are loving [boys]_836-boys . [Charlie]_490-charlie has a talent for drawing . Let [him]_242-rupert be with [you]_242-rupert in [the studio]_{1155-the studio} . That is all . ' [She]_465-annie held out [her]_465-annie hands to [both of [them]_{3315-both of them}]_{3315-both of them} , gave [them]_{3315-both of them} one last look of farewell , and went out of [the room]_{762-the room} . · · · · · · [The new Earl of Trelingham]_{252-the earl} does not live at [the Court]_{1181-the court} . [It]_{252-the earl} is shown to [visitors]_{5131-visitors} , and the frescoes of [the Great Hall]_{5669-the great hall} have won universal admiration , and will hand down [the artist]_{5691-the artist} 's name to [a late posterity]_{10548-a late posterity} . But since [their]_{3315-both of them} return to [England]_39-england [Tom Davenant]_{250-tom davenant} is much with [Rupert]_242-rupert and [[his]_242-rupert cousin]_{5753-his cousin} . [I]_242-rupert fancy [he]_{250-tom davenant} will sooner or later accept the devotion of [the Countess Lutenieff]_{265-the countess lutenieff} , and that [Karina]_338-karina 's one sincere and enduring affection will meet with its reward . [Lady May]_{244-lady may} is [[an artist]_{6123-an artist} 's wife]_{10551-an artist 's wife} , and seems to have forgotten that [she]_{244-lady may} was once [[an Earl]_{770-an earl} 's daughter]_{771-an earl 's daughter} . [She]_{244-lady may} is happy . [Rupert]_242-rupert 's genius , chastened and glorified , promises to achieve greater things than ever ; but [he]_242-rupert has deep thoughts which [he]_242-rupert does not share with [any one]_{5901-any one} . [Colonel Valence]_{274-colonel valence} , reconciled to [Lord Trelingham]_{243-trelingham} , returned after [his]_{274-colonel valence} death to [Falside]_89-falside , and lives [there]_913-there [a lonely man]_{10556-a lonely man} , but not altogether unhappy . [He]_{274-colonel valence} spends many hours near [[Lady Alice]_{275-lady alice} 's tomb]_{10557-lady alice 's tomb} in [the gray old churchyard]_{10558-the gray old churchyard} by [the sea]_{642-the sea} , and [they]_{10557-lady alice 's tomb} bring [him]_{274-colonel valence} strange thoughts . Faith ? Ah no , [he]_{274-colonel valence} does not believe yet in divine realities , but in [his]_{274-colonel valence} ears the Percy motto , [Espérance]_{594-espérance} , seems often ringing . [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} writes to [him]_{274-colonel valence} from [the Far East]_{237-the far east} , where [she]_{394-hippolyta} is fulfilling [her]_{394-hippolyta} vow . Looking in at [[Rupert]_242-rupert 's studio]_{8417-rupert 's studio} one afternoon , [the Duke of Adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} found [him]_242-rupert absorbed in [Ivor]_277-ivor 's diary , with the picture of [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} lying before [him]_242-rupert . [Charlie Dauris]_490-charlie , seated at the farther end of [the room]_{762-the room} , was drawing and did not look up or attend to the conversation which ensued . [The Duke]_{4320-the duke} recognised [Ivor]_277-ivor 's handwriting . [He]_{4320-the duke} asked about the portrait , and [Rupert]_242-rupert , who remembered the familiar interchange of thought which had passed between [them]_5636-us on a certain evening , told [him]_242-rupert how both portrait and diary had been discovered in a desk at [Grafton Place]_{103-grafton place} . '_[242-rupert] Ah , ' replied [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , with a peculiar expression of countenance , '_[242-rupert] it is a pitiable story . [You]_5632-you have lost [the noblest friend]_{5633-the noblest friend} , [the most enchanting mistress]_{5634-the most enchanting mistress} , that ever [a man]_{5695-a man} had . Will [you]_5632-you not join [us]_5636-us now ? [You]_5632-you know what [I]_0-i mean ; the doors of [the smoking - room]_{9624-the smoking - room} are open . A more melancholy experience than [yours]_5632-you it is impossible to conceive . ' [Rupert]_242-rupert smiled gravely and shook [his]_242-rupert head . '_[0-i] There is no sadness in the story , ' [he]_0-i replied , '_[5632-you] as [you]_5632-you imagine . It is something higher and better than sadness . [I]_0-i seem to apprehend its meaning , — not all , but so much that it leaves the stars shining in [heaven]_807-heaven . May and [I]_0-i never speak of [Ivor]_277-ivor or [Hippolyta]_{394-hippolyta} , but [their]_5639-their memory is to [us]_5636-us a religion . How should [we]_5636-us have known true affection but for [them]_5639-their ? Till that day at [San Lucar]_{278-san lucar} [she]_5640-she cared for [me]_0-i in the passionate way that brings neither happiness nor calm . And [I]_0-i hardly cared for [her]_5640-she at all ; [my]_0-i love had on it the shadow of a felt bereavement , and was faint , phantasmal rather than a living thing . Now the stars look down out of their serene heaven , the flowers bloom at [our]_5636-us feet . Call on [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , and watch the delight [she]_{244-lady may} has in [[our]_5636-us first child]_{5641-our first child} . See , ' [he]_0-i went on , pointing across [the studio]_{1155-the studio} , '_{[864-the boy]} there is [the boy]_{864-the boy} 's portrait , with [[his]_{864-the boy} mother]_{1582-his mother} 's eyes and smile . ' It was a lovely sketch , the cherub in the dawn of existence , glowing with infantine joy ; fair - haired , dark - eyed , rosy . [He]_{864-the boy} seemed to look out on the future as if it were a sunlit prospect , with hope and laughter on [his]_{864-the boy} murmuring lips . '_{[1582-his mother]} Ah ! ' said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} , while [he]_{4320-the duke} fixed [his]_{4320-the duke} searching gaze on the picture ; '_{[1582-his mother]} [you]_5644-you are right . Do not come to [us]_5636-us . [Your]_5644-you spirit has deepened , it has been touched to the finest issues . [I]_0-i see that the memory of the past , the fire [you]_5644-you have both come through , has made for [you]_5644-you a new life and a true marriage . [[Your]_5644-you Hippolyta]_{5645-your hippolyta} , [[your]_5644-you Ivor]_{5646-your ivor} , have saved [you]_5644-you from losing the one thing that men like [[my]_0-i friends]_{8153-my friends} — that [I]_0-i — have lost for ever . But that one thing , [I]_0-i suspect , is the secret of existence , let [the world]_{5697-the world} change as it will . ' '_[0-i] And what is it ? ' inquired [the artist]_{5691-the artist} . '_[5644-you] Can [you]_5644-you doubt ? ' said [the Duke of [Adullam]_526-adullam]_{4329-the duke of adullam} , [his]_{4329-the duke of adullam} proud lips trembling a little and a slight blush over - spreading [his]_{4329-the duke of adullam} features ; '_{[4320-the duke]} [you]_5644-you that find it in the stars of [heaven]_807-heaven and the flowers that spring up from [the earth]_{5764-the earth} ? What can it be , but love ? ' A tender light came into [Rupert]_242-rupert 's eyes . The sound of [a carriage]_{1374-a carriage} was heard outside , and voices at the door . '_{[4320-the duke]} Who is it ? ' said [the Duke]_{4320-the duke} . It was [Lady May]_{244-lady may} , leading [[her]_{244-lady may} child]_{3893-her child} by the hand . [They]_5653-they had come to pay a visit to [[[his]_{3893-her child} father]_{838-his father} 's studio]_{5655-his father 's studio} .